Main ingredients 🥩
tofuSpampotato starchgreen oniongochugarusoy saucemirincorn syrupminced garlicsugarblack pepperKorean green chili pepperssesame oilsesame seeds
Ttukdak Hyung's Spam Dubu Gangjeong
A side dish made by sandwiching Spam between tofu, coating with starch, pan-frying until crispy, then glazing in a sweet and spicy gochu pepper sauce.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to try a unique combination dish instead of everyday pan-fried tofu or Spam
- ⭐ Those looking for the perfect rice side dish with a sweet and savory sauce base and the refreshing aroma of gochu peppers
- ⭐ Those who prefer dishes with diverse textures, chewy on the outside and soft on the inside
Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings
- 1 block of tofu
- 1 can of Spam
- some potato starch
- some green onion
- some gochugaru
- some soy sauce
- some mirin
- some corn syrup
- some minced garlic
- some sugar
- a little black pepper
- a handful of Korean green chili peppers
- a little sesame oil
- a little sesame seeds
- a little water
Recipe 🍳
- Slice the tofu into pieces of moderate thickness, then sandwich thinly sliced Spam between them like a sandwich, and carefully cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Lightly and evenly coat the outer surface of the Spam-stuffed tofu with potato starch.
- Heat a generous amount of cooking oil in a pan, place the starch-coated Spam-tofu sandwiches, and pan-fry like deep-frying until all sides are crispy and golden brown.
- In another pan, add water, chopped green onion, gochugaru, soy sauce, mirin, corn syrup, minced garlic, sugar, black pepper, and the washed Korean green chili peppers. Bring to a boil and reduce to make a glaze.
- When the sauce boils and the gochu peppers are fully infused with the sauce, turn off the heat completely.
- With the heat off, drizzle sesame oil and sprinkle sesame seeds in the pan. Add the pre-fried Spam-tofu fritters and gently toss to coat the surface evenly with the glaze.
- Sandwich Spam between tofu slices, cut into bite-sized pieces, and coat evenly with potato starch.
- In a pan with enough oil, pan-fry the Spam-tofu sandwiches until the outside is crispy.
- Remove from heat after boiling the glaze and gochu peppers, then add the fried tofu and toss with sesame oil and sesame seeds.
Cooking tips 💡
- For a crispier exterior, use wheat flour; for a chewy and elastic texture, use potato starch.
- When tossing the fried tofu with the glaze, be sure to turn off the heat first to maintain the crispy starch coating on the tofu for a longer time.
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