TOFU AS A SIDE DISH (두부)

Ok, so I am by no means a vegetarian but I did live with one for a about a year and in doing so I learned to really love tofu. Because of her I began my search for recipe’s we could both enjoy. Thankfully, I found this on Maangchi’s site (the Gods must have blessed her with quite a gift), and so made something we both enjoy to this day!

Two tofu side dishes.

Pan-fried tofu with spicy sauce
(두부 부침 양늄장)

Ingredients:

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

Instructions:

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 tbsp. 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 tsp. hot pepper flakes, 1 tsp. sugar (or honey), 2 tbsp. soy sauce, and 2 tsp. 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

Pan-fried tofu in soy sauce
(도보 간장 조림)

Ingredients:

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

Instruction:

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 tbsp. 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 tbsp. soy sauce, 1 tbsp. 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)