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 cup (120 ml) water; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1-inch (2.5 cm) piece ginger, peeled and minced; ¼ cup (60 g) red miso; 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar; ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper, optional; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons tahini; 2 tablespoons chili paste or chili sauce

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
Vegan
Spicy
Gluten-free

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.