Gochujang gravy from I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes (page 337) by Ali Slagle

Ingredients

low-sodium soy sauce
garlic
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Serves : 4
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matthew596003 on March 17, 2026

Used with ground pork and probably too much h ginger and onion… and 6/5 stars this was insane. Served with 3/4lb fettuccine
meginyeg on January 12, 2026

This was a quick easy meal. Everyone liked it but didn't love it. Might make again when short on time.
thefritschkitchen on January 22, 2025

This is so tasty!! I will absolutely make again, most likely a double batch. Served over roasted sweet potatoes potatoes and then liked my plate!
ezwriternc on August 22, 2023

This was good. Not amazing. I used Ssamgjang instead of gochujang, and added some leftover grilled sausage that i cut up with peppers and onions. Also added spinach and used lean beef so no fat to skim. I’m looking forward to trying it tomorrow since many here say it’s better the next day.
Laura_AZ on March 02, 2023

I love this recipe. I've used 90% lean ground bison, ground turkey, combination of turkey/beef, turkey and shiitake, turkey, shiitake and lentils.... I usually increase saucy ingredients by x1.5 because I use more than 1 lb of meet. I use mother-in-law's fermented gochujang and combination of coconut aminos and low sodium soy. I like it over sweet potato and also banza pasta.
snoozermoose on January 09, 2023

I used this as the sauce for a pound of rigatoni as I was out of udon. This was tasty but honestly not as flavorful as I was hoping it would be. I agree with hirsheys that it does improve the second day though. I did not skim the fat and regretted it, as it was quite greasy.
averythingcooks on September 08, 2022

We really enjoyed this served over some smashed red skinned potatoes with a green salad on the side. I did remove a lot of the fat from the browning beef early which I prefer to skimming off the finished dish. It has great flavour as written but because I'm in full garden veg mode right now, I did add a handful of various diced mild peppers early and then some halved grape tomatoes near the end. I cut it in 1/2 for 2 of us and there was not a speck leftover.....and we both voted "repeat" almost immediately.
hirsheys on September 03, 2022

This was fine on the first day and much better on the second. Definitely important to skim the fat - otherwise the mouthfeel would have been all grease. Still, quite solid and pretty much a pantry meal for me, so a definite win.
Melissa_427 on June 13, 2022

Absolutely delicious. Came together quick and was devoured quick.