Maangchi: Apple ssamjang Korean dipping sauce
Official creator demonstration of the matching apple ssamjang recipe
Official cooking video · Maangchi · YOUTUBECrunchy Apple Ssamjang for Four
A fresh Korean ssamjang variation that uses finely diced sweet apple instead of sugar. Spoon a little over rice in lettuce wraps; the apple pieces give this sauce a distinct crunch.
Ingredients
servings: 4 · Check ingredients
Steps
- 01
Rinse the apple, lettuce, and green onions under running water and pat dry. Peel and core the apple, then cut into roughly 3 mm dice; measure about 3/4 cup.
- 02
Mince the 2 garlic cloves and finely chop both green onions. Use clean utensils for the ready-to-eat ingredients.
- 03
In a small bowl, combine 4 tbsp doenjang and 1 tbsp gochujang. Fold in the diced apple, garlic, green onions and 1 tbsp sesame oil until evenly mixed.
- 04
Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds. The apple pieces should remain distinct, with no unmixed lumps of paste.
- 05
Put a little cooked rice on one lettuce leaf, add a small spoonful of apple ssamjang, fold into a bite-sized wrap and eat promptly to enjoy the crunch.
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Before you cook
Wash apple, lettuce and scallions under running water; use clean utensils. Check packaged pastes for soy and wheat, and note sesame in the oil and seeds. This is an uncooked sauce: eat promptly, refrigerate leftovers immediately at 4°C/40°F or colder and preferably consume the same day. Discard if left at room temperature for over two hours.
Allergens: 대두(된장·고추장) / Soy (doenjang and gochujang) / 大豆（テンジャン・コチュジャン）, 참깨(참기름·통깨) / Sesame (oil and seeds) / ごま（ごま油・いりごま）, 고추장·된장 제품에 따라 밀 포함 가능: 제품 표시 확인 / Wheat may be present in pastes: check labels / 調味料によって小麦を含む場合あり：表示確認
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