simmer · bbq sauce
NATIONAL AWARD WINNERPrep 5 minCook 15 minOmma's Korean BBQ Sauce
Independent adaptation of a publicly published Joanne Lee Molinaro recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Joanne Lee Molinaro.
BBQ SAUCE · KOREAN BBQ MARINADE & GRILLED MUSHROOMS
In the published recipe, this is the bbq sauce for thekoreanvegan.com.
Molinaro's Korean BBQ sauce.
Ratio
Ingredients
- Soy Sauce1 cup (preferably low sodium) (240 ml)
- Onionabout ½ onion (75 g)
- Asian Pear125 g
- Scallionabout 4 scallions (60 g)
- Red Pepperabout ½ pepper (60 g)
- Garlic10-12 cloves
- Ginger1 tsp fresh (5 ml)
- Msg1 pinch (0.5 g)
- Rice Syrup1/4 cup brown rice syrup (60 ml)
- Mirin2 tbsp (30 ml)
- Rice Vinegar1 tbsp (15 ml)
- Soju1/2 cup (or sparkling water) (120 ml)
- Liquid Smoke1 tsp (5 ml)
- Pepper1 tsp (2.5 g)
- Potato Starch2 tbsp (slurry with 1/4 cup water) (16 g)
Method
- Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): SOY SAUCE, SOJU, RICE SYRUP, MIRIN.
- Add by count: ¼ ONION, ¼ ASIAN PEAR, 2 SCALLIONS, ¼ RED PEPPER, 6 CLOVES GARLIC.
- Season to finish: GINGER (about ½ tsp), MSG (a pinch), PEPPER (about ¾ tsp), POTATO STARCH (about 1 Tbsp), RICE VINEGAR (about 1½ tsp), LIQUID SMOKE (about ½ tsp).
- Cap the jar and shake until combined.
- Pour into a cold pan and bring to a gentle simmer. The jar stays off the stove. Cool leftovers briefly before they go back in the glass, then refrigerate promptly.
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Provenance
Joanne Lee Molinaro is a cookbook author working in Korean / plant-based; recognized with James Beard Book Award: Vegetable-Focused Cooking 2022 (The Korean Vegan Cookbook).
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Can this go in a shake jar?
Yes, with one pan. Its liquids pour to the printed fill-lines and shake cold; the mix then goes into a pan to simmer. The jar itself never touches heat.
What do the quantities mean?
This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). A PantryFlex jar makes a 0.55× 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 The Korean Vegan (thekoreanvegan.com) (published as “Omma's Korean BBQ Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.