Sauces & basics

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Lim Sung-geun's Universal Stock Concentrate

A highly concentrated, versatile stock base perfect for a variety of soups and broths such as galbitang, janchiguksoo, and mandu guk.

10 minEasySauces & basics
instant dashifine saltnucleic acid 2.5mihyangpremium soy sauce
ultra simplesoup baseuniversal seasoning

Lim Sung-geun's All-Purpose Dallae Sauce

Explosive savory flavor with a golden ratio—neither too salty nor too sweet, endlessly enjoyable

15 minEasySauces & basics
dallaepremium soy saucered chili powderminced garliccooking wine
all-purpose condimentrice companionspring dish

Lim Sung-geun Homemade Mayonnaise

Fresh and rich homemade mayonnaise made in just one minute at home with a hand blender

3 minEasySauces & basics
Vegetable oilEggVinegar
Cooking BasicsUniversal SeasoningSavory Flavor

Lim Sung-geun's All-Purpose Kimjang Seasoning Paste

This is Imjjang's all-purpose kimjang seasoning paste, made simply with starch syrup instead of cooking a starch paste.

15 minEasySauces & basics
onionfermented tuna saucefermented anchovy saucestarch syrupminced garlic
cooking basicsall-purpose seasoningsavory flavor

Lim Sung-geun's All-Purpose Yeondu Seasoning

A high-quality homemade liquid seasoning that removes the characteristic off-flavor and heaviness of dasida and filters out even fine impurities with egg.

30 minNormalSauces & basics
anchovy dasidahondashibeef dasidaclam dasidasoup soy sauce
cooking basicsall-purpose seasoningumami

Seungwoo Dad's All-Purpose Seasoned Ground Pork Stir-fry

A versatile meat sauce made by stir-frying easily perishable ground pork with a soy sauce, gochujang, and doenjang base to extend its shelf life and use in various dishes.

20 minEasySauces & basics
minced porksoy saucegochujangdoenjangoligochaete sugar
All-purpose sauceFridge clean-outSuper simple

Jung Ho-young's Tuna Flap Broth

A versatile Japanese-style broth that starts with gently simmering kelp to extract a subtle depth, then enriches the flavor with the rich umami of tuna flap, elevating any soup dish with a refined taste.

20 minVery easySauces & basics
kelptuna flap
universal saucebasic measurementJapanese

Fabri's Ragù Sauce

An Italian traditional ragù sauce recipe that achieves a deep flavor in just 35 minutes without long simmering.

35 minEasySauces & basics
onioncelerycarrotbutterminced beef
super simpleItalian traditionalall-purpose sauce

This Man's Cook's Universal Chogochujang

A versatile sauce made by mixing lemon juice, wasabi, and soda in a golden ratio to maximize refreshing, tangy, and crisp coolness.

5 minVery easySauces & basics
gochujanglemon juicegarlicwasabisoda
universal sauceultra simplesummer specialty

This Man's Cook Store-Bought Gochujang Remodeling

A simple upgrade to transform leftover store-bought gochujang into a deeply flavorful, irresistible condiment by adding just a few ingredients.

5 minVery easySauces & basics
gochujangminced garlicsesame oiltoasted sesame seedsplum syrup
ultra-simpleall-purpose saucefridge-cleaning

This Man's Cook Gochujung

A versatile gochujung made by aging red and green chili peppers with sugar in a 1:1 ratio, adding a spicy-sweet flavor to stir-fries and braised dishes.

1 hr 20 minEasySauces & basics
Red chili pepperGreen chili pepper
All-purpose sauceHousehold tipsPrep side dish

This Man's Cook Dallaejang

A savory dill sauce made with two bundles of dallae, dried anchovy sauce, and plum syrup, enjoyed with roasted seaweed.

15 minVery easySauces & basics
dallaered chili pepperdried anchovy saucesoy sauceplum syrup
spring greensrice enhancerultra simple