Name: Spicy Miso Dip (Ssam Jang)
Yield: Makes about 1 cup (250 g) ½ cup (125 g) miso
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Crushed Roasted Sesame Seeds; 3 tablespoons Korean red pepper paste; 2 tablespoons apple juice or water; 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil; 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil; 1 tablespoon Korean red pepper paste; 5 tablespoons apple juice or water; 2 teaspoons Crushed Roasted Sesame Seeds; 1 tablespoon honey; 1 teaspoon honey; 3 tablespoons miso; 1 to 2 teaspoons garlic paste (optional); ½ teaspoon garlic paste (optional)

Preparation info

Makes about
1 cup
miso

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Korean Table

By Taekyung Chung and Debra Samuels

Published 2015

About

Salty, sweet and spicy flavors are all packed in one terrific and versatile sauce. Miso is combined with red pepper paste, honey, apple juice and sesame seeds and sesame oil for a dip with complex flavors. It can be used as a dip for vegetables, a sauce for steamed chicken and noodles, a condiment for bulgogi, or a base for salad dressing. We used Korean miso (doenjang) but you can substitute Japanese miso. Korean miso resembles Japanese miso, a condiment for bulgogi, but has a stron