PANTRYFLEX

From Chris Shepherd's kitchen · Underbelly, Houston

blend · bbq sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Umberrail Ginger-Soy

From a national-award-winning chef

Ratio

GOCHUJANG 90MIRIN 45SOY SAUCE 15SESAME OIL 10

Ingredients

  • GOCHUJANG90 ml
  • MIRIN45 ml
  • SOY SAUCE15 ml
  • GARLIC20 g
  • SESAME OIL10 ml
  • GINGER10 g

Method

  1. This one needs a blender — jar fill-lines aren’t the whole story yet.
  2. Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
  3. Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Provenance

Houston chef of Underbelly and later Georgia James / UB Preserv lineage; James Beard Best Chef: Southwest 2014. Vietnamese–Korean diaspora flavors of Houston’s Gulf Coast pantry.

Originally published as Gochujang Glaze.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

This one is blend or stove fit. Use it from the recipe page; jar columns are shake-ready sauces only.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Chris Shepherd Underbelly / ABC13 (published as “Gochujang Glaze”). Full citation lives in Provenance.