Cheater's Gochujang
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Total Time
5 mins
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Servings
16 tablespoons | 1 cup
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Calories
50 kcal
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
Korean
Cheater's Gochujang
Description
This simplified Cheater's Gochujang recipe combines white miso paste with light corn syrup (or agave syrup or honey), cayenne pepper, mirin, sugar, and minced garlic, stirred until smooth. The mixture replicates the complex flavor profile of authentic gochujang without requiring lengthy fermentation. It balances the umami saltiness of miso with the sweetness of syrup and sugar, heat from cayenne, and aromatic notes from garlic and mirin.
Though the paste can be used immediately, allowing it to rest refrigerated in a covered container for several days deepens and blends the flavors, making it more nuanced. This versatile chili paste substitute can be employed in Korean-inspired dishes, dressings, marinades, or dips to add a spicy-sweet umami kick quickly and conveniently.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup White miso paste
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup or substitute agave syrup or honey
- 1/4 cup cayenne pepper or less to taste
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 1 tablespoon sugar or more to taste, superfine or granulated finely ground but not powdery
- 1 garlic minced, clove
Instructions
- Stir together the miso, corn syrup, cayenne pepper, mirin, sugar, and garlic until well combined.
- Decant the gochujang mixture into a clean jar or resealable container, cover, and stash it in the refrigerator for up to several weeks. The gochujang is fine to use immediately but if you wait several days the flavor will be more melded and nuanced.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16tablespoons | 1 cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 50 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1tablespoon | |
| Calories | 50kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sodium | 341mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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