Korean-Scallion Ssamjang

Name: Korean-Scallion Ssamjang
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about ¾ cup (180 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 5 Tbsp (75 g) Doenjang; 3 1/2 Tbsp (52.5 ml) Gochujang; 2 Tbsp coarsely chopped (15 g) Walnuts; 1 1/2 Tbsp rice or corn syrup (22.5 ml) Honey; 1 Tbsp minced white (10 g) Onion; 1 Tbsp (9 g) Sesame Seed; 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Sesame Oil; 1 Tbsp sliced (5 g) Scallion; 2 cloves minced Garlic

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

CONDIMENT · KOREAN BBQ & LETTUCE WRAPS

A condiment for Korean BBQ & lettuce wraps.

Hooni Kim's ssamjang for Korean BBQ, lettuce wraps.

On the jar

SSAMJANG

Method: shake
Yield: about ¾ cup
Ingredients: 9

Stove sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Gochujang 53 mlHoney 23 mlSesame Oil 15 ml

Ingredients

Doenjang5 Tbsp (75 g)
Gochujang3 1/2 Tbsp (52.5 ml)
Walnuts2 Tbsp coarsely chopped (15 g)
Honey1 1/2 Tbsp rice or corn syrup (22.5 ml)
Onion1 Tbsp minced white (10 g)
Sesame Seed1 Tbsp (9 g)
Sesame Oil1 Tbsp (15 ml)
Scallion1 Tbsp sliced (5 g)
Garlic2 cloves minced

Where it sits

One of 117 hot sauces in the catalog, with 9 ingredients against a median of 7.

The fat here is sesame oil. In this category chefs also reach for vegetable oil (21 recipes) and olive oil (19).

Method

Pour liquids to the printed fill-lines, bottom to top.
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Korean chef of Danji and Cote in New York; James Beard Best Chef New York State 2026. Korean steakhouse format at Cote earned Michelin recognition.

Originally published as Ssamjang (walnut).

Adapted from a Hooni Kim recipe (Hooni Kim / Saveur & Epicurious).

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?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. 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 Hooni Kim / Saveur & Epicurious (published as “Ssamjang (walnut)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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