Korean Braised Tofu
Vegan Korean Braised Tofu in A Spicy Sweet Sauce (Dubu-jorim: 두부조림)
Equipment
- Sautee Pan
- Paper towel
Ingredients
- 300 Gram Hard Tofu
- ½ Cup Oil For frying
- 1 Medium Onion Finely Chopped
- 2 Cloves Garlic Finely Chopped
- 1 Tsp Ginger Finely Chopped
For the Sauce
- ½ Cup Soy Sauce
- ½ Cup Water
- 2 Tsp Sugar or Maple Syrup 1 Tbsp
- 1 Tsp Korean Hot Pepper Flakes I used a Pepper Kimchi Mix. You can also use hot paprika.
- Mix all the sauce ingredients together and set aside
Instructions
- Using a paper towel, dry the tofu.
- Cut the tofu into bite-sized triangles or rectangles.
- Heat the oil in a pan, and fry the tofu pieces until golden on each side. If there is no oil, add a little. Once golden lay on a plate with paper towel.
- Lower the heat to medium and in the same pan sauté the chopped onion for about 3 minutes and then add the garlic and ginger.
- Once the onion is translucent add the soy sauce mix we first prepared to the pan with the onion, garlic and ginger and let the sauce reduce over medium-low heat.
- Once the sauce becomes thick and glossy, add the crispy tofu pieces to the sauce and cook for a few minutes on one side and turn to the other side. The dish is ready as soon as there is almost no sauce left and the tofu is soaked in it on all sides.