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Tofu & Pork Platter


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  • Author: Living the Gourmet
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 1/2 cups sticky rice
  • Fresh basil - for garnish
  • Fresh scallions - for garnish
  • 16 oz. block of firm tofu - sliced into one inch thickness and patted dry
  • 1 1/2 lbs. bones pork ribs - sliced very thin
  • 2 tsps. sugar - divided
  • 2 tsps. gochugaru - divided
  • 2 tsp. cooking oil - divided

For the Sauce:

  • 4 - 5 garlic cloves - chopped fine
  • 2 tbs. sesame oil
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 jalapeno - sliced thin with or without seeds
  • 2 tsps. gochugaru - Korean red chili pepper
  • 4 tbs. soy sauce
  • 2 tsp. sugar
  • 2 oz. can of anchovies - drained and mashed with the back of fork
  • 2 tsps. sesame seeds
  • 1 tbs. water
  • 2 scallions - sliced thin

Instructions

  • Combine all of the ingredients for the sauce in a medium sized bowl and stir.  Set aside until ready to use.
  • Place the thin sliced pork in a bowl and sprinkle one tsp. of sugar, one tsp. of gochugaru, one tsp. salt and one tsp. of cooking oil and toss.
  • Heat a large cast iron frying pan and place a few slices of the prepared pork in the hot pan.
  • Allow one side to get a nice char; then turn over and finish cooking to a nice char on the other side.
  • The cooking time of the pork will depend on how thin you sliced the pork.  The pork should be cooked through.
  • Set the pork aside while cooking the tofu.
  • In the same pan that the pork was cooked in; place a tsp. of cooking oil in the pan and place the sliced tofu in the pan. 
  • Sprinkle the tofu with a the gochugaru mixture.
  • When a golden color is achieved on one side; this should take about two minutes per side, carefully turn the tofu over and allow a golden color to achieve on the other side; this should take another two minutes or so.
  • Spoon the sauce over each slice of tofu and a fresh basil leaf on top; reserving some of the sauce for the pork.
  • Allow the tofu to cook a bit longer with the sauce on top.

Assembly:

  • Place the rice in the middle of the plate; followed by the tofu and pork around the rice.
  • Spoon the sauce over the pork and a bit over the rice.
  • Dust with the gochugaru flakes and fresh cut scallions.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Cuisine: Asian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 724
  • Sugar: 5.8 g
  • Sodium: 1621.4 mg
  • Fat: 28.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 45.1 g
  • Protein: 67.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 166.8 mg
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