Ttukdak Hyung's Daegu Dubu Duruchigi

Daegu-style Dubu Duruchigi (braised tofu) with ground pork and shrimp paste, seasoned with spicy pepper paste, perfect as a side dish.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those who want to prepare a side dish ready to be served immediately, like Daegu-style Dubu Duruchigi.
  • Those who love the combination of tofu and ground pork.
  • Those who want to handle both ingredient preparation and spicy pepper paste seasoning at once.

Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings

  • 1 onion
  • 2 blocks tofu
  • 10 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 green onion
  • 1 cup water
  • A little toasted sesame seeds
  • 300g ground pork
  • 1 cup chopped kimchi
  • 5 tbsp gochugaru
  • 2 tbsp gochujang
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1-2 tbsp saeujeot
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp mirin (rice wine)
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/3 tbsp MSG
  • A little black pepper
  • 2 Cheongyang chili peppers

Recipe 🍳

  1. Slice the onion thinly and pat the tofu dry, then cut it into large pieces.
  2. Make the seasoning by mixing ground pork, chopped kimchi, gochugaru, gochujang, soy sauce, saeujeot, sugar, mirin, minced garlic, MSG, black pepper, and Cheongyang chili peppers.
  3. Generously grease a pot with cooking oil and spread the sliced onions on the bottom.
  4. Arrange the tofu pieces on top of the onions without overlapping, then spread the seasoning evenly over the tofu.
  5. Add 1 cup of water and simmer over low to medium heat for about 20 minutes.
  6. Add the green onion and simmer for another 5 minutes, then finish with toasted sesame seeds.
  1. Prepare the tofu and onion.
  2. Make the pork and kimchi seasoning.
  3. Layer the onion, tofu, and seasoning in a pot.
  4. Simmer until slightly saucy, then add green onion and sesame seeds.

Cooking tips 💡

  • If the tofu is sliced too thinly, it will easily break apart while simmering.
  • Laying onions at the bottom helps release moisture and prevents sticking.
YouTube

Ttukdak Hyung's Squid and Tofu Duruchigi

A spicy stir-fried dish of tofu and squid with cheongyang chili peppers, enhanced with a spicy chili paste sauce.

35minEasyMeat & mains
TofuGochujangGochugaruGarlicAnchovy sauce
Home cookingRice thief
YouTube

Ttukdak Hyung 우삼겹 두부 두루치기

A source-first summary of 우삼겹 두부 두루치기 from 1-minute Cooking Ttukdak Hyung.

20minEasydrinking snack
beef bellytofudark soy saucecooking winechili flakes
rice-friendlylate-night snacksuper easy
YouTube

Baek Jong-won's Pork Belly Bulgogi Stir-fry (Daepae Duruchigi)

A signature duruchigi recipe from Baek Jong-won, featuring thinly sliced pork belly braised in a sweet and savory soy sauce, topped with a spicy and tangy seasoned green onion and cabbage salad.

20minEasyMeat & mains
Thinly sliced pork bellyGreen onionsCabbageGarlic
Super simpleSpicy
YouTube

Seungwoo Dad's Chadol Kimchi Duruchigi

A duruchigi (stir-fry) made by first frying the fatty beef brisket beyond 80% until crispy, then stir-frying with aged kimchi and a sweet-spicy sauce until the sauce is reduced.

15minEasyMeat & mains
Beef brisketKimchiPerilla leavesGochujangGochugaru
Sweet and spicyMeat dishAnju (snack for alcohol)
YouTube

Striker Chef's Tuna and Tofu Jorim

A side dish that is a rice thief, made by simmering tofu seasoned with a spicy marinade under a generous amount of tuna and perilla oil sauce.

20minEasyside dish
Canned tunaTofuOnionGreen onionCheongyang chili pepper
Rice thiefSpicyHome cooking
YouTube

Baek Jong-won's Spicy Braised Tofu

Silky tofu is braised in a flavorful, spicy soy-based sauce with aromatics for a simple, satisfying dish.

15minVery easyside dish
tofugreen onioncheongyang chilisalted shrimpchili flakes
super easyrice-friendlyeveryday side dish