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A piece of meat is dipped into homemade yakiniku sauce.
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Yakiniku Sauce - Japanese BBQ Sauce

Ready to make your new favourite sauce? This easy Japanese yakiniku sauce is the ideal BBQ companion for grilled meats. Use it as a marinade or dipping sauce!
Course Basics, Condiment
Cuisine Japanese
Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Servings 6 side serves
Calories 78kcal
Cost $6

Ingredients

Optional

  • 1 tbsp gochujang sub ssamjang, doubanjiang or ½ tsp chilli powder

Instructions

Blender Method

  • Place all your ingredients into the blender, in order of hardest to softest (mainly to avoid splashing!). This would be apple, onion, garlic, ginger, red miso paste, optional gochujang, brown sugar, honey, mirin, sesame oil, lemon juice and finally, soy sauce.
    ½ cup soy sauce, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp mirin, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp red miso paste, ¼ apple, ¼ onion, 1 garlic, ½ tbsp ginger, 1 tsp sesame oil, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp gochujang
  • Blend in short pulses to break down the apple and onion, then blend for a further 15-20 seconds until smooth.
  • Pour into a bowl, add your sesame seeds and stir until combined.
    1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • Serve into individual dipping bowls, or store in an airtight jar in the fridge and allow the flavours to develop overnight.

By Hand Method

  • Finely grate the onion, apple, garlic and ginger into a small mixing bowl. Add in the red miso paste and optional gochujang, then use the back of a spoon to loosen and form a paste.
    1 tbsp red miso paste, ¼ apple, ¼ onion, 1 garlic, ½ tbsp ginger, 1 tbsp gochujang
  • Add the remaining ingredients (sesame seeds, brown sugar, honey, mirin, sesame oil, lemon juice and soy sauce). Note: If your honey is quite thick or hardened, warm in the microwave for 15 seconds so it’s nice and runny. Mix until combined.
    3 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp mirin, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp sesame seeds, 1 tsp sesame oil, 1 tsp lemon juice, ½ cup soy sauce
  • Serve in individual dipping bowls, or store in an airtight jar in the fridge and allow the flavours to develop overnight.

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Nutrition

Calories: 78kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1210mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 12IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg