The chewy bowl of noodles topped with a sweet-and-salty black bean sauce, thick with hunks of pork and vegetables, may have roots in Chinese cuisine, but today it’s thoroughly Korean.

Cover with another layer of lasagna noodles and 1 cup marinara sauce. Follow with the same amounts of rice, black bean sauce and cheese as before. Top with the last layer of noodles and press ...

2 tablespoons black bean sauce; 150g medium egg noodles; 200g tenderstem broccoli; Method. Place a large non-stick frying pan on medium heat and toast the peanuts as it heats up, ...

you can substitute an equal amount of Asian black bean sauce, though the dry beans have a better flavour. This makes a lot of mussels; you can serve them without the noodles if you prefer.

Stir in the black bean paste and mix everything together until all the meat and vegetables are coated well with the paste. Pour in the stock (or water) and bring it to a boil. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.