2 tofu side dishes

• Panfried tofu with spicy sauce and panfried tofu in soy sauce / 두부부침양념장, 두부 간장조림 / Dubu buchim yangnyumjang, dubu ganjang jorim
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• Originally posted on September 10, 2009 at 10:49 am

Hi, everybody!
I’m introducing 2 kinds of Korean tofu side dishes to you today!

When I lived in Canada, I often went to a farmer’s market on the weekend. It was in a big building, and in the basement there was a store where people were lining every weekend up to buy some special tofu.

My friend was a regular customer at the store, so she let me taste it when she bought it. I was very surprised! Firstly, because it was so expensive, and secondly because it was a very simple tofu recipe. They were selling the tofu cubed and cooked with sauce for $7.99! The sauce was made with soy sauce and sugar or maple syrup…

Absolutely it was easy recipe. I took my friend to a Korean store and bought Tofu for 99 cents and came home and we cooked it together. She was very happy and since that time, she has been doing all kinds of experiments with her favorite tofu side dish. She invents her own sauce these days. : )

Tofu is pronounced as “doo boo” in Korean. If you say doo boo in front of Koreans, they will be impressed!

Panfried tofu with spicy sauce
(Dubu buchim yangnyumjang)

Ingredients:
Half package of tofu (about 10 oz: 280 grams), soy sauce, hot pepper flakes, sugar, green onion, garlic, sesame oil, roasted sesame seeds

1. Slice the tofu into bite size pieces (¼ inch thick rectangles). You should get 10 pieces. Towel off each piece with a paper towel.
2. Heat a pan with 1 to 2 tbs of vegetable oil. Add the tofu and lower the heat. Cook over low heat about 5-7 minutes.
3. When the bottom of the tofu looks golden brown, turn it over and cook another 5 minutes.
4. Transfer the cooked tofu to a serving plate.
5. Make your sauce in a small bowl by mixing these ingredients:
   1 clove of minced garlic, 1 chopped green onion, 1 ts hot pepper flakes, 1 ts sugar (or honey), 2 tbs soy sauce, and 2 ts sesame oil
6. Spoon the sauce evenly over the tofu, and sprinkle some roasted sesame seeds just before serving.
7. Serve with rice as a side dish

Panfried tofu in soy sauce
(Dubu ganjang jorim)

Ingredients:
Half package of tofu (about 10 oz: 280 grams), garlic, soy sauce, corn syrup (mulyeot), black sesame seeds.

1. Slice the tofu into bite size pieces (¼ inch thick rectangles). You should get 10 pieces. Towel off each piece with a paper towel.
2. Heat a pan with 1 to 2 tbs of vegetable oil. Add the tofu and lower the heat. Cook over low heat about 5-7 minutes.
3. When the bottom of the tofu looks golden brown, turn it over and cook another 5 minutes.
4. Add 1 clove minced garlic, 1 tbs soy sauce, 1 tbs corn syrup and stir it to caramelize the tofu.
5. Turn the heat off and transfer the cooked tofu to a serving plate.
6. Sprinkle some roasted black sesame seeds before serving.
7. Serve with rice as a side dish.
   *tip: you can use this dish as a side dish for your doshirak (Korean lunch box)

Let’s review your Korean cooking skill by making doshirak:

I prepared spinach side dish (shigumchi namul) and breaded fish pancake (using my cod jeon recipe) along with the tofu jorim!

This doshirak is not only healthy and a well balanced meal, but also colorful! Try it out!

Posted Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 10:49 am
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