Korean BBQ Sauce
This Korean BBQ Sauce is made with simple ingredients, ready in less than 10 minutes and packed with flavor! Use it as a marinade or glaze to add sweet, smoky, and salty flavors to your favorite grilled meats.
Servings: 24
Calories: 37kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Soy Sauce
- ¾ cup Light Brown Sugar
- 3 cloves Garlic minced (or 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic)
- 2 Tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Toasted Sesame Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Sriracha Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Grated Fresh Ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon Cold Water
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, stir together the soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, sriracha sauce, ginger and red pepper flakes.
- Heat over medium heat and bring to a low boil.
- In a separate small mixing bowl, whisk together the cornstarch with the cold water.
- Whisk this mixture into the boiling soy sauce mixture.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer until thickened (approximately 5-6 minutes), stirring often.
- Remove from heat, allow to cool and then the sauce is ready to serve and enjoy!
Notes
Taste test the BBQ sauce and add in more red pepper flakes and Sriracha sauce based on the spiciness level that you prefer.
Refrigerate in an airtight glass container and the Korean BBQ sauce should keep for up to 2 weeks.
This sauce will be thick and will thicken as it cools.
If you want the sauce to be thinner, slowly add in more water until the sauce is the consistency that you prefer.
Nutrition
Calories: 37kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 557mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.3mg
