Ssamjang and gochujang are specialty items you won't find at Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Publix, Walmart, or most ALDI or Kroger locations—plan on a trip to an Asian grocery like H Mart for those two, a real friction point on a weeknight. The other ingredients (barbecue sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, fish sauce, sesame oil) are standard pantry staples at any major chain. Cost per serving runs around $1.50–$2.00 once you have the Korean pastes on hand, making repeat batches economical, but that first buy is an 8-ounce jar of ssamjang you may use slowly. The stated 5 minutes is honest—this is genuinely a sauce you whisk together. This works best as a condiment for grilled meat or a dipping sauce rather than a dish that feeds three people as a main course, and it keeps well in the refrigerator for several weeks.