44. Tofu Bulgogi

If you can’t find Nashi pears (also called Asian pears), a sweet apple works very well. In fact, you can try this with quite a few different fruits, like pineapple, or kiwi fruit, for different takes on this flavour.

Good

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Rinse the rice and put it on to cook, in the method of your choice.

Step 2

Wrap the tofu in paper towel and place a weight on top of the tofu to squeeze it a bit drier (for instance a pot). This takes about 15-20 minutes, so make the marinade in that time.

Step 3

Make the Bulgogi marinade by chucking everything in the blender and combining until smooth.

Step 4

Cut the tofu into 1.5cm cubes and coat in the marinade while you prepare the rest of the ingredients, or about another 30 minutes.

Step 5

Remove the cubes of tofu from the marinade and roast in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.

Step 6

In a wok, heat the oil and stir fry the onion, broccoli and mushrooms. When almost ready, add the remaining marinade/sauce, and cook for a further minute. Add the roasted cubes of tofu, stir through and turn off the heat. Serve the rice with the tofu Bulgogi, and garnish with spring onion and sesame seeds.