🇰🇷 Korean Vegetarian

Tofu Gui

Name: Tofu Gui
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 9 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 4 cloves Garlic; 3 cloves, crushed Ginger; 2 tbsp Sesame Oil; 500 g Tofu; 1, juiced Rice Vinegar; 1 tsp Gochugaru

🇰🇷 Korean

Smoky grilled tofu with a bright marinade — charred edges, juicy centre, and a squeeze of rice vinegar to finish. Ready in 24 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 9 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Garlic4 cloves
Ginger3 cloves, crushed
Sesame Oil2 tbsp
Tofu500 g
Rice Vinegar1, juiced
Gochugaru1 tsp

Optional extras

Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Whisk the Sesame Oil, rice vinegar juice, garlic, gochugaru and salt into a quick marinade.
2
Coat the tofu completely and let it sit for at least 20 minutes (overnight is even better).
3
Get the grill or griddle pan screaming hot.
4
Grill the tofu in a single layer, turning once, until charred in spots and cooked through.
5
Rest for 5 minutes, then finish with perilla leaves and extra rice vinegar.

Chef's tip

Don't move the tofu for the first 3 minutes; a proper crust releases itself.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Pan fried tofu with spicy sauce (Dububuchim-yangnyeomjang: 두부부침양념장) · on YouTube