21 easy and flavorful recipes using gochujang. This Korean chili paste adds a sweet, salty, and spicy kick to enhance your dishes.
If you’re unsure what to do with that tube of gochujang in your fridge, I’ve got recipe ideas for you. I’ve compiled a variety recipes using gochujang as a key ingredient.
These dishes are easy to make and packed with flavor. Once you try any of these 21 gochujang recipes, you’ll keep coming back to this Korean chili paste.
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Gochujang is great for adding flavor and spice to food. You can use it in various dishes like soups, stews, marinades, and sauces.
It provides a unique taste that’s both spicy and sweet. Additionally, gochujang can serve as a dipping sauce or spread to enhance the flavor of snacks or sandwiches.
What is gochujang?
For those who don’t know yet, gochujang is a red, thick chili paste from Korea. It’s deeply savory, peppery, pungent, slightly sweet, and spicy!
This paste makes everything taste better! It’s made from Korean chili powder (gochugaru), rice syrup (jocheong), fermented soybeans (mejugaru), and salt. Gochujang adds both flavor and heat to dishes. It’s used in many Korean recipes to give them their special taste.
If you’re interested in making it yourself, I’ve got an easy homemade gochujang recipe for you. With this recipe, you can savor the authentic flavor of Korean chili paste anytime you crave it, and use it in a multitude of recipes calling for gochujang.
21 Recipes with Gochujang
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Chicken Bulgogi (Korean BBQ Chicken)
A bold Korean BBQ chicken made with a gochujang-based marinade. Broiled or grilled until lightly charred and caramelized, this chicken bulgogi is juicy, flavorful, and perfect served with rice and banchan.
This classic tteokbokki is made the traditional Korean way, with rice cakes simmered in a spicy-sweet gochujang sauce with fish cakes, leeks, and savory stock. Bold, balanced, and ready in under 25 minutes.
Gochujang caramel cookies bring a spicy twist to classic sugar cookies. Blending sweet and spicy with rich gochujang caramel, they offer a unique, crispy-yet-chewy cookie experience. Makes 12 large cookiesAdapted from New York Times Cooking
Spicy pork bulgogi made with thinly sliced pork shoulder and gochujang. This Korean stir-fry cooks quickly over high heat and pairs well with rice or lettuce wraps.
The BEST Korean fried chicken recipe! These wings are extra crispy on the outside and wonderfully moist inside, all coated in a mouth-watering spicy gochujang glaze. This is Korean fried chicken at its best.
Make dakgangjeong, Korea’s beloved crispy chicken bites, right at home! These bite-sized Korean fried chicken nuggets are double-fried for extra crunch and coated in a glossy, sweet-spicy gochujang glaze. They’re quick to make (ready in under an hour) and perfect for weeknight dinners, parties, or game-day snacks.
Cheese Buldak, or Korean fire chicken, combines spicy chicken seasoned with gochujang and melted cheese. It's a flavorful dish perfect for spicy food lovers.
This Korean sloppy Joes got a little flavor twist from all American classic, sloppy Joes. The addition of Korean chili paste (gochujang) makes the ordinary Sloppy Joes into extra ordinary.
Pan-fried spicy mackerel (Gogalbi, ê³ ê°ˆë¹„) is a flavorful Korean dish from Busan. Made with crispy mackerel fillets and a sweet, tangy chili glaze, it’s quick, easy, and perfect served with rice!
Bibim guksu is a spicy Korean cold noodle dish with gochujang, kimchi, and fresh toppings. Quick, refreshing, and perfect for summer—ready in under 20 minutes!
This rose tteokbokki recipe combines chewy rice cakes with a silky gochujang cream sauce. Inspired by Korean bunsik shops, it’s creamy, mildly spicy, and perfect for sharing.
Bold, savory ssamjang you can mix in about 5 minutes. Made with doenjang, gochujang, garlic, and sesame oil, this Korean dipping sauce is perfect for BBQ, lettuce wraps, and veggie dipping.
Spicy, crunchy Korean cucumber salad (Oi Muchim) with gochugaru and gochujang. A quick 15-minute side dish that pairs perfectly with BBQ or grilled meats.
Korean spicy squid stir-fry (ojingeo bokkeum) with tender squid, vegetables, and a reduced gochujang sauce. A fast stovetop dish that’s great over rice.
Gochujang jjigae is a spicy Korean stew made with pork belly, zucchini, and a rich gochujang broth. Bold, comforting, and perfect with warm rice for an easy weeknight meal.
These Rice cake skewers (Ttoek-kkochi) are another variation of popular Korean street food. The rice cakes are pan-fried on skewers and glazed with a delicious sauce made with gochujang.
Enjoy the perfect fusion of Korean and Mexican flavors in our Spicy Korean pork taco made with gochujang. Drizzled with a zesty soy-lime vinaigrette for a mouthwatering twist!
Oh my goodness, what a list, thank you! I am such a fan of your blog that I’ve actually already saved most of these.