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Kalbi Marinade from Roy Choi Masterclass

Ingredients

1 large onion, peeled and roughly chopped
1 cup peeled garlic cloves
1 bunch scallions (about 8 scallions), roughly chopped
5 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 cup sugar
2 large kiwifruits
2 cups soy sauce
1 cup mirin, apple juice, or water
2 cups fresh orange juice
1 cup toasted sesame oil

Method

Add solid stuff to the blender first, otherwise it'll splash
Add the liquids. Note measurements don't need to be exact!
Taste your food. Taste your raw ingredients! Taste it right after you blend it! Taste it after it's been sitting for a while!
Pop it in a jar! Stores nicely in the fridge, for at least a couple days, even just under a week - until it starts to smell funky.
Instructions from Masterclass: Add the onion, garlic, scallions, sesame seeds, and sugar to a clean blender jar. Halve the kiwifruits, and use a spoon to scoop out the flesh. Add the flesh to the jar of a blender, and toss out the skins. Add the remaining ingredients to the blender, and purée the mixture on high speed just until a smooth sauce forms, about 10 seconds. Pour the marinade into a sealable jar or container, and store it in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Notes

It's vegan!
The base is essentially a marinade. But it can act as a mother sauce, and with a bit of creativity in how it's used and combined with a few other key ingredients, can be used for vegetables, can become everything from a braising liquid, to a sauce, to (most importantly) a cooking liquid. It can also be used as a vinaigrette.
Would love to try this with tofu... maybe on the oven tofu I usually do? Or try roasting pretty much any vegetable? This is making me wanna try out like an electric super-hot grill that could imitate a barbeque... maybe I could get that set up by my window for ventilation? Something like this grill pan off Amazon or this big double-burner griddle thing? Incidentally maybe I should get a double-burner induction cooktop?

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