Step 1

Rinse tofu in cold running water and dry it with cotton or paper towel. Cut it into ¼ inch thick bite size pieces.Add the cooking oil to a non-stick pan and heat it up over high heat.Gently set the tofu onto the pan and cook for 7 to 8 minutes. Rotate the pan to cook the tofu evenly. When the bottoms get a little crunchy, flip them over one by one with a spatula. Let cook another 7 to 8 minutes until both sides of each tofu piece are a little crispy and golden brown. Transfer the tofu to a plate. Keep the leftover oil.Heat up a small pan over medium high heat and add the leftover oil.Add chopped onion, garlic, and green onion (less 1 tablespoon, to be used for a garnish later). Stir with a wooden spoon for a few minutes until the onion gets a little crispy. Add the sauce and keep stirring until it reduces a bit and thickens.Add tofu and braise for a minute until the tofu absorbs some of the flavor of the sauce. Add some toasted sesame oil and stir.Sprinkle some sesame seeds over top and the rest of the chopped green onion. Serve right away with rice.

Step 2

speckspeck san francisco, ca joined 5/16 & has 1 commentPosted May 31st, 2016 at 6:22 pm | Log in to reply. What firmness of tofu do you recommend? Firm? Medium? Thanks so much! Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,051 commentsPosted May 31st, 2016 at 10:29 pm | Log in to reply. I use medium firm tofu. Good luck! Elle.sharpe Atlanta ga joined 5/16 & has 1 commentPosted May 27th, 2016 at 12:48 am | Log in to reply. Thank you soo much for this recipe! Ever since I went vegetarian I’ve been loosing too much weight because I could never find easy and delicious food to make. But ever since I found your channel I’ve been eating more and getting more energy! This recipe makes a great lunch when I’m at school and trying to stay awake and focused!PS: While I was cooking this my whole family (who hates tofu and spicy food) kept saying “what smells good? ” Then my dad tried it and loved it who always said he hated tofu!See full size image Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,051 commentsPosted May 27th, 2016 at 4:06 pm | Log in to reply. Wow it sounds like you changed your family to like tofu! It looks crispy but also juicy! “This recipe makes a great lunch when I’m at school and trying to stay awake and focused!” Really? When I need to focus on something, I will make this dish and think about you. : ) wvtram San Jose, California joined 5/16 & has 3 commentsPosted May 2nd, 2016 at 4:30 am | Log in to reply. hi maangchi!i heard you can enhance this dish by coating the tofu with flour and egg before pan frying. is this true? have you tried it before?thanks!warren Sebuzzie The Netherlands joined 4/16 & has 2 commentsPosted April 2nd, 2016 at 12:01 pm | Log in to reply. Just made this recipe, it’s so delicious! I’ll definitely make this again sometime soon. (￣∀￣)See full size image Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,051 commentsPosted April 4th, 2016 at 6:43 pm | Log in to reply. It looks very delicious! derekins Cambridge, MA joined 3/16 & has 2 commentsPosted March 31st, 2016 at 4:11 pm | Log in to reply. I made this yesterday. Very easy and very tasty. I think I cut my tofu too thin or else my oil was too hot because it cooked to golden brown in more like 3 minutes per side. I can’t wait to make more Korean food! jpatterson Albany, NY joined 3/16 & has 2 commentsPosted March 22nd, 2016 at 9:00 am | Log in to reply. Hi Maangchi,Thank you for all the yummy recipes. I made the braised spicy tofu last night and I’m having it for lunch too!See full size image Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,051 commentsPosted March 22nd, 2016 at 8:16 pm | Log in to reply. Your braise tofu looks so delicious, crunchy outside and juicy inside! https://www.maangchi.com/photo/dubujorim-made-by-jocelyn nddinh Vietnam joined 3/16 & has 1 commentPosted March 22nd, 2016 at 3:44 am | Log in to reply. Hi~ Maangchi, your recipes are so wonderful. In my opinion, all recipres from Korea must be hard to do but it seems i was wrong.Thank you very much for all gorgeus and tasty recipes. ShelleyM joined 1/16 & has 1 commentPosted March 13th, 2016 at 6:29 pm | Log in to reply. Very easy to make. I cooked the tofu in two batches and then braised it together as one batch. Even my mother who had said she would never even try tofu ate it and actually asked for a bit more on her plate. I cut the tofu more into strips than squares so it had more crispy edges.Was also tasty cold the next day at work.See full size image rebelspice Colorado joined 3/16 & has 2 commentsPosted March 6th, 2016 at 5:16 pm | Log in to reply. I love your videos Maangchi! Thank you for showing us how to make Korean dishes, and especially thank you for giving us substitutions if we don’t eat meat or we need to make something less spicy!P.S. My favorite part of your videos is the cute text that you add :) yoon10 Davao city joined 2/16 & has 4 commentsPosted February 28th, 2016 at 6:30 pm | Log in to reply. Taste so yummy…love the recipe much, i just miss sesame seeds..but the taste was great See full size image Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,051 commentsPosted February 29th, 2016 at 12:51 pm | Log in to reply. It looks very tasty! Great photo,too! yoon10 Davao city joined 2/16 & has 4 commentsPosted February 29th, 2016 at 5:44 pm | Log in to reply. Thanks you shirley31 florida joined 2/16 & has 1 commentPosted February 28th, 2016 at 9:06 am | Log in to reply. Hola MaangchiMe encantan tus recetas gracias por colocar subtitulos en espanol. Axorya Austria joined 2/16 & has 1 commentPosted February 24th, 2016 at 11:34 am | Log in to reply. I used chilli powder because I didn’t have pepper flakes. Now it’s not as red but it still tastes very good. hamsie37 Sydney joined 2/16 & has 2 commentsPosted February 20th, 2016 at 4:03 am | Log in to reply. Thank you for this delicious recipe Maangchi!! My sister and I enjoyed it very much : )See full size image Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,051 commentsPosted February 20th, 2016 at 3:30 pm | Log in to reply. I’m glad you and your sister like this recipe. It looks wonderful! I make this very often. Fany joined 12/15 & has 20 commentsPosted February 17th, 2016 at 5:53 am | Log in to reply. For how many servings is this recipe? I have only 250 grams tofu and I’ll do it for today’s dinner with some chicken and maybe rice, or noodles. Will this amount of tofu be ok for three servings?Thank you for your recipes 4everainboa & has 1 commentPosted February 16th, 2016 at 11:11 am | Log in to reply. Hi Maangchi,Thank you so much for all your gorgeous recipes!!!Can I ask you for the brand of the indoor small butane gas stove you use in your videos? I want to get one for myself also!