Panfried tofu with spicy sauce
(Dubu buchim yangnyumjang)

Ingredients:
Half package of tofu (about 10 oz: 280 grams), soy sauce, hot pepper flakes, sugar, green onion, garlic, sesame oil, roasted sesame seeds

1. Slice the tofu into bite size pieces (¼ inch thick rectangles). You should get 10 pieces. Towel off each piece with a paper towel.
2. Heat a pan with 1 to 2 tbs of vegetable oil. Add the tofu and lower the heat. Cook over low heat about 5-7 minutes.
3. When the bottom of the tofu looks golden brown, turn it over and cook another 5 minutes.
4. Transfer the cooked tofu to a serving plate.
5. Make your sauce in a small bowl by mixing these ingredients:
   1 clove of minced garlic, 1 chopped green onion, 1 ts hot pepper flakes, 1 ts sugar (or honey), 2 tbs soy sauce, and 2 ts sesame oil
6. Spoon the sauce evenly over the tofu, and sprinkle some roasted sesame seeds just before serving.
7. Serve with rice as a side dish

Panfried tofu in soy sauce
(Dubu ganjang jorim)

Ingredients:
Half package of tofu (about 10 oz: 280 grams), garlic, soy sauce, corn syrup (mulyeot), black sesame seeds.

1. Slice the tofu into bite size pieces (¼ inch thick rectangles). You should get 10 pieces. Towel off each piece with a paper towel.
2. Heat a pan with 1 to 2 tbs of vegetable oil. Add the tofu and lower the heat. Cook over low heat about 5-7 minutes.
3. When the bottom of the tofu looks golden brown, turn it over and cook another 5 minutes.
4. Add 1 clove minced garlic, 1 tbs soy sauce, 1 tbs corn syrup and stir it to caramelize the tofu.
5. Turn the heat off and transfer the cooked tofu to a serving plate.
6. Sprinkle some roasted black sesame seeds before serving.
7. Serve with rice as a side dish.
   *tip: you can use this dish as a side dish for your doshirak (Korean lunch box)

Let’s review your Korean cooking skill by making doshirak:

I prepared spinach side dish (shigumchi namul) and breaded fish pancake (using my cod jeon recipe) along with the tofu jorim!

This doshirak is not only healthy and a well balanced meal, but also colorful! Try it out!