Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Recipe: Spicy Korean Hot Tofu Pot (Stew)

Recipe: Spicy Korean Hot Tofu Pot (Stew)





Recipe: Spicy Korean Hot Tofu Pot (Stew)


Ingredients:
1 tablespoon sesame oil
A couple tablespoons of garlic
2 tablespoons Hot Pepper Paste (Gochujang)
2 tablespoons Hot Pepper Powder
1 bunch of enoki mushrooms
1 egg
about 7 oz of beef, chicken or veggie stock
1 package of tofu


Directions:
Pour about 1 tablespoon of sesame oil into pot. Add garlic and sautee. Then drain the tofu and place into pot w/ 2 heaping tablespoons of hot pepper paste. Mix tofu up breaking it into bits and mixing w/ hot pepper paste. Add just enough beef stock to cover the tofu. Add 2 tablespoons of hot pepper powder for a more spicy flavor. Allow mixture to boil. Wash enoki mushrooms and cut off the ends. Add enoki mushrooms just at the end. Make sure to cover them in the stew. Then just before serving crack a egg into the mix. Serve over white rice.


I love this dish. It's not exactly authentic since I don't own a claypot and improvised with the recipes I have found. :) I think it's pretty tasty though. It is a nice spicy stew. I'm in love w/ the Gochujang flavor. I could eat w/ a spoon. :D The key is this hot pepper paste and powder. You can change the amounts of pepper paste/powder to add depending on your likes. My hubbub loves this dish as well. My friend told me about the key ingredients and the basic steps to make it in a conversation through instant messanger. I have since looked up different recipes and improved upon it. She compared it to making instant noodles! It's that easy but so much more tasty. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. We've eaten it many times since I first learned how to cook it.

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ooh. I just had something similar (with beef bits instead of enoki mushrooms) from an eatery called "Korean Tofu House" - think that was a recommendation from Tigerfish. Ate this for the first time. Think I can eat it again :)
BTW - nice new template :)

Wandering Chopsticks said...

This is one of my favorite Korean dishes as well. I like minced beef and clams in mine. Add kimchee too. You can even add Spam! :P

WokandSpoon said...

That looks nice and spicy! I've never had it - must definitely try!

Anonymous said...

Now i know what is Gojujang!! Been seeing them in korean supermarts but never buy them (coz I don't know what to do with them). I love love love korean hotpot stew(love began in Korean Tofu Hse. Yes, simcooks).
I also tried making it my own, not really authentic but I simply like that "korean" taste in it :D Yummy yummy! My home hotpot has seafood, tofu, mushrooms, and egg.

mushroommeadows said...

That actually looks good....and I don't even like tofu or chilli. hah. It reminds me of this one dish I had at the Tofu house, and that was surprisingly tasty. Please make me some. :)

Rasa Malaysia said...

This does look like the ones we get from Korean restaurant. Good stuff. The only thing you are missing is the stone bowl they usually serve in.

Anonymous said...

i love this blog. it is one of my favorite cooking ones i have come across. thank you so much for posting!

BuddingCook said...

sims - yes i love tofu tofu.
wandering - span? hehe sounds good i like spam. i've seen kimchee.
wokandspoon - spice is nice
tigerfish - yup gojujang - secret ingredient. i've tried it w/ other stuff too delish.
mushroom- will do shrooms.
rasa - oh yeah it's called a stone pot not a clay pot. :D
anonymous - wow thanks! that made my day. :D i'll try to post more. :D

Anonymous said...

Your spicy korean hot tofu pot looks very delicious. So yummy!

Anonymous said...

i love mushrooms in mine! yum! ty for the recipe! They make the powder packages now and you can just add the tofu...but i'm sure it's not as good as yours.. lol Check it out on my blog: DIY Korean Tofu

jks said...

How many servings is this for?

jks said...

Oh something else - is this kimchi soup? Or is this meant to be something thicker?

BuddingCook said...

JKS - It's meant to be thicker. It's about 4 servings w/ rice.

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Anonymous said...

what do you mean by "hot pepper powder"? cayenne pepper? is there some kind of generic "hot pepper powder" in asain markets? thanks.

BuddingCook said...

I used Korean hot pepper powder:

Korean Hot Pepper Powder