Buttermilk Kimchi-Burger Sauce

Name: Buttermilk Kimchi-Burger Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (280 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (120 ml) Buttermilk; 1/2 cup (120 ml) Mayo; 2 Tbsp sour cream (30 ml) Creme Fraiche; 1 tsp paste (5 g) Anchovy; 1 tsp chopped (1 g) Cilantro; 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) Fish Sauce; 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) Worcester; 1 clove grated Garlic; to taste Salt; to taste Pepper

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

SPREAD · KIMCHI PORK BURGERS & FRIED CHICKEN

In the published recipe, this is the spread for kimchi pork burgers.

Edward Lee's tangy buttermilk sauce for kimchi burgers.

On the jar

BUTTERMILK

Method: shake
Yield: about 1¼ cups
Ingredients: 10
Jar batch: 0.95× recipe

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Ratio

BUTTERMILK 120 mlMAYO 120 mlCREME FRAICHE 30 ml

Ingredients

Buttermilk1/2 cup (120 ml)
Mayo1/2 cup (120 ml)
Creme Fraiche2 Tbsp sour cream (30 ml)
Anchovy1 tsp paste (5 g)
Cilantro1 tsp chopped (1 g)
Fish Sauce1/2 tsp (2.5 ml)
Worcester1/2 tsp (2.5 ml)
Garlic1 clove grated
Saltto taste
Pepperto taste

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): BUTTERMILK, MAYO, CREME FRAICHE.
Season to finish: ANCHOVY (1 fillet), CILANTRO (about 1½ tsp), GARLIC (1 clove), SALT (about ¼ tsp), PEPPER (about ¼ tsp), FISH SAUCE (about ½ tsp).
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Korean-Southern chef of 610 Magnolia in Louisville; James Beard Cookbook Award and Food & Wine Best New Chef. Also Succotash in Washington, D.C., blending Korean pantry with Southern technique.

Adapted from a Edward Lee recipe (Edward Lee / Food & Wine).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). A PantryFlex jar makes a 0.95× batch of it. The jar's printed lines, counts, and QR guide are already scaled to match, so follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Edward Lee / Food & Wine (published as “Buttermilk Kimchi-Burger Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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