Hot pepper powder

Gochujangyong gochugaru 고추장용 고추가루

Hot pepper powder is made from finely ground dried hot peppers and is used to make Korean gochujang (hot pepper paste). It’ll give your gochujang a nice silky texture.

Recipes that use hot pepper powder (gochujangyong gochugaru):

Hot pepper paste

Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 at 3:41 pm. Last updated on February 21, 2014.
Tagged: 고추가루, 고추장용 고추가루, gochujang ingredients, gochujangyong gochugaru, hot pepper powder, korean food, Korean ingredient photo, korean ingredients, Korean kitchen, Korean red chili powder, Korean seasonings

7 Comments:

joels2000 Dallas, TX joined 1/17 & has 1 comment
Posted January 9th, 2017 at 12:21 pm | Log in to reply.

Hello Maangchi, I am vegan and I tried to make kimchi tofu stew using vegan kimchi. I think I made a mistake when I made the chili paste. It was way too hot. is there a mild chili powder you recommend.
Dyani Yogyakarta, Indonesia joined 10/14 & has 2 comments
Posted October 31st, 2014 at 6:26 am | Log in to reply.

Maangchi i think i made mistake for buying red pepper powder istead of hot pepper flakes. I want to make kimchi. Can i use that red pepper powder to make kimchi like you use hot pepper flakes? Will it be different for the taste of my kimchi? Thank you Maangchi… i really need your help. God bless you.
- Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 11,702 comments
  Posted May 22nd, 2016 at 9:34 am | Log in to reply.
  
  Yes, you can use hot pepper powder instead of hot pepper flakes when you make kimchi. Only difference between flakes and powder is how finely they ground.
KrynauwOtto2 Pretoria, South Africa joined 9/13 & has 54 comments
Posted September 18th, 2013 at 8:52 am | Log in to reply.

Hi Maangchi,
Is this only used to make gochujang?
- Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 11,702 comments
  Posted September 18th, 2013 at 6:56 pm | Log in to reply.
  
  yes, it is.
jockc Southern Cal joined 8/13 & has 1 comment
Posted August 9th, 2013 at 1:21 pm | Log in to reply.

I think I saw in one of your videos you mentioned some hot pepper powder that was very hot and some that was very mild. I was at a Korean market yesterday, and they had quite a few types of this ingredient. But I couldn’t tell how hot they were. I love things super spicy but my family doesn’t. So I wanted to get some hot and some mild. But I couldn’t at all tell how hot each was. Is there any way for someone who can’t read any Korean to tell how hot it is?
- Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 11,702 comments
  Posted September 18th, 2013 at 6:58 pm | Log in to reply.
  
  Check this out please: https://www.maangchi.com/ingredient/hot-pepper-flakes
  Maewoon gochugaru: very spicy hot pepper flakes
  Deol Maewoon gochugaru: less spicy hot pepper flakes (mild)