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Soy sauce Boiled Tofu (Dubu Ganjang Jorim in Korean)

sue — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 05:00:44 +0000

I don’t like tofu (Dubu in Korean) on its own, but I really like it when it is cooked with something else, like Tofu Soybean Paste Stew (Dubu Doenjangjjigae in Korean) or this meal, soy sauce boiled tofu. Tofu is a really cheap, healthy meal, and is suitable in lots of food. This side dish is especially really easy to make.

Ingredients for 2-3 person side dish

(Expected prep time: 2 minutes , cooking time: 4 minutes )

Tofu 280 g
1/2 stalk of a spring onion
Olive oil 15 ml

For sauce (mix these in a bowl)

Soy sauce (Ganjang in Korean) – 3 tsp

Sugar – 1 tsp (I used dark brown sugar)

Garlic – 1/4 tsp

Sesame oil – 1/4 tsp

1 green chili

Prep

Cut the tofu into pieces.
Take the seeds out from the chili and thin slice it.
Thin slice the spring onion.

Cooking

1. Put some oil into the pan.
2. Add the tofu. Pan fry it both sides.

3. Turn the heat down to low heat, add the sauce and spring onion, then simmer it. (turn the tofu over half way)

4. When 80% of the sauce disappears, serve it on the plate, then pour out the rest of the sauce on the tofu.

Although it contains chili, the actual dish isn’t spicy.

Recipes that contain tofu

Pork and Kimchi Stew (Dwaejigogi Kimchijjigae in Korean)

Tofu Soybean Paste Stew (Dubu Doenjangjjigae in Korean)

Uncurdled Tofu Stew (Sundubu Jjigae in Korean)

Pork and Kimchi Stew (Dwaejigogi Kimchijjigae in Korean)

sue — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:09:31 +0000

Kimchijjigae is one of the most common stews, along with Doenjangjjigae (Soybean paste stew). I used to make it a lot, but I was never good at making really good home style stew.

However it is kind of weird to complement your own food, but it really rocked. I was so touched with my own stew. I think pork made the difference (it worked as a broth I think), because I never used meat in Kimchijjigae before today.

So here is the rocking recipe.

Ingredients for 2 people

200 g pork (shoulder loin)
1 tbsp refined rice wine
3 sprinkles ground pepper
2 fistfuls Kimchi (Longer fermented Kimchi is better for this meal, however if your Kimchi is new, add 1 tbsp of vinegar into the Kimchi. It is like instant fermenting.)
1/4 onion
1/3 tofu
1/2 stalk of a spring onion
2 shiitake mushrooms
1 green chili
150 ml water

For Sauce (Mix them together.)

2 tsp Korean chili powder

1 tsp Gochujang

2 tsp soy sauce

1/4 tsp minced garlic

2 sprinkles ground pepper

Preparation

1. Rinse the meat in running cold water.

2. Marinade the meat with the refined rice wine and ground pepper. (for 15 minutes)

3. Thin slice the mushrooms, onion and spring onion.

4. Cut the tofu into medium size cubes.

5. Make a long cut in the middle of the chili and wash out the seeds in cold water (Make sure you don’t touch them. Scrub it out with spoon or knife, if it is necessary. It makes you sting all night if you touch the seeds.) Then thin slice it.

Cooking (You will need a wok and a pot.)

1. Pre heat the wok then add some vegetable oil.

2. Add the Kimchi and stir it until it is cooked.

3. Put the marinated meat into the bottom of the pot. Add all the other ingredients (Kimchi, mushrooms, onion, tofu, water and the sauce) except chili and spring onion.

4. Boil the pot on strong heat until it boils.

5. Add the chili and spring onion near the end of boiling.

6. Serve it.

I had garlic chives buchimgae as a side dish. It was delicious and crispy. I am planning on posting this recipe some other time, however you can refer to my current recipe from this blog.

Buchimgae (Korean Pancakes Reference)

Tuna Pancakes (Chamchijeon in Korean)

Squid pancakes (Ojingeo Buchimgae in Korean)

Seasoned sesame leaves pancakes (Kkaenip Jang Ddeok in Korean)

Fish Cake Soup (Eomuk-Guk in Korean)

Shellfish and Chewy Noodle Soup (Bajirak Kalguksu in Korean)

Hand Made Tofu Meals

sue — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 02:55:39 +0000

Yesterday I went to the “Dubu Ma-ul”- Tofu Village in English (It is a restaurant name). It’s quite famous in Gwangyang (near where I live). The unique thing about this restaurant is they serve hand made Korean tofu, which is really yummy (not from imported GM beans). We often go there when our bodies need some extra nutrition (I can tell when I need it ) The food they serve is really healthy too.

This is what we had yesterday. (We ordered “Dubu Jungsik” in Korean, Dubu means tofu and Jungsik means set meal that has a certain number of side dishes)

From the top :Appetizers, Soup and Side dishes
It is 12,000 won (US $12.65) for 2 people.

They don’t just serve tofu meals, they also have great meat meals like Bossam (Thinly sliced boiled pork that is served with some wrapping vegetables like lettuce and cabbage) Their specialty is they boil the meat with some Chinese medicine, it supposedly supports your health. I’ll tell you about this meal some other time.