Dubu Kimchi

Dubu kimchi is a popular dish made with old kimchi. Stir-fry the kimchi and pork and serve with sliced tofu that has been boiled or pan-fried. Simply omit the pork to make it a meatless dish if you like.

You can serve this dubu kimchi as a side or a main dish with a bowl of rice. In Korea, dubu kimchi is a popular drinking snack (anju, 안주), especially with Korean alcohol beverage soju (소주) or makgeolli (막걸리).

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Ingredients

  1. 2 cups fully fermented kimchi
  2. 1/2 pound thinly sliced pork or pork belly
  3. 1/2 onion
  4. 2 scallions
  5. 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  6. 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  7. 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  8. 1 tablespoon sugar
  9. 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  10. 2 - 3 tablespoons gochujang (고추장), Korean red chili pepper paste
  11. 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
  12. pinch pepper
  13. 1 18- oz package tofu

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Instructions

  1. Cut kimchi and pork into bite sizes. Thinly slice onion and scallions. In a large bowl, combine kimchi, pork, onion, scallions and the remaining ingredients and mix well. Let it stand for 15 minutes.
  2. In a medium size pot, bring about 4 cups of water to a boil. Cut the tofu into two blocks. Reduce the heat to medium high, and add the tofu. Gently boil for 5 minutes. Carefully transfer the tofu to a colander to drain. Cut each block into about 1/2-inch
  3. thick slices.
  4. Heat a large pan over medium high heat and add the kimchi and pork mix. Cook until the kimchi becomes soft, the pork is cooked through, and most of the liquid generated during the cooking process is evaporated, about 5 - 6 minutes.
  5. Arrange the tofu slices nicely on a plate leaving an open space in the middle part. Place the stir-fried kimchi and pork in the middle and serve. Or, you can serve the stir-fried kimchi and tofu side by side.

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