Sake-Garlic Marinade

Name: Sake-Garlic Marinade
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2 cups (480 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 cup (240 ml) Soy Sauce; 1/2 cup apple juice/cider (120 ml) Apple; 3 Tbsp (45 ml) Sake; 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Mirin; 2 Tbsp (24 g) Sugar; 1 Tbsp minced (10 g) Garlic; 1 Tbsp toasted (15 ml) Sesame Oil; 200 g Asian Pear

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

MARINADE · BULGOGI & GRILLED BEEF

In the published recipe, this is the marinade for bulgogi brisket.

Hooni Kim's bulgogi marinade for grilled beef, sliders.

On the jar

BULGOGI

Method: blend
Yield: about 2 cups
Ingredients: 8

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Soy Sauce 240 mlApple 120 mlSake 45 mlMirin 30 mlSesame Oil 15 ml

Ingredients

Soy Sauce1 cup (240 ml)
Apple1/2 cup apple juice/cider (120 ml)
Sake3 Tbsp (45 ml)
Mirin2 Tbsp (30 ml)
Sugar2 Tbsp (24 g)
Garlic1 Tbsp minced (10 g)
Sesame Oil1 Tbsp toasted (15 ml)
Asian Pear200 g

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.

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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 Bulgogi Marinade (Brisket).

Adapted from a Hooni Kim recipe (My Korea / Greatist).

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 My Korea / Greatist (published as “Bulgogi Marinade (Brisket)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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