Umbercourt Korean Chili

Name: Umbercourt Korean Chili
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 3 cups (700 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 3 1/2 Tbsp minced (25 g) Shallot; 1 1/2 tsp minced (7 g) Ginger; 1 1/2 tsp minced (7 g) Garlic; 3/4 cup unsalted (170 g) Butter; 1/2 cup (120 ml) Canola Oil; 1/4 cup Korean chili powder (28 g) Gochugaru; 2 cups (480 ml) Rice Vinegar; 1/2 tsp Madras curry powder (1 g) Curry Powder; 1/2 tsp (1 g) Cardamom; 1/2 tsp powder (1 g) Coriander; 2 Tbsp Red Boat preferred (30 ml) Fish Sauce

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Alan Wong recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Alan Wong.

Alan Wong's Umbercourt Korean Chili, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Canola Oil 120 mlRice Vinegar 480 mlFish Sauce 30 ml

Ingredients

Shallot — 3 1/2 Tbsp minced (25 g)
Ginger — 1 1/2 tsp minced (7 g)
Garlic — 1 1/2 tsp minced (7 g)
Butter — 3/4 cup unsalted (170 g)
Canola Oil — 1/2 cup (120 ml)
Gochugaru — 1/4 cup Korean chili powder (28 g)
Rice Vinegar — 2 cups (480 ml)
Curry Powder — 1/2 tsp Madras curry powder (1 g)
Cardamom — 1/2 tsp (1 g)
Coriander — 1/2 tsp powder (1 g)
Fish Sauce — 2 Tbsp Red Boat preferred (30 ml)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Companion jar

Umbercourt Korean Chili wants a blender — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Hawaiian Regional Cuisine chef of Alan Wong's Honolulu; James Beard Best Chef: Pacific. Pacific Asian flavors with local Hawaiian produce and seafood.

Originally published as Korean Chili Vinegar Sauce.

Adapted from a Alan Wong recipe (Alan Wong / Hashi Life).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Alan Wong / Hashi Life (published as “Korean Chili Vinegar Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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