{"id":3229,"date":"2012-10-06T09:26:08","date_gmt":"2012-10-06T16:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/?p=3229"},"modified":"2014-03-31T16:22:06","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T23:22:06","slug":"korean-tofu-tacos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/korean-tofu-tacos\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Tofu Tacos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Korean tacos became popular a few years ago due to Kogi taco trucks<\/a>\u00a0and oh my are they good! They also make these amazing kimchi\u00a0quesadillas (<\/span>here is my version<\/a>) that are to die for. For a while now, I’ve been wanting to try making some Korean style tacos and finally got around to it. I was super inspired by the Korean taco recipes on <\/span>Asian Enticement<\/a>\u00a0especially the sweet and spicy mayo and the\u00a0Korean sangchu lettuce salad.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was originally going to marinate tofu in a Korean bbq sauce, but then thought about the \u00a0gochujang in fridge.\u00a0Gochujang<\/a>\"\"\u00a0is this amazing pungent Korean chili paste. You can read more about it\u00a0here<\/a>. So I decided to marinate the tofu for the tacos similar to\u00a0this recipe<\/a>. Next time I might try Korean bbq sauce. I bet it would be good too! For the sweet and spicy mayo, if you have Japanese mayo I bet it would be even more fantastic (smoother and sweeter) but Best Foods (full fat!) is good too and what I used.\u00a0I liked the idea of adding sweet chili sauce that I found in this recipe<\/a>.\u00a0Then I thought I should throw some of the gochujang into the sweet and spicy mayo too!<\/p>\n

For the mayo, really just make sure to use mayo, something spicy (preferably\u00a0sriracha sauce<\/a>\"\", sometimes called rooster sauce because of the rooster that is usually on the label) and something sweet. I loved the combination of what I used, but I’m sure other ways would work well.<\/p>\n

This recipe for Korean tofu tacos looks a little complicated because of all the ingredients, but they don’t take very long to make. There isn’t much chopping so the ingredients are more just a bunch of sauces mixed up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gochujang Tofu<\/span><\/div>\n
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1 tablespoon gochujang<\/a>\"\"<\/div>\n
1 teaspoon sesame oil<\/div>\n
1 teaspoon rice vinegar<\/div>\n
2 teaspoons soy sauce<\/div>\n
1 pound extra firm tofu cut into little squares
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  1. Mix the gochujang, sesame oil, vinegar, and soy sauce.<\/li>\n
  2. Toss the tofu in the marinade, sprinkle with a little salt, and let sit while prepping other ingredients.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Spicy & Sweet Gochujang Mayo<\/span><\/div>\n
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    1\/4 cup mayo<\/div>\n
    1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon\u00a0gochujang<\/a>\"\"<\/div>\n
    1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon\u00a0sriracha sauce<\/a>\"\"<\/div>\n
    1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon\u00a0Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce<\/a>\"\"
    \nSqueeze of lemon or lime<\/div>\n
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