Miso & Gochujang
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Recipe by Mats Rajala
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Miso & Gochujang

Salty miso caramel is balanced by a fiery gochujang ganache for a deep, complex flavor experience.
Bonbon mold
Cabrellon 6024 — 11g
Yield
≈ 96 bonbons · 3 molds of 32
Tools
Immersion blender

Components

Miso Caramel
AW 0.6932
169 grams5.96 oz granulated sugar
30 grams1.06 oz water
65 grams2.29 oz glucose syrup (DE40)
130 grams4.59 oz cream (36%)
1 pod vanilla pod
33 grams1.16 oz white miso
20 grams0.71 oz browned butter
Gochujang Ganache
AW 0.802
6 grams0.212 oz gochujang
9.6 grams0.339 oz sorbitol powder
38.4 grams1.35 oz glucose syrup
18 grams0.63 oz inverted sugar (trimoline)
120 grams4.23 oz cream (36%)
240 grams8.47 oz milk chocolate

Instructions

Miso Caramel
1
Start by putting the miso into a small saucepan.
2
Scrape out the vanilla seeds and mix them into the miso.
3
Then add a little of the cream and mix to a homogeneous mass, continuing to add cream until all of it is blended with the miso and vanilla.
4
Heat this to 40°C (104°F) while you pour the water into a larger saucepan, followed by the glucose syrup and granulated sugar.
5
Once you get a nice caramel color, turn off the heat and carefully deglaze with the warm cream. A little at a time!
6
Once everything is well combined, add the browned butter and stir thoroughly.
7
Pour into a container and cover with plastic wrap to keep the caramel from drying out on the surface.
8
Let cool to room temperature and pipe about 4 grams (0.14 oz) into each bonbon shell.
Gochujang Ganache
1
Start by putting the gochujang into a small saucepan.
2
Then add a little of the cream and mix to a homogeneous mass, continuing to add cream until all of it is blended with the gochujang.
3
After that, add all the sugars and heat everything to 40°C (104°F), while melting the chocolate to 40°C (104°F).
4
Then pour the cream, gochujang, and sugar mixture into a beaker, followed by the melted chocolate.
5
Blend thoroughly with an immersion blender to get a good emulsion.
6
Let cool to 29°C (84°F) and then fill the rest of the bonbon shell. About 4 grams (0.14 oz) per bonbon.
7
Let the ganache set, then seal the bonbons.
Fiery Ganache
Don't like a hot ganache? You can skip the gochujang
Notes