This spicy tofu is saucy, delicious and great for a quick meal. Eatalone, over rice, in a wrap or spring roll or as a topping for your salad.
This is one of my favourite tofu recipes, it is also one of my favourite Korean recipes. It is spicy, saucy, delicious and great for a quick meal. It can be eaten alone, over rice, in a wrap or spring roll or as a topping for your salad. This recipe also keeps extremely well and, like most tofu recipes, can be frozen and reheated.
The key to this recipe is the cornstarch dredging. The cornstarch is what gives the tofu a crispy coating without the use of much oil.
Although, the abundance of spicy, tangy sauce is what really makes this sauce special. If you haven’t discovered gochujang yet, you really need this ingredient in your life. Gochujang is a spicy Korean fermented chili paste which takes Korean dishes to the next level.
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Spicy Korean Tofu
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
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This tofu is spicy, saucy, delicious and great for a quick meal. It can be eaten alone, over rice, in a wrap or spring roll or as a topping for your salad. This recipe also keeps extremely well and can be easily frozen and reheated.
Ingredients
- 1 Block of tofu (Medium, firm and extra firm will all work)
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1–2 Tbsp. oil
- 2 Tbsp. Soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp. Brown rice syrup or any sweetener
- 2 Tbsp. Peanut butter
- 1 Tbsp. Miso paste
- 2 tsp. Korean red pepper paste (gochujang)
- 1 tsp. Sesame oil
- 1 tsp Sesame seeds
- 2 Cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 Onion, diced
- Green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Slice the tofu into whatever shape you like, for this recipe, I like to slice the tofu block lengthwise and then into 1/4 inch slices.
- Dredge each piece of tofu in the cornstarch. The tofu should be a bit wet on the surface, so the cornstarch shouldn’t have any trouble sticking to the tofu.
- Heat 1-2 tbs oil in a large non-stick pan. Arrange the tofu in a single layer and fry until crispy then flip and fry the other side until crispy.
- Meanwhile, combine the remaining ingredients to make a sauce.
- Once the tofu is cooked, add the sauce into the pan with the tofu and saute until the sauce has thickened, garnish with green onions and serve.
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir Fry
- Cuisine: Korean
Nutrition
- Calories: 344
Keywords: stir fried tofu, spicy tofu,
