Korean-Style Soy and Sesame Dipping Sauce and Marinade

Makes: About 1½ cups

Time: 15 minutes

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This finger-licking-good sauce is quintessentially Korean, with its soy, sesame, sugar, and garlic. It just might be the perfect marinade for grilled tofu, and is also wonderful for saucing Sushi Bowls (page 384) and as a dip for crudités.

• ½ cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sake or rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• ¼ cup toasted sesame seeds (see page 299)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced or grated fresh ginger
• ¼ cup minced scallions

Stir all the ingredients together in a small bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Serve or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.

Tahini Soy Sauce Thicker and richer: Substitute ¼ cup mirin (or 2 tablespoons honey mixed with 2 tablespoons water) for the sake and tahini for the toasted sesame seeds. Omit the ginger and scallions. Add a pinch of red chile flakes if you like. O