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...

Apple ssamjang dipping sauce (사과쌈장)

Today's recipe is a variation on dipping sauce (ssamjang: 쌈장), using a small apple instead of sugar. You wouldn't believe how excited I was when I developed this easy and simple recipe! Around that time I was also starting to write my cookbook, and this apple ssamjang quickly became my regular...

Quick Korean Flavored Barbecue Sauce

A mere few minutes of work and minimal ingredients can turn a rather ho-hum bottled barbecue sauce into serious eats.

Korean Kimchi Barbecue Sauce

Not to be confused with any of the traditional sauces or marinades used in Korean barbecue, this is a sauce that combines funky Korean flavors like kimchi and gochujang (Korean chili paste) with a barbecue sauce-style ketchup base. It's delicious on grilled chicken, pork, and shellfish like shrimp.

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.

Doenjang Jjigae (Korean Fermented-Bean-Paste Stew)

This comforting stew is flavored with doenjang, a fermented soybean paste that's funkier than miso.

Jangajji (Korean Soy Sauce-Pickled Vegetables and Chiles)

Salty, sweet, spicy, and crunchy soy sauce pickles.

Thick soybean paste stew with vegetable wraps (Gang-doenjang: 강된장)

Gang-doenjang (강된장) is a reduced and thickened fermented soybean paste stew, usually served as a dipping sauce for Korean lettuce wraps (ssam:쌈). It's earthy, savory, and hearty, and full of fresh chopped vegetables and a bit of meat and/or seafood. The best way to eat it is with some...

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...

Black Bean Dipping Sauce With Maple Syrup

Chinese fermented black soy beans are eye-bulgingly salty and all kinds of funky. Here, its fermented tang is transformed into a delicious dipping sauce with the help of maple syrup, creamy peanut butter, and a little chili oil for some warm heat. It's perfect as a dip for dumplings, and is also delicious with roasted chicken and seared pork chops.