Gochujang Sauce for Wings and Stir Fry

 

By Jim Hingst

 

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Recently gochujang sauce has become a trendy accompaniment for fried chicken (especially wings) as well as stir-fried vegetables or Asian noodles. It is also used as a dipping sauce.

The key ingredient of this sauce is gochujang, which is a Korean red pepper paste. Available in different levels of spiciness, gochujang paste is made with Korean peppers and fermented soybeans along with other spices. Unless you live in a city with Korean or Asian markets, you will only find this paste online from a supplier such as Amazon.

 

 Gochujang Sauce is popular on fried chicken. Also try it on stir-fry vegetables or on noodles.

As with many dishes, several variations of this sauce have been concocted. The recipe in this article, although spicy, will not burn a hole in your stomach. If you choose to try this version, make sure that you taste test it first before using it and adjust the seasoning to your liking. If the sauce is not spicy enough for you, just add more gochujang paste to it to elevate the heat.

 

Ingredients

2 tablespoons gochujang paste

1 tablespoon ketchup

2 tablespoons soy sauce

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 teaspoon sesame oil

(NOTE: the flavor of sesame oil can overpower a dish. A little goes a long way. Use sparingly).

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

¼ cup brown sugar

¼ cup corn syrup

pinch of pepper

pinch of 5 spice powder

pinch of ginger powder

(NOTE: Ginger powder has a very strong flavor compared to fresh ginger. This is another ingredient that you should use sparingly.)

 

Directions

 

In a sauce pan sauté the garlic for 30 seconds to a minute in a couple of tablespoons of oil until the garlic is fragrant.

 

Combine the remaining ingredients in a small bowl and whisk.

 

Add the mixture to the sauce pan and heat on low for a few minutes.

The sauce will keep in the refrigerator for up to a week.

About Jim Hingst: Sign business authority on vehicle wraps, vinyl graphics, screen printing, marketing, sales, gold leaf, woodcarving and painting. 

After fourteen years as Business Development Manager at RTape, Jim Hingst retired. He was involved in many facets of the company’s business, including marketing, sales, product development and technical service.

Hingst began his career 42 years ago in the graphic arts field creating and producing advertising and promotional materials for a large test equipment manufacturer.  Working for offset printers, large format screen printers, vinyl film manufacturers, and application tape companies, his experience included estimating, production planning, purchasing and production art, as well as sales and marketing. In his capacity as a salesman, Hingst was recognized with numerous sales achievement awards.

Drawing on his experience in production and as graphics installation subcontractor, Hingst provided the industry with practical advice, publishing more than 190 articles for  publications, such as  Signs Canada, SignCraft,  Signs of the Times, Screen Printing, Sign and Digital Graphics and  Sign Builder Illustrated. He also posted more than 500 stories on his blog (hingstssignpost.blogspot.com). In 2007 Hingst’s book, Vinyl Sign Techniques, was published.  Vinyl Sign Techniques is available at sign supply distributors and at Amazon. 

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