Re: GLUTEN FREE Doenjang

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JennyJens
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I know this is an old thread but I just thought I’d chime in for anyone who may be interested. I looked on the Macguroom site and although the ingredients listed on the label in English in the above picture of gochujang are just red pepper powder, salt, and water, the site lists two additional ingredients: 메주가루 (fermented soybean powder) and 엿기름 (barley malt). The doenjang, on the other hand, doesn’t appear to have any problematic ingredients. Another doenjang that seems to have a promising ingredient list is the Sempio Premium Soybean Paste. And this one is a much more reasonable price! Link here: http://www.hmart.com/shopnow/shopnow_newsub.asp?p=8801005149525 Be careful, however, because the other doenjang made by this brand includes wheat flour as a filler/thickener. And as my searches have shown me, don’t always trust the English ingredient lists because they are not always 100% congruent with the Korean.

Getting back to gochujang, there are some gluten free recipes online. If you just do a quick search you will find them easily. It basically involves miso, gochugaru, sugar, water, and a bit of rice vinegar/alcohol cooked together briefly on the stove. I’ve made it before and it’s a really good approximation of gochujang.