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Mott St Ssam Sauce

Miso and hot pepper paste are at the root of every ssam sauce, but no two household's are the same. Tweak it to your liking.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients

1/2 small shallot, finely chopped
1 jalapeño, with seeds, finely chopped
2/3 cup doenjang or red miso (fermented soybean paste)
1/3 cup gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)

Preparation

  1. Mix shallot, jalapeño, doenjang, and gochujang in a small bowl, adding water as needed to thin sauce (aim for the consistency of blue cheese dressing). Do ahead: Sauce can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.

TagsSauceHot SauceCondimentKoreanEast AsianAsianJalapeñoChileVegetableMisoDinnerLunchNut FreeDairy FreeVegetarianVeganMake Ahead5 Ingredients or FewerMeal PrepNo-CookBon Appétit
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