A flavorful blend of sweet, spicy, and earthy, ssamjang sauce goes with a variety of meals - and it's so easy to make. Simply mix and serve for a new take on any recipe.
Prep Time3 minutesmins
Cook Time0 minutesmins
Total Time3 minutesmins
Course: Sauces
Cuisine: Asian, Korean
Keyword: Ssamjang recipe
Servings: 1
Ingredients
1/4cupdoenjang(fermented soybean paste)
1Tgochujang(Korean hot pepper paste)
1SweeTango Applepeeled, cored, cut into 1/8-inch dice (about 3/4 cup)
2garlic clovesminced
2scallionschopped
1Ttoasted sesame oil
1ttoasted sesame seeds
green leaf lettucefor wraps
32ozwhite riceprepared according to pachage
Instructions
Ssamjang Sauce
In a medium bowl, use a mixing spoon to combine the soybean paste, hot pepper paste, SweeTango diced apples, garlic, scallions, and sesame oil. Your ingredients are blended when the mixture turns a reddish color from the pepper paste. The more you mix, the juicier the mixture will be.
Transfer your ssamjang sauce to a small serving bowl and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.
Lettuce Wraps
Arrange your greens and herbs on a large serving platter and put your serving bowl with the sauce in the center. This gives everyone easy access to assemble their wraps. Place the bowl of rice in the center as well.
Scoop white rice into a lettuce leaf and then spoon some of the apple ssamjang on top of the rice. Use your fingers to gather the edges of your lettuce to close up your wrap as much as you can.