Jjapaguri, also known as ‘ram-don’ in the loosely English-subbed version, is an instant noodle dish made by mixing two types of instant noodles: Chapagetti and Neoguri.
This dish was recently brought into the spotlight through the Oscar-winning movie ‘Parasite’. To depict the stark wealth contrast of the Park family, Bong Joon-Ho introduces the viewers to a super lavish version of it that’s casually topped with the finest cut of Hanwoo steak (which by the way, happens to be one of the most rare and expensive meats in the world)
The dish looked so tempting on screen so decided to recreate a version at home. I added a cut of sirloin steak into the mix and topped it off with a soft boiled egg, some spring onions and sesame seeds. Even though my rendition did unfortunately not include any Hanwoo steak, it was super easy to make and super delicious too. The instant noodles on their own are actually so delicious! I’ve never tried Chapagetti before, and will definitely make this a new staple in my pantry from now on!
Jjapaguri aka Ram-don with Steak
Ingredients
- 1 pack of Neoguri
- 1 pack of Chapagetti
- 1 cut of 250g sirloin steak
- 2 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Pepper
- 1 soft boiled egg
- Spring onion
- Sesame seeds
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Rub the sirloin steak with salt and pepper
- Heat up a pan, add some oil
- Sear the steak for 3 minutes on each side (adjust cooking time depending on thickness of the steak add some soy sauce for extra browning colour)
- Remove the steak from the pan, leave it to rest for a bit then cut into smaller slices (do not get rid of the pan)
- In a separate pot, boil the water then add the noodles and dried vegetable sachets
- When the noodles are cooked, transfer them to the pan that you used to cook the steak
- Add some of the noodle water into the pan
- Add the whole Chapagetti and half of the Neoguri flavour sachets then mix
- Add the steak, give it a final stir
- Add any additional toppings – I added spring onions and a soft boiled egg
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