Two Korean Tofu Side Dishes

Instructions

1. 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.whitetofu 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 dishdubuyangnyumjang

2. 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.dubuganjangjorim 5. Turn the heat off and transfer the cooked tofu to a serving plate. 6. Sprinkle some roasted black sesame seeds before serving.dubuganjangjorim1 7. Serve with rice as a side dish. *tip: you can use this dish as a side dish for your doshirak (Korean lunch box)

3. 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!