Korean Tahini BBQ Sauce

Name: Korean Tahini BBQ Sauce
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes: about ¾ cup (180 ml) sauce, 1¼ cup (300 ml) marinade
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper, optional; 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar; 2 tablespoons tahini; ¼ cup (60 g) red miso; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; ½ cup (120 ml) water; 2 tablespoons chili paste or chili sauce; 1-inch (2.5 cm) piece ginger, peeled and minced; 3 cloves garlic, minced

Preparation info

Makes: about
¾ cup
sauce marinade

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

The No Meat Athlete Cookbook

By Matt Frazier and Stepfanie Romine

Published 2021

About

Korean BBQ sauce is tangy, sweet, and spicy like its American counterpart, but with slightly more exotic ingredients and flavors. This simple sauce is surprisingly versatile, and it can be kid-friendly if you scale back the chili paste.

Ingredients

½ cup (120 ml) water
¼ cup (60 g

Americas
United States
Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan
Spicy

Method

Puree all the ingredients in a mini blender until smooth. Serve as is or thin with an additional ½ cup (120 ml) water and use as a marinade for tofu, tempeh, or portobello mushroom caps.