PANTRYFLEX

blend · hot sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNERPrep 10 min

Sablerail That’s So

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

Roy Choi's Sablerail That’s So, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Ratio by volume: Chili Sauce 740 ml, Sriracha 80 ml, Lime Juice 120 ml, Orange Juice 80 ml, Rice Vinegar 160 ml
Chili Sauce 740 mlSriracha 80 mlLime Juice 120 mlOrange Juice 80 mlRice Vinegar 160 ml

Ingredients

  • Chili Sauce — 1 (25-oz) Mae Ploy sweet chili (740 ml)
  • Sesame Seed — 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp roasted (24 g)
  • Salt — 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp kosher (20 g)
  • Serrano — 2 chopped seeds and all
  • Sriracha — 5 Tbsp + 1 tsp (80 ml)
  • Onion — 3/4 white or yellow chopped (150 g)
  • Lime Juice — 1/2 cup (120 ml)
  • Orange Juice — 1/3 cup (80 ml)
  • Basil — 2/3 cup Thai basil leaves (20 g)
  • Cilantro — 2/3 cup chopped (25 g)
  • Garlic — 6 cloves
  • Dried Chile — 2/3 dried Anaheim chopped (8 g)
  • Ginger — 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp chopped peeled (+ 1 tsp galangal) (24 g)
  • Scallion — 2/3 cup chopped (50 g)
  • Pepper — 1 tsp black (2 g)
  • Gochugaru — 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp kochukaru (16 g)
  • Rice Vinegar — 2/3 cup unseasoned (160 ml)

Method

  1. This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
  2. Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
  3. Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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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 That’s So Sweet Sauce.

Adapted from a recipe published by Roy Choi in Roy Choi L.A. Son.

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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?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Roy Choi L.A. Son (published as “That’s So Sweet Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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