Korean Sour And Spicy Tofu
As you know I love Korean food and I love tofu so obviously this Korean sour and spicy tofu dish is one of my favourites. It’s quite simple to make and does not take very long which is always great when you have a million assignments to do every week. I’m not sure how authentic it is because I’ve seen some recipes for this on YouTube which is what inspired me to make this but they were all a little different from the way I make mine. A lot of them also fried the tofu which I’m sure tastes amazing but isn’t very healthy so I usually just stir fry it.
I mentioned that I had made this on my latest What I Eat In A Day post and I promised you guys the recipe so I decided to share it today. I really hope you guys try this because it is so delicious and super easy to make. If you like it you can even make it in bulk and freeze it which is what I do sometimes. In case you don’t have all the Korean ingredients at home I would recommend checking at your local grocery store or at any Asian stores because most of them carry Korean items. Also I apologise for the quality of some of the images but it’s way harder to simultaneously cook and take pictures than I assumed it would be…
Ingredients
1 block of extra firm or firm tofu
1 white onion
2 spring onions
1 tsp of minced garlic
Gochujang
Soy sauce
Ketchup
Molasses or sugar or any kind of sweetener
Recipe
- Chop and stir fry the onions on a pan with a little bit of oil and salt till they are well cooked and put aside.
- Cut the tofu into bite sized pieces as shown in the images below, add a little salt and stir fry them till all the pieces are golden brown. To make the tofu extra crispy you can add a bit of potato starch to them before you stir fry them.
- Leave the tofu on the pan and add in the onions but turn the heat off so it doesn’t burn.
- For the sauce mix 4 tbsp. of soy sauce, 2-3 tbsp. of gochujang, 1 tsp. of minced garlic, 1-2 tbsp. of ketchup, 2-4 drops of molasses or 1/2 tsp of sugar and 2 tbsp of water. If you don’t want it too be too sour add a little less ketchup and vice versa. If you don’t want it to be too spicy start with 1 tsp. of gochujang and than you can add more later on if you like.
- Mix the sauce, tofu and onions together on the pan and stir fry on low to medium heat for a few more minutes till the sauce thickens up and everything is evenly coated.
- Chop the spring onions into small pieces and use them as garnish. You can also add some sesame seeds as garnish.
- Serve with rice, kimchi (optional) and seaweed (optional).
Your Thoughts
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I believe I will love this, most because I love tofu and soya products… I will definitely try the recipe; I’ve love exploring recipes I’ve never explored before
If you love tofu I think you will definitely enjoy this recipe. Let me know how it turns out if you try it!
okay, I will let you know when I get what is required, and try it.
I love tofu and have tried many times to make my own tofu very unsuccessfully. LOL.
Lol I haven’t even tried to make my own because I know I wouldn’t be able to make it 😂
Love tofu..great recipe 👌
It looks amazing!
Thank you so much!
The flavors all sound delicious but def not all in on tofu yet
Thanks and I definitely understand your reluctance because I didn’t like tofu very much when I first tried it too but now that I’m better at cooking it I like it a lot more.
That looks so so good!!!
Not the biggest fan of tofu but since I’m trying to vegan – gotta live with it. But spicy food is always a win with me.
Thank you! I was like that with tofu too but once you learn how to cook it properly it’s really delicious. I would recommend marinating it if you don’t enjoy the taste of tofu.
Makes sense. I’ll definitely give it a try! 🙂
Your cooking looks so delicious! I do love Korean food but I struggle to make tofu work. Also I’m slowly getting better with spicy food so I’m definitely gonna have to try this out!
Ooh let me know how it turns out if you make it! I think if you’re not great with the taste of tofu I would recommend marinating it first which really helps absorb the taste and coating it in potato flour/starch helps too.
Ah that makes sense! Yes will definite marinate and coat it first then!
I have been seeing Tofu everywhere and now I want to try it. Looks yummyyyy
It’s really delicious I would definitely recommend trying it!!
I will!
That looks yummy! I love tofu, and I imagine frying it would add some depth to the usual texture
Yup fried tofu is really amazing in it’s own way but I would definitely recommend not eating it too often lol!
I definitely need to try this!! I am always looking for new recipes. Especially in winter, you crave something different than your usual food.
Thanks for sharing Pooja😘 xx
That’s so true I always crave new foods in winter. Hope you enjoy this dish!
Great recipe Pooja and glad to see you back in action with all new posts. A twist to the above, that i came across and try often is using ‘sambhar masala powder’ to make tofu & tomato, and yes yummy too. A not so dry recipe but slightly loose consistency and mashing the tofu here and there makes it more tasty as well.
Ooh wow that sounds delicious I will definitely try it out!
I’ve never had Korean food, but this looks like a good place to start!
It’s so good you should definitely try it!
I wAs waiting for this recipe ☺️ I most definitely will be trying this. I have to get the tofu nice and crispy like that. My bf and I always make it weird…
You have to try crispy tofu it’s so delicious! I like it soft sometimes too but I definitely prefer it crispy especially when it’s coated with potato starch because it absorbs the flavours much better compared to just tofu alone which can be bland sometimes. Another trick is to freeze it for a while after marinating it and then cooking it- the texture becomes amazing when you freeze it. Lol I have made a lot of weird tofu before figuring out how to cook it properly so I definitely get thr struggle!
The freezing idea sounds so good!! Okay yay because I was about to give up even making it again. It would always get so crumbly and fall apart. Thanks girl!
No worries- trust me I’ve been there lol! Also get extra firm tofu it’s less likely to fall apart. I hate it when it’s too soft I’m not sure why but the texture just throws me off.
Sameee! The texture is just not it ):
OMG! I need to try this – it has ingredients that I can actually enjoy / don’t need to modify. I’m really on a mission to eat less meat, so I def have to give this a go!!
Omg yay I made an accidently GF recipe!! Let me know how it turns out if you make it. Tofu is a really good substitute if you’re trying to reduce meat.
This meal sounds and looks delicious😊
Thank you- it was definitely very delicious!