Pan-Seared Tofu with Wild Chive Kimchi Salad
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Dry pan-seared tofu batons topped with a fresh salad of wild chives (dallae), napa kimchi and red pepper. Use the kimchi stems, which are already seasoned, so the tofu needs no salt; julienned pickled radish also works well.

๐ฅ Ingredients
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๐งบ Korean ingredients in this recipe
- Tofu (Dubu)Firm, soft and silken tofu in Korean cooking
- Korean Green Onions (Pa)Thick daepa, slender jjokpa and the green onions in almost every dish
- KimchiHow to choose, store and cook with kimchi๐ Shop on Amazon
- Napa Cabbage (Baechu)The cabbage behind classic kimchi
- Garlic in Korean CookingMinced, sliced, pickled and black โ the backbone of Korean flavor
- Sesame Oil & Sesame SeedsThe nutty finishing touch of Korean food๐ Shop on Amazon
- GochugaruSun-dried Korean chili flakes๐ Shop on Amazon
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๐ Cooking basics for this recipe
- Cooking with Kimchi: Fresh, Ripe and Sour Kimchi ExplainedWhich kimchi to use for which dish, and how to store and buy it
- Korean Recipe Measurements: Spoons, Cups, Grams and SaltHow to read Korean recipe amounts, convert grams to spoons and choose the right salt
- Korean Knife Cuts: Julienne, Diagonal, Cubes and MoreThe six cuts Korean recipes use, and why each dish calls for its own shape
๐ Step-by-Step Instructions
Cut the tofu into 5ร1.5ร1 cm pieces.

Sear the tofu in a dry pan until golden.

Cut the wild chives into 2 cm lengths.

Squeeze the kimchi lightly and finely julienne into 2 cm strips.

Finely julienne the red pepper into 2 cm strips and toss with the chives, kimchi, green onion, garlic, sugar, sesame oil, sesame seeds, gochugaru and salt.

Serve the kimchi-chive salad on top of the tofu.

๐ Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.
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