Korean Fried Chicken Sauce

Name: Korean Fried Chicken Sauce recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: ½ cup ketchup; 2 green onions, minced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 lemon, juiced, or more to taste; 2 tablespoons honey; 1 tablespoon chile-garlic sauce (such as sambal), or to taste; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste; ¼ cup water, or as needed; 1 pinch salt, or to taste

by Jamie Dixon 1 year ago

3.9 (9)

5 minutes

50.4 kcal

13.1 g carbs

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Description

This is my take on the classic Korean fried chicken sauce. I like to add lots of green onion and garlic, and not cook this quite as long. The result is a sauce with those ingredients a little more in the flavor profile's forefront. Try to find Korean chili flakes and/or paste if you can. I've used them before and the flavor is great (and obviously more authentic), but if you can't, any hot chili flakes or paste will work.

Ingredients

½ cup ketchup
2 green onions, minced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 lemon, juiced, or more to taste
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon chile-garlic sauce (such as sambal), or to taste
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
¼ cup water, or as needed
1 pinch salt, or to taste

Directions

1. Whisk ketchup, green onion, garlic, lemon juice, honey, chile-garlic sauce, red pepper flakes, and black pepper together in a saucepan over medium-high heat; add enough water to reach desired sauce consistency. Bring sauce to a simmer; reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until thick and flavors blend, about 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature and season with salt.

Nutrition Facts

serving: 6 servings

calories: 50.4 kcal

carbohydrates: 13.1 g

protein: 0.7 g

sodium: 356.5 mg

fiber: 0.5 g

sugar: 10.7 g