Dubu-kimchi


Dubu-kimchi is a Korean dish consisting of tofu and stir-fried kimchi. Soft, warm, blanched tofu is served with well-fermented, tangy baechu-kimchi stir-fried with pork, makes a well-matched anju for either soju or makgeolli.

Preparation

Well-fermented baechu-kimchi is sliced into bite size pieces, while the pork is sliced into similar shape and size of kimchi and marinated with gochujang, soy sauce, gochutgaru, grated ginger, minced garlic, and sugar. Onions are sliced into strips, and green chili peppers are sliced on the diagonal. The marinated pork is stir-fried in a pan coated with cooking oil, then the kimchi, the green chili, the onions, and a drizzle of sesame oil are added sequentially. Mo-dubu is blanched, sliced into rectangles, and served with the stir-fried kimchi and pork when hot. Toasted sesame seeds are often sprinkled on top.