5 from 12 votes
Three Korean BBQ Dipping Sauces
Make your own dipping sauces at home for your next KBBQ dinner. You'll be able to customize these nutty, savory, and mildly spicy dipping sauce by adjusting the fermented soybean sauce, spicy paste, and more.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings:
2
Calories:
7361 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Korean
Ingredients
Ssamjang (Korean dipping sauce)
- 2 tbsp doenjang fermented soybean paste
- ½ tbsp gochujang add more if you like it spicy
- 2 tbsp onion chopped
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp rice syrup
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ tsp sesame seeds
Cho ganjang (brisket sauce)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp water filtered
- ½ tbsp rice vinegar
- ½ tbsp cane sugar
- ½ clove garlic thinly sliced
- ¼ jalapeno pepper thinly sliced
Sesame oil & salt dipping sauce
- 1 tsp kosher salt or sea salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Instructions
Ssamjang (Korean dipping sauce)
- In a bowl, combine all the ssamjang ingredients: 2 tbsp doenjang, ½ tbsp gochujang, 2 tbsp chopped onion, 1 tsp sesame oil, 1 tsp rice syrup, 1 clove minced garlic, ½ tsp sesame seeds.
- Stir to thoroghly mix. Taste and adjust based on your preference. For more saltiness, add more doenjang. For more heat, add more gochujang. For more sweetness, add more rice syrup or honey.
Cup of Yum
Cho ganjang (brisket sauce)
- In a bowl, combine all the cho ganjang ingredients: 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp filtered water, ½ tbsp rice vinegar, ½ tbsp cane sugar, ½ clove garlic thinly sliced, ¼ jalapeno thinly sliced.
- Stir to thoroghly mix. Taste and adjust based on your preference. For more saltiness, add more doenjang. For more heat, add more gochujang. For more sweetness, add more rice syrup or honey.
Sesame oil and salt dipping sauce
- Combine the 1 tsp kosher or sea salt, and ⅛ tsp black pepper in a small bowl, then divide amongst your dipping bowls.
- In each dipping bowl, divide the 1 tbsp sesame oil.
Nutrition Information
Calories
73.61kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
12.3g
(4%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
2.28g
(4%)
Saturated Fat
0.32g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.95g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.89g
(4%)
Sodium
389.52mg
(16%)
Potassium
37.75mg
(1%)
Fiber
1.02g
(4%)
Sugar
6.73g
(13%)
Vitamin A
8.34IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
2.29mg
(3%)
Calcium
14.02mg
(1%)
Iron
0.42mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 7361
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 73.61kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 12.3g | 4% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 2.28g | 4% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.32g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.95g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.89g | 4% |
| Sodium | 389.52mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 37.75mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1.02g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6.73g | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 8.34IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2.29mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 14.02mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.42mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.