Hi everybody!
I’m introducing another delicious tofu recipe to you today. It’s very juicy and delicious. I didn’t use any chili peppers or powder, so it will be a good side dish for children or those who can’t tolerate spicy food. Yes, I’m a spicy food lover! But I sometimes feel like eating something mild. The sweet salty tangy brine in this recipe makes the intrinsically tasteless tofu very delicious.
You can eat it right after making it, and it’ll last for 2 or 3 weeks in the fridge. This side dish is very versatile. For a quick meal, cook some noodles, put them in a bowl, and add some dubu-jangajji over top with the delicious brine, onion, and chopped mushrooms. Or simply mix some pickle juice with your rice. If you have roasted kim in your cupboard, crush a sheet or two and add it to the rice. Yum!
If you have any more ideas on how to prepare this, let me know in the comments below and share your idea with my readers.
Ingredients
- 2 package of tofu (36 ounces (1020 grams)
- ¾ cup soy sauce
- 3 dried shiitake mushrooms
- ⅓ cup distilled vinegar (apple or white vinegar)
- 1½ cup water
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 apple, pit removed and sliced (or 2 tbs of sugar)
- 1 onion, sliced
- cooking oil (vegetable oil, canola oil, etc)
Directions
- Remove the tofu from the package. Drain and rinse.
- Cube the tofu into bite sized pieces.
- Heat up a pan over medium high heat and add a little cooking oil. Lightly dry off each tofu piece with a paper towel and pan fry until each side is golden brown.
- Prepare the brine by putting the soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, apple, dried shiitake mushrooms, and water into a thick bottomed pot. Bring to a boil over medium high heat for 10 minutes, then turn down the heat to low and simmer for another 30 minutes. Strain with a strainer.
- Put the fried tofu and the sliced onion into a container. Pour the strained brine over top, and add the cooked shiitake mushrooms.
- To serve, put some of the tofu, brine, and onions into a serving bowl, along with some of the shiitake mushroom, chopped. Serve with rice or noodles. To eat, mix in some of the brine with your rice. Eat your rice and take a piece of tofu, mushroom or slice of onion from time to time, too.
Hi Maangchi, i wonder how much Tofu is in 1 package? :)
Oh, I should update this recipe! 1 package of tofu sold in my area is 18 ounces (510 grams). Good luck with making delicious dubu-jangajji!
I made this last night and it’s delicious! I used Korean pear because I have some on hand (and had no apple). What I particularly like about this recipe is the fact that it’s not too sour with vinegar, even though it’s a pickle recipe. It is absolutely perfectly balanced. The shitake is excellent in this too. I could make a meal of of this (not just eat it as a side dish).
We loooove this recipe! I’ve made it many times, never quite exactly as written but still comes out great. It is best with shiitake as they are obviously more flavorful… but I often use baby bellas as I more often have them on hand. They just dont add much for flavor but are still yummy!
I also realize the apples are for sweetening but once mistakenly made this and put them in uncooked with the onion & I know it’s wrong but… It’s tasty! Crispy and salty sweet. Also good if made spicy instead. :9
Thank you so much Maangchi, I always look forward to your recipes, they never disappoint!
I tried to make a Korean set menu for dinner using all recipes of yours. They were all delicious, but I like the tofu pickles the best! Thank you so much for helping me try Korean cooking!
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All the dishes look healthy and delicious!
Is it possible to use different mushrooms than shiitake? I couldn’t find it in stores near my hometown and i really want to try this recipe out. What about white mushrooms? Or wood ear?
Thanks in advance!
Nvm, my brother found Shiitake mushrooms in the city where he studies, so he’ll buy me some soon! :)
This is only the third tofu related dish that I can get my hubby to eat, as a matter of fact I have to make a double batch, he chows it down so fast! I add dried red chili japonica peppers into the cooked marinade because I like it spicey. I am currently getting the ingredients to make your gochujang recipe, since I live in the southwest and we have great sun and heat here, but no asian stores. Sadness. I watched your site when you made it, but I am having a hard time with the amount of rice e syrup to use – American labeling and such. Can you give me an idea in ounces? Otherwise I’ll just guess. I love your work, and what you are doing, gave me the best chickenwing recipe ever! And the broccoli pickles rock! And the Kimchi too! Thank you thank you thank you!
Hi Maangchi, I just want to say thank you so much for easy recipe. I put it in the fridge and it became so so so so delicious the next day.
But I do want to ask how long do you think before we shouldn’t eat it anymore.
I’m happy to hear that you love this recipe! You can keep it in the fridge up to 7 days.
In your recipe you say 2-3 weeks but here you mention 7 days. Is this good for a long ferment in the fridge of 2-3 weeks or does it go bad after 7 days?
Thanks ^_^
Dear Maangchi,
I use your recipe to store my Shiitake longer! Shittake are VERY healthy, but it can be a lot of time spent when we soak it and cook it every time to eat only one or two of them.
With your recipe i cook around 10-15 and then i can keep them in the fridge.
Thank you very much for it! They keep in shape and taste good, even after a week.
Have a nice day :)
yes, pickled shiitake mushrooms and sliced onion are also very delicious along with the pickled tofu. I should make this soon. : )
Hi Maangchi,
Can you tell me where you got your glass tea-pot? I love the fact that you can put it on the stove! Thanks!
It’s sold in Korean grocery stores these days.
I couldn’t even wait for 2-3 weeks! I ate the whole jar in 2 days – even without rice, it was great! Thank you Maangchi!
I’ve just joined so will take photos next time. I’ve made several jiggae and banchan from your recipes already and have not been disappointed.
1 question please! Hehehe….
Can I use sesame oil to fry it? Or is it much better if I use olive oil?
I wouldn’t use sesame oil to fry tofu.
So, last night was my first time making this. I’m in love with this already!!!
great! Happy cooking!
When I saw this, I had to try it. My Japanese father use to make something very similar to this and I’ve been looking everywhere for the recipe. He would add dikon radish and dried seaweed to it as well. Really tasty!! Thank you so much :)
Adding radish will make the broth more tasty. yum!
I made this today and was so pleased with the taste! One of my favorite dishes is dubu chorim and this is a close sister recipe! I love all matter of things pickled, so this is a winner in my book! Thank you for sharing your recipe! We’ll eat it with some bulgogi and miso soup tonight for dinner over rice.
“One of my favorite dishes is dubu chorim and this is a close sister recipe!” : )
I’m very happy to hear that you like all matter of things pickled. The pickled sliced onion is so tasty, isn’t it?
I made this last night. This is a very delicious recipe! I also used fresh shitake and think it turned out very good. The brine is so delicious, I don’t want to discard it!
Fresh shiitake mushrooms worked well? Awesome!
Hey Maangchi
It’s been a long time since we last ‘talked’ but just so u know, i am still following yr blog closely and hv been making all yr awesome recipes repeatedly (that’s why there hasn’t been any new photos!). I made this tofu recipe just now and finished more than half of it (it was my lunch and dinner!) so I didn’t get any photos in the end. As always, yr recipes are SUPER YUMILICIOUS! So this tofu dish is no exception. I hv been making alot of walnuts wrapped in Korean dried persimmons and also the persimmon drink with cinnamon. These are my favourite for winter. Once again, tks so much for yr fantastic recipes. Wishing u a happy & healthy 2013.
Happy New Year to you and your family, Irene!
You always love healthy and delicious food. Good luck with your Korean cooking!
It looks so delicious , going to try making this later , oh and i have the same glass dish !! LOL , iinstead of dried shiitake , does it matter if i use fresh shiitake ?
I’ve made this just now using fresh shiitake , it was so good ! Loved it , a perfect side dish ..i could eat this everyday !
Olivia, yes, your tofu pickles look fantastic! Fresh shiitake mushrooms worked well? Thank you for letting me know about it.
I made it! Yesterday Dubujangajji was that best!
Thank you Maangchi and Happy New Years!
awesome!
Dear Maangchi, I’m so upset!
Yesterday I made your recipe for Dubujangaji, und I made it really good. I taste it and almost can’t stop to try. The Muschroom ware so good, soft like meat, and the onion really tasty, and all the ingredients have ad a very special taste to me. But, I want to keep my glass container in the refigerator and that broke up! The glass was overall! I cried really bad! It’s was hard for me to find tofu yesterday, and I made three time the way to search overall. I had misfortune yesterday, but today I’ll try another time and this time must goes all in the best way.
Thank you for your wonderfull tasty recipe. Gamsahamnida!
“all the ingredients have ad a very special taste to me.” yes, I agree! I love the taste of pickled onion, too!
Hello I’m from Ukraine. Your site – what I was looking for 2-3 years. Thank you very much.
I want to learn to cook Korean food, because the food in Korea is very tasty and healthy compared to the one I was used to.
How much % of acid in vinegar? How many milliliters in a cup?
You are very nice.
Thank you so much for your work
I’m very excited about this recipe.
I have a couple of questions.
Do I have to discard the garlic cloves and the apple?
How long does it keep in the fridge?
You can store this dish safely in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. “Do I have to discard the garlic cloves and the apple?” I discard it but you can eat it if you want.
Thank you so much for answering my questions.
I’ve made this recipe once and the entire batch only lasted a day.
I will definitely double the recipe next time.
I love ur recipe n new hairstyle^^
great!
Annyeong Maangchi, this dubujangajji is Daebak!!! Am gonna try it as soon as i can get my hands on some yummy tofu!!! Kumopsumnida!
Let me know how yours turns out. Happy cooking!
Guess what I sent you a picture of my dubujangajji and I love the taste of it and I will be sharing this with a fellow Hansik Lover!
That looks really delicious and so do you!
Thank you! Cheers! : )
Love your hair doo, and thankyou for the new tofu recipe, looks good, can’t wait to try it!
Let me know how yours turns out! Happy cooking!
Awesome recipe!
Thank you Maangchi for share!
greetings from Mexico
yay, thank you very much!