Bulgogi Sauce | Korean BBQ Sauce
Bulgogi sauce is a Korean BBQ sauce or marinade with a slightly sweet, umami flavor. Use this recipe to make the Korean condiment at home!
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup soy sauce or light soy sauce
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (See Note 1)
- 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp grated fresh ginger (approximately 2-inch piece, peeled)
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 4 scallions (green onions) trimmed and roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp Gochujang (optional for heat)
Instructions
- Using a blender or stick blender, purée all the marinade ingredients together until smooth. Use as-is as a marinade for bulgogi beef or other meat.
- To use as a dipping sauce, add marinade to a saucepan over medium-high heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until marinade reduces and thickens to desired consistency. Allow sauce to cool before using.
Notes
- Traditionally an Asian pear is used, if they are hard to find, a sweet Bosc pear or apple works. I often times use applesauce if on hand as well.
- Recipe yields 1 3/4 cups of marinade (enough for 2-3 pounds of meat), or when reduced, approximately 1 1/4 cups (20 Tbsp) of sauce.
- Nutritional information shown is for 10 servings (2 Tbsp each) of sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tbsp | Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 652mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg