Korean

Dubu-kimchi (Tofu with Stir-Fried Kimchi and Pork)

Name: Dubu-kimchi (Tofu with Stir-Fried Kimchi and Pork)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 14 oz firm tofu; 1/2 lb ground pork; 2 cups kimchi; 1 tbsp cooking oil; 1 tsp gochugaru; 1 tsp sugar; 1 scallions; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tsp sesame seeds

Seung-ho @seunghojang

Dubu-kimchi (Tofu with Stir-Fried Kimchi and Pork) is Korean home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the condiment. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

25 min Medium Dairy free Gluten free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

14 oz firm tofu
1/2 lb ground pork
2 cups kimchi
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 tsp gochugaru
1 tsp sugar
1 scallions
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp sesame seeds

How to cook it

Slice the tofu into half-inch slabs and steam over boiling water for 8 minutes until heated through.
Heat the oil in a skillet and brown the ground pork, about 4 minutes.
Add the chopped kimchi and gochugaru and stir-fry until the kimchi softens, about 6 minutes.
Stir in the sugar and cook 1 minute more, then finish with sesame oil.
Fan the warm tofu slices on a plate, spoon the pork and kimchi over the top, and scatter with scallions and sesame seeds.

Watch how to cook Dubu-kimchi (Tofu with Stir-Fried Kimchi and Pork)

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Serve it with

A Korean dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Dubu-kimchi (Tofu with Stir-Fried Kimchi and Pork), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The dish at the centre
- Beef Bibimbap
  
  50 min
Something to sip
- Aehobak-guk (Clear Zucchini Soup)
  
  18 min
What it is eaten with
- Boribap (Barley Rice)
  
  35 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Dubu-kimchi (Tofu with Stir-Fried Kimchi and Pork) carries shellfish, soy, fish, and sesame. It is free of the remaining 6 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Dubu-kimchi (Tofu with Stir-Fried Kimchi and Pork)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	No
Shellfish	Yes	Baechu Kimchi (Napa Cabbage Kimchi)
Eggs	No
Soy	Yes	Baechu Kimchi (Napa Cabbage Kimchi)
Fish	Yes	Buchu-muchim (Seasoned Garlic Chives)
Sesame	Yes	Baechu Kimchi (Napa Cabbage Kimchi)
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 250 kcal
Protein: 19 g
Carbs: 6 g
Fat: 17 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 450 mg
Saturated fat: 3 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Dubu-kimchi (Tofu with Stir-Fried Kimchi and Pork) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.