PANTRYFLEX

From Roy Choi's kitchen · Kogi BBQ, Los Angeles

blend · hot sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Choi Ssamjang

From an award-winning kitchen

Ratio

GOCHUJANG 30SESAME OIL 15

Ingredients

  • DOENJANG70 g
  • GOCHUJANG30 ml
  • SESAME OIL15 ml
  • GARLIC10 g
  • SCALLION12 g
  • SUGAR4 g

Method

  1. This one needs a blender — jar fill-lines aren’t the whole story yet.
  2. Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
  3. Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Provenance

Korean-American L.A. street-food chef behind Kogi BBQ trucks; James Beard Humanitarian / cookbook awards and Food & Wine Best New Chef. Chego and Best Friend among later kitchens.

Originally published as Choi Ssamjang.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

This one is blend or stove fit. Use it from the recipe page; jar columns are shake-ready sauces only.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Roy Choi L.A. Son table sauces (published as “Choi Ssamjang”). Full citation lives in Provenance.