Braised Tofu, Dubu Jorim

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1. Wash & Cut

Gently rinse tofu under running water. Dry it with kitchen towel. Slice tofu into rectangles (3cm x 4cm x 1cm or 1¼” X 1½” X ⅜”). You can cut into different sizes as long as it’s 1 cm (⅜”) thick.

Gently rinse

Dry

Cut

(3cm x 4cm x 1 cm)

2. Panfry tofu

Pour 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil in a sauce pan and add the sliced tofu. Do not preheat the vegetable oil! Water from tofu will cause the hot vegetable oil splash all over you! Cook on high heat for 1-2 min for each side or until it turns golden brown on both sides. If you are worried about burning your tofu, do it on LOW heat for 5 min each side. However, tofu will be crispier on high heat.)

1 tbs oil in a sauce pan

Add sliced tofu

High Heat

each side 1 min

3. Make Seasoning

In a bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of red chili pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of chopped green onion, 1 teaspoon of sugar, ⅛ teaspoon of black pepper and 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds.

Mix

• 2 tbs soy sauce
• 1 tsp red chili pepper flakes
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tbs chopped green onion
• 1 tsp sugar
• ⅛ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp sesame seeds

4. Add seasoning

Pour the seasoning sauce evenly over tofu in the pan. Add ¼ cup of water

Pour seasoning

¼ cup water

5. Braise

Let it cook on low heat with a lid for 5-10 min or until tofu is cooked and a little bit of liquid is left at the bottom of the pan. If tofu is not cooked yet and there is no liquid left, add a few more spoons of water and cook until tofu is done.

Cook with lid

Low Heat 7 min

6. Serve

Carefully arrange the tofu on a plate. Tofu can easily break so use a spatula to transfer gently. Drizzle the remaining sauce on top. You can also sprinkle some sesame seeds as a garnish. Enjoy!.

Serve on a plate

Drizzle sauce

Enjoy!