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Soft tofu hotpot recipe

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Cuisine: Korean
Prep Time: 10 min(s)
Cook Time: 10 min(s)
Serves 4

Korean soft tofu hotpot is the ultimate comfort food, especially during cold winter months. Fresh tofu in pork, seafood and chilli broth bubbling away in a clay pot will become a regular player on your dinner table. Rice and various side dishes are served alongside the hotpot.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
2-3 tbsp pork mince or finely diced pork belly
½-1 tsp kochugaru (Korean chilli powder)
1 tsp chilli oil
½-¾ cup water
½-1 cup vongole or substitute prawns or calamari (optional)
300g soft tofu
1-2 garlic cloves, minced
1 spring onion, sliced
½ green chilli, sliced (optional)
½ tsp Korean salted shrimp (optional)
1-2 tsp fish sauce
1 tsp sesame oil

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Preparation

Level of difficulty: easy

Season: autumn/winter

Heat the olive oil in a dookbaegi (Korean earthenware) or in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook the pork quickly, for about 1 minute. Add the garlic and continue cooking for about 10 seconds.

Add the chilli powder and chilli oil and cook over a low heat for about 2 minutes. Stir well, making sure you don’t burn the chilli powder. Add the water and simmer for about 2 minutes.

Add the vongole and cook for about 2-3 minutes until the shells have opened.

Add the tofu and bring to a boil. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for about 1-2 minutes.

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Comments (1)

08 Aug 2012 11:22 AEST

Shelby

Gosford

Yummy

My husband loved it. Very easy recipe!

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