Samdyan

Votes: 1

Time: 5 min.
Complexity: average
Servings: 8

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 194, total fat 17 G., saturated fats 2 G., proteins 3 G., carbohydrates 8 G., fiber 2 G., cholesterol 0 mg, sodium 643 mg, sugar 2 G.

Samdang is an essential part of any Korean barbecue. It's a savory, thick paste that can be used as a dip for fresh vegetables or eaten as a sauce with grilled meat wrapped in lettuce. The simplest version of samdang is a mixture of fermented soybean paste and gochugaru pepper. But adding toasted sesame seeds and fresh chili peppers to the paste creates a more complex and profound flavor.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

0.5 cup doenjang (Korean soybean paste)
0.5 cup sesame oil + more if desired
1/4 cup coarsely ground toasted sesame seeds, crushed in a mortar
2 tablespoons ground Korean gochukaru pepper
1 teaspoon of sugar
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 Fresno peppers, finely chopped
2 serrano peppers, finely chopped

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Combine the doenjang, sesame oil, sesame seeds, gochukara, sugar, garlic, and chili peppers in a medium bowl. Add an additional tablespoon of sesame oil, if desired. Store in the refrigerator in a tightly sealed container for up to 7 days..

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