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Recently gochujang sauce has
become a trendy accompaniment for fried chicken (especially wings) as well as
stir-fried vegetables or Asian noodles. It is also used as a dipping sauce.

The key ingredient of this sauce is gochujang,
which is a Korean red pepper paste. Available in different levels of spiciness,
gochujang paste is made with Korean peppers and fermented soybeans along with
other spices. Unless you live in a city with Korean or Asian markets, you will only
find this paste online from a supplier such as Amazon.

As with many dishes, several
variations of this sauce have been concocted. The recipe in this article, although
spicy, will not burn a hole in your stomach. If you choose to try this version,
make sure that you taste test it first before using it and adjust the seasoning
to your liking. If the sauce is not spicy enough for you, just add more
gochujang paste to it to elevate the heat.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons gochujang paste

1 tablespoon ketchup

2 tablespoons soy sauce

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 teaspoon sesame oil

(NOTE: the flavor of sesame oil can overpower a dish. A
little goes a long way. Use sparingly).

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

¼ cup brown sugar

¼ cup corn syrup

pinch of pepper

pinch of 5 spice powder

pinch of ginger powder

(NOTE: Ginger powder has a very strong flavor compared
to fresh ginger. This is another ingredient that you should use sparingly.)

Directions

In a sauce pan sauté the
garlic for 30 seconds to a minute in a couple of tablespoons of oil until the garlic
is fragrant.

Combine the remaining
ingredients in a small bowl and whisk.

Add the mixture to the sauce
pan and heat on low for a few minutes.

About Jim Hingst: Sign business authority on vehicle wraps, vinyl graphics, screen printing, marketing, sales, gold leaf, woodcarving and painting. 

After fourteen years as Business Development Manager at RTape, Jim Hingst retired. He was involved in many facets of the company’s business, including marketing, sales, product development and technical service.

Hingst began his career 42 years ago in the graphic arts field creating and producing advertising and promotional materials for a large test equipment manufacturer.  Working for offset printers, large format screen printers, vinyl film manufacturers, and application tape companies, his experience included estimating, production planning, purchasing and production art, as well as sales and marketing. In his capacity as a salesman, Hingst was recognized with numerous sales achievement awards.

Drawing on his experience in production and as graphics installation subcontractor, Hingst provided the industry with practical advice, publishing more than 190 articles for  publications, such as  Signs Canada, SignCraft,  Signs of the Times, Screen Printing, Sign and Digital Graphics and  Sign Builder Illustrated. He also posted more than 500 stories on his blog (hingstssignpost.blogspot.com). In 2007 Hingst’s book, Vinyl Sign Techniques, was published.  Vinyl Sign Techniques is available at sign supply distributors and at Amazon. 

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