Yak-gochujang (Fried gochujang)

If you're a fan of Korean gochujang, the spicy, sweet, savory, pungent paste that's used so often in Korean cooking, you're going to love yak-gochujang. It's gochujang fried with beef, honey, sesame oil and pine nuts, and will totally knock your socks off! Yak-gochujang looks simple, but it's a...

Ssamjang (Korean Barbecue Dipping Sauce)

Korean ssamjang combines the savory funk of doenjang with the sweet heat of gochujang for the perfect grilled meat condiment.

Toasted Sesame Seeds

Properly toasted sesame seeds are a very important ingredient in Korean cuisine. They add a wonderful, toasted nuttiness to many Korean dishes, and are particularly important in giving vegetarian dishes an extra dimension of flavor. Other cultures use sesame seeds in their cooking but to me...

Sweet and Spicy Chili Sauce For Korean Fried Chicken

Korean fried chicken gets its kick from fiery gochujang.

Glazed Carrots With Burnt Honey and Gochugaru

To tame the sweetness of these Korean banchan-inspired glazed carrots, we burn the honey and spike the sauce with chile pepper, ginger, and a splash of vinegar.

Burnt Garlic-Sesame-Chili Oil for Ramen

A spicy burnt garli and sesame condiment for drizzling into pork-based ramen.

Sweet and Spicy Korean Ketchup

Gochujang—a Korean fermented chili paste—gives this ketchup its unique spice, balanced with brown sugar and given more depth from soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil.

Kimchi and Honey Dipping Sauce

If you've never heard of kimchi paste, you're not alone. It's a simple combination of red pepper flakes, garlic, ginger, sugar, lime juice, water, salt, and fish sauce, but the easiest way to get it is to buy it at Korean grocers and Asian specialty markets, where it's often labeled as "kimchi base." It's punchy and sharp, tangy, and incredibly invigorating. To turn it into a dip for dumplings, we temper it with honey, sesame seeds, and melted butter to create a smooth sauce that's intensely swe...

Roasted seaweed sheets (Gim-gui)

Today I'm going to show you how to make a simple but delicious Korean side dish: crispy and salty roasted seaweed sheets. Called gim-gui (김구이) in Korean, they are a common item in lunchboxes because they taste great and are a good source of protein, vitamin, minerals, and fiber. Their saltiness...

Ssamjang (Korean spicy dipping sauce)

I am introducing Ssamjang to you today, a kind of Korean dipping sauce. I've posted ssamjang recipes in the past, always as a side dish for things like grilled beef (soegogi gui) and grilled pork belly (samgyeopsal gui), but the ratio can vary depending on your personal preference and mood. This...