My easy-to-make Korean Barbecue Dipping Sauce all the bold flavor and umami flavor of the best store-bought brand without all the corn syrup and preservatives.
Course Sauce
Cuisine Korean
Keyword barbecue, BBQ, dipping sauce, Korean
Budget Cheap
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Calories 98kcal
Equipment
Food processor mini food processor works fine
Small saucepan
Ingredients
1smallBosc Pearpeeled, seeded, and chopped
2garlic cloveminced
½tablespoongingerminced
¾cuplow sodium soy sauce
¼cupwater
1cuplight brown sugar
¼ cupMirin
1tablespoonunseasoned rice wine vinegar
¼teaspoonfinely ground black pepper
½ teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
1teaspoontoasted sesame oil
½teaspoonchili oilor Sriracha
1green onionminced
Instructions
Chop pear, garlic, and ginger.
Add chopped garlic, ginger, and pear to a food processor along with ¼ cup water.
Add the brown sugar and pulse until smooth.
Pour the puree from the food processor into a small saucepan.
Add the remaining ingredients (soy sauce, Mirin, rice vinegar, black pepper, crushed red pepper, toasted sesame oil, chili oil, and minced green onion).
Simmer 10-12 min on low heat to thicken. When the sauce reaches the desired consistency, remove from heat and cool completely before putting into a clean glass jar. Makes approximately 1 pint.