Yak Gochujang: Beef Bibimbap Sauce

This special bibimbap sauce is made with ground beef and Korean chili paste (gochujang). It’s great to top a plain rice or use as a topping sauce Korean bibimbap.

If we ever forced to live in a deserted island, and we're allowed to take only one Korean condiment with us, it will be Gochujang, the Korean chili paste. Koreans can’t live without this divine spicy paste, and we are one of them.

Gochujang is a father condiment of all spicy sauce in Korean cooking along with gochugaru (chili flakes). We are so happy to share with you a special recipe today. It is chili bibim sauce (or bibimbap sauce), doctored up gochujang sauce for dishes like Bibimbap.

We like Bibimbap, the Korean rice bowl with loads of vegetables. We would pay extra money for a good Bibimbap if we have to. What makes good Bibimbap? The secret is in the sauce.

It has a little bit of ground beef and honey in it. It is not only good sauce for Bibimbap, but excellent to top the plain rice. You can substitute the beef for mushroom instead if you are vegetarian. The beauty of this sauce is that you can store for quite a long time. We often use as topping on our rice and wrap with lettuce. Steady for direct short lunch!

Let’s doctor up this Korean goddess. It is direct ans you will LOVE it!

Ingredients for Beef Bibimbap Sauce

You will need; ground lean beef, Korean chili paste, honey, sesame oil, Asian pear, onion, garlic, sugar(optional), corn syrup(optional), rice wine or Mirim. Add sesame seeds in this group as well.

How the dish comes together

Cut up onion and pear, put them in the blender with garlic, Puree their lives.

Pour the puree in the pan, add beef and 1Tbsp sugar (optional).

Cook the beef in puree, smashing with spatula over medium heat. You don’t want any big chunks of beef in the sauce. Well, doesn’t look so appetizing at this point…

Now, time to drop the bomb. The gochujang! Only 1/2 cup but add more if you dare. Mix!

Add honey. The amount is up to you depends on how sweet you want your sauce to be. Don’t make it too sweet. Mix well and let the sauce thicken as you stir over medium low heat. They will thicken more as they rest in the fridge.

Turn off the heat. Drizzle sesame oil and add sesame seeds. Add corn syrup for some shine.

Scary? Do not judge. Wait until you taste it. You will lick your finger off. You’d better go cook up some rice. Dot with the sauce and taste. If you have some lettuce lingering in your fridge, wrap it up. Mmmmm, who knew that gochujang can be this good?

Our next recipe? Bibimbap – of course.

How to store Beef Bibim Sauce

Let the sauce cool completely and put it in an airtight container – we recommend a glass jar or container. Store the sauce in the refrigerator for up to 2 -3 weeks. You can serve chilled right out of fridge. Freezing is not recommended. Other Korean Recipes You might like

• Yield: 8
• Prep: 10 minutes
• Cook: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb lean ground beef
• 1/4 large onion or 1/2 small onion, cut up
• 1/2 Asian pear, peeled and seeded, cut up
• 2 small garlic cloves
• 1 Tbsp sugar, optional
• 1/2 cup Korean chili paste (gochujang), gochujang
• 2-3 Tbsp honey
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 Tbsp sesame seeds
• 2 tsp corn syrup, optional

Method

1. Put onion, pear, and garlic in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour the puree to the pan, add ground beef and sugar (if you wish). Cook over medium heat. Smash the beef with spatula to remove any clumps as you cook.
2. When the beef is cooked and the mixture is brownish in color, add gochujang and mix well. Add honey and thicken the sauce over medium low heat for 3-5 minutes. Don't thicken too much. The sauce will get thicken even more as it rest and stored in the fridge.
3. Remove from heat, drizzle sesame oil, add sesame seeds and corn syrup for shine. Mix well until combined. Store in a airtight container in the fridge for a couple of month.
4. Note: Serve as Bibimbap sauce or topping for plain rice.