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Easy Gochujang Sauce for Spicy Korean Noodles

Quick & easy Korean gochujang recipe: spicy-sweet noodles with ground meat ready in 30 mins. A saucy, protein-packed weeknight dinner!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Korean
Calories: 509
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground beef, turkey or chicken
  • 12 ounces rice noodles or noodles of choice
  • ¼ cup low sodium gluten free soy sauce (tamari)
  • ¼ cup gochujang paste check ingredients for gluten!
  • 2 tablespoons coconut cream
  • 2 teaspoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons honey or brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes more or less as desired for spice

Method
 

  1. Boil a pot of salted water and cook the noodles according to package instructions. Drain, rinse, and toss with 2 tablespoons of butter to prevent sticking.
  2. Sauté the ground meat in a large skillet until thoroughly cooked.
  3. Whisk all sauce ingredients together in a bowl and set aside, allowing any coconut cream chunks to melt later when combined with the noodles.
  4. Add approximately half of the sauce to the noodles and toss to combine.
  5. Incorporate the ground meat and the remaining sauce. Toss until well coated and simmer over low heat for a few minutes to meld the flavors.
  6. Garnish with chopped scallions, sesame seeds, cilantro, or red pepper flakes and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 509kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 25gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gFiber: 2gSugar: 11g

Notes

The coconut cream is optional, you can easily do without, but it does add a nice richness to the sauce that I love.