Spicy Braised Tofu (Dubu-Jorim)

🧂 Ingredients

• 18 Oz Extra Firm Tofu
• 3 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 1 tsp Sesame Oil

  Toasted
• 1 tsp Sesame Seeds

  Toasted
• 1 tbsp Garlic

  minced
• 1 Onion

  minced
• 2 Green Onions

  chopped
• 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
• ½ tsp Kosher Salt
• 2 tsp Brown Sugar
• 2 tbsp Gochugaru
• 1 cup water

Instructions

• 1 Press the tofu in the Tofu Press for 20-30 minutes to remove excess water. Cut
  it into ¼ inch thick bite size squares.
• 2 Add cooking oil to a pan over medium heat.
• 3 Gently set the tofu onto the pan and cook for 7 to 8 minutes. Rotate the pan to
  cook the tofu evenly. When the bottoms get a little crunchy, flip them over one
  by one with a spatula. Let cook another 7 to 8 minutes until both sides of each
  tofu piece are a little crispy and golden brown.
• 4 Transfer the tofu to a plate. Keep the leftover oil.
• 5 Add Gochugaru, Soy Sauce, Brown Sugar, Salt and Water to make the sauce. Mix it
  well.
• 6 Heat up a small pan over medium high heat and add the leftover oil. Add chopped
  onion, garlic, and green onions. Stir and cook until softened and slightly
  caramelized.
• 7 Add the sauce and keep stirring until it reduces a bit and thickens.
• 8 Add tofu and braise for a minute until the tofu absorbs some of the flavor of
  the sauce.
• 9 Turn off the heat, and add a drizzle of sesame oil and sesame seeds.
• 10 Sprinkle some sesame seeds over top and the rest of the chopped green onion.
  Serve right away with rice.

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