Gochujang Sauce

Ingredients

• 5 tbsp gochujang
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 pieces garlic cloves, grated
• 10 g ginger, grated
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
• 3 tbsp water

Steps

1. 1
   Whisk the gochujang with the water first, until completely smooth. Adding the other liquids to a stiff paste leaves lumps you cannot whisk out later.
2. 2
   Whisk in the rice vinegar and soy sauce.
3. 3
   Add the honey, grated garlic and ginger.
4. 4
   Finish with the sesame oil, which should go in last so its aroma is not cooked or diluted away.
5. 5
   Taste and balance: it should be hot, sweet and sour in roughly equal measure.
6. 6
   Stir in the sesame seeds. Keeps two weeks in the fridge; use as a glaze in the last minutes of grilling, since the honey burns.