Sauce : In a small bowl, add soysauce, sake, and mirin. Mix well.In a small bowl, add sugar and gochujang. Then add1 Tbspofhot water. Mix until sugar and the gochujang melts completely. Add it to the main sauce bowl.
Vegetables(option) : Cut the red onion and green onion into small pieces.
Let's do deep-frying Tofu!
In a pan or pot, add about vegetable oil that covers a half of the tofu high for frying. Turn the heat to medium and bring the heat to 330°F(165.5°C).
Meanwhile, Open the tofu package and cover it with a paper towel.
In a microwave-safe bowl, add the covered tofu and microwave for 3 minutes. *My microwave is 600w
Remove extra water with a paper towel after microwaving.
Cut the tofu into 1-inch cubes.
Cover the 1/3 or 1/2 of the cut tofu*1 with cornstarch. Cover every surface of the tofu and remove extra starch.
When the oil in the pan hits to 330°F(165.5°C), add the covered tofu. Deep fry for 4 minutes, then move to a wire rack to drain excess oil.
Do 6 and 7 steps until all the tofu is deep-fried.
Let's cook!
In a frying pan, add about a thin layer of vegetable oil, and turn the heat to medium. Add the cut vegetables and cook for 3 minutes.
Add the deep-fried tofu and the sauce you made. Stir for 2 minutes.
Let's serve!
This is a great lunch!
Notes
*1 If you cover tofu with cornstarch for a long time, it didn't cover tofu well. So add cornstarch right before you are deep-frying.