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Dubu kimchi
Tofu with stir-fried pork kimchi
Dubu kimchi: warm tofu slices with kimchi stir-fried with pork
Dubu kimchi is a favourite at Seoul's tent bars and at home dinner tables across Korea: soft blocks of blanched tofu served beside sour, spicy kimchi that has been stir-fried with thin slices of pork until glossy. You pick up a slice of mild tofu with a little kimchi on top, so every bite is cool and hot at once. It's eaten as an evening dinner with rice, or as something to share with friends over drinks. The mistake is using freshly made kimchi; it stays crunchy and flat, while well-fermented, sour kimchi caramelises and turns deeply savoury. Chef's tip: add a spoonful of the kimchi juice at the end for extra tang.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 14 oz firm tofu
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 5 ½ oz pork belly or shoulderthinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloveschopped
- 9 oz well-fermented kimchichopped, plus 2 tbsp juice
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 spring onionssliced
- 1 tsp sesame oil
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Method
0/4 doneStep 2: Meanwhile heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a frying pan over a high heat. Add 5 ½ oz pork belly or shoulder and stir-fry for 3–4 minutes, until the fat runs, the edges brown and no pink remains (160°F if you check with a thermometer).
4 minStep 3: Add 2 garlic cloves, 9 oz well-fermented kimchi, 1 tsp Korean chilli flakes (gochugaru) and 1 tsp sugar and stir-fry for 3–4 minutes, until the kimchi softens and looks glossy and slightly caramelised. Stir in the kimchi juice.
4 minStep 4: Take off the heat and stir in 2 spring onions and 1 tsp sesame oil. Arrange the tofu slices around a plate, pile the pork kimchi in the middle and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 460 kcal
- Protein
- 30 g
- Carbs
- 13 g
- Fat
- 32 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does dubu kimchi take?
- About 15 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of garlic cloves?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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