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tofu with dried seaweed recipe

Stir-fried tofu with dried seaweed recipe

Basic Sunday
A delicious side dish to enjoy with rice!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Korean
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Firm tofu
  • 1 Snack-sized dried seaweed
  • 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Water
  • 1 tsp Ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Sesame seed oil
  • 1 tsp Ground or minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup Corn or Potato starch
  • 2-3 tbsp Cooking oil

Instructions
 

  • Drain the water from tofu and remove exccess water
    1 Firm tofu
  • Cut the tofu into small squares, 1-2 inches thick
  • In a bowl, mix soy sauce, water, ground ginger, garlic, sugar, and sesame seed oil. Set it aside
    2 tbsp Soy Sauce, 2 tbsp Water, 1 tsp Ground ginger, 1/2 tsp Sugar, 1 tsp Sesame seed oil, 1 tsp Ground or minced garlic
  • In a bowl, add corn or potato starch
    1/2 cup Corn or Potato starch
  • Open the dried seaweed snack pack and cut the seaweeds in half. Just make sure they fit the tofu
    1 Snack-sized dried seaweed
  • Wrap half of the tofu squares with the seaweed
  • Coat it in corn or potato starch
  • Place it on a cooling rack or a plate
  • On a pan, heat cooking oil. It should coat the bottom of the pan
    2-3 tbsp Cooking oil
  • Fry the tofu with dried seaweed. Cook each side for about 3-5 minutes or until golden brown and crispy
  • When both sides are golden and crispy, transfer it on a cooling rack or plate
  • Remove excess oil from the frying pan
  • Add back the fried tofu and turn the heat to medium low
  • Pour the sauce over the tofu
  • After 30 seconds, slip the tofu squares so both sides are coated in the sauce