Dubu-kimchi (Tofu with Stir-fried Kimchi)
Dubu-kimchi pairs sweet, deeply stir-fried kimchi with soft blanched tofu. With no special ingredients, it works just as well as a drinking snack or a side dish with rice.
Ingredients
Main
- Aged kimchi300g
- Tofu1 block
- Cooking oil2 tbsp
- Cooking wine1 tbsp
- Oligo syrup2½ tbsp
- Sesame oil1 tbsp
- Water5 tbsp
Directions
- 1
First make the stir-fried kimchi. Slice the aged kimchi into pieces, place it in a pan, and drizzle over 2 tbsp cooking oil and 1 tbsp cooking wine.
- 2
Add 2½ tbsp oligo syrup and 1 tbsp sesame oil, then stir-fry over high heat until sweet and glossy.
- 3
After the initial high-heat stir-fry, lower to medium heat, pour in 5 tbsp water, and cook it down as if simmering.
- 4
Continue stir-frying over medium or medium-low heat for about 15 minutes, until the kimchi is tender.
- 5
While the kimchi cooks, blanch the tofu briefly in boiling water.
- 6
Slice the blanched tofu into bite-sized pieces, arrange on a plate, add the stir-fried kimchi alongside, and the dubu-kimchi is done.