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Gochujang Michelada Recipe (Spicy-Savory Beer Cocktail)

Name: Gochujang Michelada Recipe (Spicy-Savory Beer Cocktail)
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves up 1 Tasty Michelada
Ingredients: [For the rim]; 1 teaspoon gochugaru (Korean Chili flakes) or your favorite chili substitute; 1 teaspoon BADOP!; 1 teaspoon navel orange zest; A slice of orange, about ⅓-inch wide; [For the drink]; 1 teaspoon gochujang (about 5 g); ½ teaspoon soy sauce; ½ ounce (15ml) fresh orange juice; 2–3 dashes hot sauce; 8–12 ounces (240–355 ml) very cold light lager or pilsner; Ice (optional—traditional micheladas don’t always use it, but it works here)

Easy

About 5 Minutes

Gochujang+MSG+Beer. A michelada rebuilt with Korean chili paste: sweet, savory, spicy, cold. Because beer deserves umami too.

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Gochujang Michelada Recipe (Spicy-Savory Beer Cocktail)

Ingredients

Serves up 1 Tasty Michelada

For the rim

1 teaspoon gochugaru (Korean Chili flakes) or your favorite chili substitute
1 teaspoon BADOP!
1 teaspoon navel orange zest
A slice of orange, about ⅓-inch wide

For the drink

1 teaspoon gochujang (about 5 g)
½ teaspoon soy sauce
½ ounce (15ml) fresh orange juice
2–3 dashes hot sauce
8–12 ounces (240–355 ml) very cold light lager or pilsner
Ice (optional—traditional micheladas don’t always use it, but it works here)

Instructions

Chill your beer of choice and separately prepare the ingredients on different plates or bowls.

Mix the rim ingredients together on a small plate. Rub the rim of a chilled beer stein or pint glass with an orange wedge. Dip into the seasoning mixture and twist gently to coat. Dip the orange wedge into the mixture to coat on all sides.
In the bottom of the rimmed glass, combine gochujang, soy sauce, orange juice, and a pinch of BADOP!
Stir thoroughly until the gochujang is fully dissolved and smooth. (Really take a second here—no red clumps.)
Fill glass with ice cubes
Pour in beer slowly while stirring gently to integrate. Garnish with the orange wedge and serve immediately.

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