Sauces & basics
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Raymon Kim's Chinese Meat Tenderizing Method (Guo You/Belbeting)
A magical meat tenderizing and marinating technique to transform tough beef or dry chicken breast into soft, juicy textures like a Chinese restaurant.
Aha Bujang's Clam All-Purpose Sauce
A versatile base sauce that concentrates the savory depth of clams and the flavor of fermented fish sauce, ready to use in stews, stir-fries, pasta, and more.
Aha Bujang's Korean BBQ Ssamjang
A super simple ssamjang that recreates the deep, savory flavor of ssambap specialty restaurants by adding cooking wine, minced garlic, and more to store-bought ssamjang.
Aha Bujang's Restaurant-Style chogochujang (vinegar-gochujang)
A restaurant-style all-purpose chogochujang (vinegar-gochujang) made in 5 minutes by mixing gochujang, vinegar, oligosaccharide syrup, and maesil extract in a golden ratio.
Aha Bujang's Carrot Gisame Sauce
A versatile Japanese-style salad dressing made by blending carrot, onion, and apple with soy sauce, vinegar, and clear lemon-lime soda
Delicious Slow-Aging Onion Jjajang
A thick, dry jjajang made quickly by stir-frying only onions and large green onions.
Kim Milan's Homemade Tomato Sauce
A deep and rich all-purpose homemade tomato sauce made by simmering a combination of canned whole tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, and cherry tomatoes over low heat for 1 hour.
Seonkyoung Longest's All-Purpose Chili Oil
A homemade all-purpose chili oil with deep Chinese-style flavor, made with sautéed shallots, doubanjiang, and tongue-tingling Sichuan sansho pepper
Ttukdak Hyung's Perilla Seed Pesto
A fragrant perilla seed pesto made by grinding fresh perilla leaves, garlic, walnuts, and Parmesan cheese in olive oil
Ttukdak Hyung's Curry Dipping Sauce
A versatile sauce based on plain Yoplait and mayonnaise, mixed with curry powder and fresh lemon juice to cut the greasiness of fried foods.
Ttukdak Hyung's Watermelon Syrup and Ade
A homemade fruit syrup made by soaking bland watermelon flesh in sugar and lemon juice, enjoyed as a refreshing ade or mojito.
Striker Chef's Legendary Herb Oil
A versatile secret oil extracted from lightly blanched fresh basil's explosive aroma and spinach's vivid green color into olive oil.