Fragrant Dallae Jang (Wild Chive Soy Sauce)
A springtime seasoned sauce made by mixing cleaned wild chives with soy sauce and chili flakes, served with dried seaweed or warm rice.
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This rice-stealing seasoned sauce features pungent, fragrant dallae tossed in a savory mix of soy sauce and gochugaru. It is wonderful wrapped in unseasoned dried seaweed or mixed into warm rice with a drizzle of perilla or sesame oil. Once the chives are cleaned, the sauce comes together easily with basic pantry seasonings.
- Servings
- about 4–6 servings
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spiciness
- Mildly spicy
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Dallae (wild garlic)100 g
- Red chili pepper1
Seasoning
- Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)2 tbsp
- Soy sauce (or brewed soy sauce (yangjo-ganjang))6 tbsp
- Corn syrup (mulyeot) (or green plum syrup (maesil-cheong))1 tbsp
- Mirin (cooking rice wine)2 tbsp
- Minced garlic1/2 tbsp
- Toasted sesame seeds1 tbsp
- Perilla oil (or toasted sesame oil)as needed
- You can omit the red chili pepper, or prepare spicy Cheongyang chili peppers along with it.
Steps
Prepare the ingredients
Here is one bundle of dallae, 100g.
I added 1 red chili pepper partway through, so it is missing from the photo. You can omit it, or prepare spicy Cheongyang chili pepper along with it.
Clean the dallae
Scrape off any debris from the bulbs and peel away any shriveled, yellowed outer skin.
Soak in water so the soil and dirt fall off, then wash several times until the water runs clear and drain thoroughly.
Cut into bite-sized pieces. Slice the red chili pepper or Cheongyang chili pepper as well.
Season the dallae jang
Add the dallae and chilies, then add the seasoning ingredients: 2 tbsp gochugaru, 6 tbsp regular soy sauce (jin-ganjang), 1 tbsp corn syrup (mulyeot) (or green plum syrup), 2 tbsp mirin, 1/2 tbsp minced garlic, and 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds, and mix together.
Add the perilla oil or toasted sesame oil right when you eat and mix it in.
Finish
Fragrant dallae jang is complete.
To be honest, spring greens take some mental preparation because of all the cleaning, but you put up with it because you cannot forget this flavor.
Ppunwife's tips
- Drizzle perilla oil or toasted sesame oil right when serving and mix it in.
FAQ
Can I use a different sweetener instead of corn syrup?
You can substitute green plum syrup (maesil-cheong) in the same amount in place of corn syrup.
Should I add the perilla oil when mixing the sauce?
Rather than mixing it into the sauce in advance, it is recommended to drizzle it over right when you sit down to eat.
How can I make it spicier?
You can add sliced Cheongyang chili pepper (hot green chili) either in place of or along with the red chili pepper to give it more heat.
