An unforeseen side effect of bingeing on Korean dramas is seeing all the delicious food featured in the shows. I’ve been to Seoul before and one my most memorable experience there was the warmed toilet seat in my hotel. Window shopping luxury items in Apgujeong was also nice , alas out of my reach. The only thing I could afford was a slice of Strawberry Shortcake and coffee at nearby Shoto Patisserie. I also have fond memories of gorging on the breakfast buffet with so many side choices, while at the back of my mind, I was thinking to go easy as I had a 13 hour flight to London!
Anyway, as I watch the beautiful Korean stars on Netflix, I wonder what’s the secret to their glowing poreless beauty.I want what they’re having. Although I may have left it a little too late, I’ve started using Korean skin care and it works to a certain degree but I haven’t achieved the elusive Korean luminosity yet. So in aiming for perfection, I’m now working from the inside, after all you are what you eat. This recipe for Korean sauce might just do the trick! And even if it doesn’t, it’s absolutely delicious and will wake up the taste of blandness. Korean it may be, but the recipe was shared by a Nepalese chef I work with. Thank you for sharing Chef Sandeep, yours was way better than mine, and the secret ingredient was honey!
I use this sauce to jazz up supermarket frozen wings, meatballs, fried chicken, leftover roast and vegetables. It’s the ultimate sauce to keep on standby. I should bottle this and sell the damn things because it blows sweet chilli sauce out of the water.
Let’s make it then…
If you do a lot of Asian cooking you probably have everything except for the Gochujang Sauce.
- Ginger and garlic
- Soy Sauce
- Vinegar
- Honey
- Gochujang Sauce – is a fermented red chilli and soybean paste. It is sweet, slightly spicy and tangy. Maybe mild or hot. Available from Asian shops and I have now seen them in Coles and Woolies too.
Korean Drama Inspired Go with Everything Sauce
20
servings10
minutes5
minutesUltimate Korean Sauce, here with Pork Meatballs
Ingredients
3 cloves garlic,minced finely
1 small knob of ginger finely grated
4 tablespoon soy sauce
4 tablespoon tomato sauce(ketchup)
4 tablespoons white vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup Gochujang sauce
1/4 cup honey
1/8 cup water
Directions
- Mix ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over low heat.
- Cook until sugar dissolves and stirring now and again so it doesn’t burn.
- When it comes to boil, remove from heat. Sauce should be thick and coat the back of a spoon. If too thick loosen it with a few tablespoons of water. If too watery, cook it some more until the desired consistency is reached. Note that it thickens as it cools down.
- Store in the fridge. Will last a for a month.
Notes
- keeps in the fridge for a month
