Korean-Inspired Pork Belly Burnt Ends

Give burnt ends an east Asian twist by cooking tender chunks of smoked pork belly in an aromatic barbecue sauce featuring ginger, garlic, and sesame oil plus two Korean pantry staples: gochujang (fermented hot pepper paste) and gochugaru (red chili pepper flakes). Once those ingredients are procured (check an Asian market if your supermarket doesn’t carry them), the sauce takes less than 30 minutes to make. (That said, you can save some time by substituting a good quality store-bought Korean barbecue sauce instead.) Serve the caramelized and sticky bites on their own as an appetizer, in tacos, on pizza, or in lettuce leaves with warm rice and kimchi for a fun make-your-own-wrap meal.