Korean BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup soy sauce
• 0.75 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®)
• 1.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon Asian (toasted) sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water

Steps

1. Gather all ingredients.
2. Stir soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, rice wine vinegar, gochujang paste, black pepper or gochugara chili powder, ginger, and sesame oil together in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
3. Whisk cornstarch and water together in a small bowl until cornstarch dissolves. Whisk cornstarch mixture into the boiling soy sauce mixture.
4. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened, about 3 to 5 minutes.