Korean Dipping Sauce (Ssamjang) Recipe

3/8/2017

English Name: Korean Dipping Sauce
Korean Name: 쌈장
Romanized: Ssamjang
Storage: Can be refrigerated in an air tight container for up to 1 week
Classified Under: Preserved Side Dish
Wikipedia Entry

Sick of hummus or ranch as your veggie dip? Give ssamjang a try! This earthy, savory, sweet, and nutty dipping sauce is a staple in many Korean meals. It's bursting with flavor and absolutely addicting!

Use it to dip carrot or cucumber sticks, or add it to lettuce wraps with rice for a simple meal. Of course, you can buy pre-made Ssamjang at a Korean grocery store, but homemade is so much better.

With just a few staple ingredients and veggies on hand, this sauce is easy and quick to put together. Make this, and your tastebuds will be blown away!

This was inspired by Maangchi's ssamjang recipe, but I adjusted the seasonings a little to better suit my tastes and make it suitable for vegans.

Serves 2-4
Makes: 1 cup
Prep Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

1/4 cup doenjang (fermented soybean paste)
1/4 cup onion, finely minced
1 large clove garlic, finely minced
1 stalk green onion, finely minced
1 TBS toasted sesame seeds
1 TBS maple syrup or sugar
1 TBS toasted sesame oil
1 TBS gochujang (hot pepper paste)

Directions

1. Add all the ingredients into a bowl and mix thoroughly to combine.

2. Transfer to a small bowl and serve with carrot or lettuce sticks, with rice and lettuce, or with Korean BBQ. You can store this in the fridge in an air tight container for up to 1 week.

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