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Two-Color Tofu Yanggaeng

Name: Two-Color Tofu Yanggaeng
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 2 g Gardenia (chija); 1 g Prickly pear (baengnyeoncho) powder; 30 g Tofu; 2 g Agar; 10 g Sugar; 40 g Water

두부양갱

A light jelly of mashed tofu set with agar in two natural colors — golden gardenia and pink prickly pear — lightly sweetened with sugar. Soak the agar in lukewarm water before using.

45mPrep

10mCook

2Servings

EasyLevel

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

Tofu (Dubu)Firm, soft and silken tofu in Korean cooking

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Steep the gardenia in warm water to extract the color, and dissolve the prickly pear powder in water.

Squeeze the tofu dry in cheesecloth and mash with a knife.

Put agar in two saucepans, add one color liquid to each and soak for about 30 minutes.

Heat to dissolve, then add half of the tofu and sugar to each and mix well.

Pour into molds and chill until set.

When set, dip the molds in lukewarm water and turn out.

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

67Calories (kcal)

11.9 gCarbs

2.8 gProtein

1.7 gFat

2.5 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

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Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.