Ginger-Scallion Sauce
The New York Times Magazine
Sam Sifton
Yield: 6 - 10 servings

2½ cups thinly sliced scallions, both green and white parts
½ cup peeled, minced fresh ginger
¼ cup neutral oil (like grapeseed)
1½ tsp. light soy sauce
1 scant tsp. sherry vinegar
½ tsp. kosher salt, or to taste In a large bowl, combine the scallions with the rest of the ingredients. Mix well and taste, adding salt if needed.

Note: This sauce is part of the recipe for Momofuku Bo Saum but it is also used to flavor noddles at the Chinatown restaurant Great N.Y.Noodletown in New York City.


Ssaum Sauce
The New York Times Magazine
Sam Sifton
Yield: 6 - 10 servings

2 Tbsp fermented bean-and-chili paste(ssamjan, available in many Asian markets, and online)
1 Tbsp. chili paste (kochujang, available in many Asian markets, and online)
½ cup sherry vinegar
½ cup neutral oil (like grapeseed)
In a medium bowl, combine the chili pastes with the vinegar and oil, and mix well.

Kochujang, a sweet Korean hot-pepper paste, is one possibility, as is its cousin sssamjang, a fiery soybean paste. David Chang, the owner and chef of Momofuku Ssam Bar in Manhattan, thins out ssamjang with oil and sherry vinegar as an additional sauce.
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