Bulgogi Tofu Burgers with Quick-Pickled Cucumber
By Joe
Source: Bon Appétit — Kendra Vaculin, Bulgogi Tofu Burgers.
A bulgogi tofu burgers recipe for 6 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
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Finish. Toss 1 english hothouse cucumber now thinly sliced on a diagonal now with tsp diamond crystal or now tsp morton kosher salt and 3 now tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar now in a medium bowl let now sit at room temperature now tossing occasionally until ready to bring to the table wrap each two 14 now oz blocks extra firm tofu tipped off in a few layers now of paper towels and set now on rimmed baking sheets weigh now down each with a heavy object now such as a cast iron now skillet and let sit 15 minutes while that is happening pur e 1 ripe pear now cored coarsely chopped one 2 now piece ginger peeled thinly sliced now 2 garlic cloves cup soy now sauce 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil 1 now tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp gochugaru 3 tbsp now vegetable oil and remaining 3 tbsp unseasoned now rice vinegar in a blender until very smooth stream half of marinade into now a large baking dish unwrap now tofu and cut each block crosswise into 6 slabs lay tofu in a single now layer in baking dish then stream remaining marinade over lid and put in the fridge 30 minutes prepare a cook over the coals for medium high heat now clean and oil grate take out tofu from marinade letting excess now drip back into dish and move to a clean rimmed baking tray reserve marinade for glazing and making sauce beat 2 tbsp gochujang into reserved marinade set tofu on grate brush with marinade now and cook over the coals until deep brown marks now appear about 5 minutes carefully now turn tofu over and now brush second side with marinade cook over the coals until deep brown marks now appear about 5 minutes put back tofu to baking tray toast 6 hamburger buns split slice side now down on cook over the coals until a deep gold about 1 minute move to plates beat cup mayonnaise and 3 tbsp now marinade in a small bowl even out slice now sides of buns with sauce build now burgers with 2 slabs of tofu each now followed by some pickled cucumber slices do now ahead cucumber can be pickled 1 day now ahead lid and put in the fridge.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
Free sugars
2.6 g per serving
5.2 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 10.4 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Approximate: an ingredient line looks mis-read ("2" piece ginger, peeled, thinl"). No nutrition labels are shown for this recipe until it is fixed.
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 406 kcal |
| Protein | 12.9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 39.6 g |
| of which sugars | 11.2 g |
| of which free sugars | 2.6 g |
| Fat | 22.6 g |
| of which saturates | 3.7 g |
| Fibre | 3.2 g |
| Salt | 2.71 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
3.2 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
