Spicy Crunchy Garlic Tofu (aka Kkanpoong Tofu)

Spicy Crunchy Garlic Tofu (aka Kkanpoong Tofu)

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Gary Pollard

Gary Pollard

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"A really delicious Korean-inspired dish, made with tofu (but you could easily use chicken instead). A spicy dish to warm your heart (and mouth) ;-)"
Difficulty
Easy 👌
Preparation
20 min
Baking
0 min
Resting
0 min

Ingredients

2Servings
1 package
firm tofu
1
red onion
8 cloves
garlic
2
green chilis
6
scallions
3 tbsp
cornflour
1 tbsp
gochugaru
2 tbsp
soy sauce
1 tbsp
white wine vinegar
2 tbsp
maple syrup
½ tbsp
mirin (optional)
1 tbsp
chili flakes
1 tbsp
sesame seed
½ tbsp
sesame oil
vegetable oil (for frying)
salt

Utensils

nonstick pan

  • Step 1/10

    • 1 package firm tofu

    Press (to remove the moisture) and chop the tofu block into bite-sized chunks.

  • Step 2/10

    • 3 tbsp cornflour
    • salt

    In a large bowl, add a pinch of salt and 2 tbsp of cornflour. Gently toss the tofu cubes and make sure they are evenly coated. Set aside.

  • Step 3/10

    • 1 red onion
    • 8 cloves garlic
    • 2 green chilis
    • 6 scallions

    To prepare the vegetables, thinly slice the garlic cloves, dice the onion, finely slice the chillies and chop up the scallions.

  • Step 4/10

    • 1 tbsp gochugaru
    • 2 tbsp soy sauce
    • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
    • 2 tbsp maple syrup
    • ½ tbsp mirin (optional)
    • 1 tbsp chili flakes

    In another bowl prepare the sauce by mixing together the gochugaru, soy sauce, white wine vinegar, maple syrup, chilli flakes, mirin (if you have it) and the remaining cornflour.

  • Step 5/10

    • vegetable oil (for frying)
    • nonstick pan

    To a large non-stick pan, add 4 tablespoons of oil over a high heat. When the oil is very hot, add the coated tofu chunks in one layer, making sure they are not touching each other. If they touch, they will stick to one another. You might have to do it in batches.

  • Step 6/10

    Cook the tofu and flip them one-by-one, until they are brown on all sides (approximately 7 minutes). Remove the tofu chunks from the pan and set them aside on a cooling rack to drain the excess oil. Repeat with the remaining tofu.

  • Step 7/10

    When all the tofu has been fried, in the same pan, add 1 tbsp of oil. The add the garlic, onions, chillis and scallions and sauté the vegetables until the garlic starts to brown.

  • Step 8/10

    Reduce the heat to medium and add the sauce, stirring it with a wooden spoon until it reduces down to a thick sauce (approximately 20 seconds). Turn off the heat. If it gets too thick, add a splash of water to thin it down.

  • Step 9/10

    Gently add back the fried tofu and stir everything together, so that the tofu is coated in the sauce. Don’t be too vigorous or the tofu will break apart.

  • Step 10/10

    • 1 tbsp sesame seed
    • ½ tbsp sesame oil

    Once combined, serve. Add some sesame seeds and the sesame oil to garnish. Serve immediately.

  • Enjoy your meal!

    Spicy Crunchy Garlic Tofu (aka Kkanpoong Tofu)

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