Hi everyone. Today, I will introduce another delicious recipe with 2 matching ingredients – tofu and kimchi. In Korean cuisine, there are several dishes that use both ingredients such as tofu kimchi, tofu kimchi stew, and so on. It shows that tofu and kimchi are a great combination of flavors. So I decided to make jeon with those 2 ingredients. Spicy kimchi and the nutty flavor of tofu, along with other vegetable ingredients, makes for a very tasty jeon. I love this jeon with a crispy outside and soft inside. Try it someday.
Yield: 30 Pieces
Short Korean Lesson
- NaNutSem (나눗셈) = Division
- GobSem (곱셈) = Multiplication
Video Instructions
Main Ingredients
- 2 Cups Tofu
- 1 Cup Well Fermented Kimchi
- ½ Cup Onion
- ¼ Cup Green Onion
- ¼ Cup Flour
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Tbsp Red Hot Pepper
- 1 Tbsp Garlic, Finely Chopped
- 1 Pinch Salt (Optional)
- Some Cooking Oil for Frying
Directions
Obtain 1 pack of tofu. Break the tofu with your fingers to make crumb-sized pieces. You will get about 2 cups of it.
Obtain 1 cup of well fermented kimchi. Cut the kimchi into little pieces.
Cut ½ cup worth of an onion, ¼ cup worth of green onions, and 2 Tbsp worth of hot pepper into little pieces.
Combine the tofu, kimchi, vegetable ingredients, ¼ cup flour, 1 Tbsp finely chopped garlic, 2 eggs, and 1 pinch of salt into a mixing bowl. Depending on the saltiness of your kimchi, you can skip the salt or adjust the amount of the salt to your tastes.
Mix everything well.
Put a spoonful of tofu mixture on a heated pan with generous amount of cooking oil. Form it into a nice round shape with your spoon. Repeat this process for rest of the tofu mixture.
Fry one side for about 5 minutes, or until it becomes golden brown. Flip the jeon and fry another side for about 5 minutes, or until it becomes golden brown. Since the tofu mixture is very soft, it is important not to flip the jeon often.
You do not need dipping sauce for it. You can eat this as a snack or side-dish. This also can be a great idea for your lunch box menu. Enjoy!
Hi Aeri, very good comfort food when you feel like eating something hearty.. Logan is so cute and adorable! Bless you and your family. JY
hi JY,
Thank you for your comment. I needed it. ^^
Thank you so much!
I really really love all your recipes!!! It helps me so much! My husband is korean and I like to do some korean food for us. We are living abroad so my mother in law can’t teach me properly so I’m learning with you!
I really miss 탕수육 ㅠㅠ
hi Hyorin,
I’m glad to hear that you can use my Korean recipes for your family. ^^ Thanks for your comment. Please come back and leave more messages in the future. I like 탕수육 too.
Hi! I’m a reader from the Philippines. I fell inlove with your blog, your recipes are easy to follow. Thanks to you I get to know more about Korean food and words since I’m a fan of everything Korean. keep up the good work!!! 파이팅!!!
hi Eula Mallari,
Nice to meet you. 🙂 Hope your love for Korea last forever.. ^^ Hope to see you more often here. thanks 🙂
Hi Aeri, is your tofu a 14-oz. pkg? And is your tofu real wet or pressed? Thank you!
Hi :D,
Yes, you can use 1 pack.. around 12-14 oz of firm tofu for this recipe. I don’t know what real wet or pressed means.. the tofu is in the pack with some water.. so I guess it is wet one as you mention. Thanks ^^
I love your website and hope to try many of these dishes. I didn’t find a contact page. Semi side question, but I was wondering how much you pay to have your website hosted on wordpress. Thanks for your help! It’s awesome reading your bio and how you love God!
Keep up the good work!
Also, do you think you can post a recipe for sujebi?
hi Chris,
I’m sorry.. I don’t know how much I pay for this website since I’m not the one who manage it.. wordpress itself is free.. but just domain name and hosting cost fee… I already have a recipe for sujebi.. please try it someday. ^^ here is a link for you. http://aeriskitchen.com/2009/01/sujaebi-%EC%88%98%EC%A0%9C%EB%B9%84/
It’s been awhile since I’ve looked at your website and I have grown so much into trying to cook more Korean food. For this recipe does it require to dip it in any kind of sauce or can it be eaten on its own?
hi Anh,
Thanks for your comment. I don’t dip anything for my kimchi jeon.. it tastes just awesome by itself. 🙂