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Gochujang Tofu Rice Bowl with Cucumber and Carrot

Name: Gochujang Tofu Rice Bowl with Cucumber and Carrot
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 170 g Firm tofu; 1 tbsp (18 g) Gochujang; 2 tsp (10 g) Tamari; 1 tsp (4 g) Toasted sesame oil; 2 tsp Rice vinegar; 2 cloves, about 6 g Garlic; 5 g Rapeseed oil; 120 g Cooked white rice; 80 g Cucumber; 60 g Carrot, in matchsticks; 20 g Spring onion; 1 tsp (5 g) Sesame seeds

Tofu fried crisp and glazed in gochujang, tamari and sesame, over rice with cold cucumber and carrot dressed in rice vinegar. 575 kcal.

Calories: 575kcal
Protein: 31g
Fat: 25g
Carbs: 57g

Per serving, makes 1. 25 minutes of work, then twenty minutes pressing the tofu. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Soya
Sesame

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Ingredients

Firm tofu170 g
Weighed after pressing. Silken tofu is about half the calories and protein.
Gochujang1 tbsp (18 g)
Tamari2 tsp (10 g)
Toasted sesame oil1 tsp (4 g)
Rice vinegar2 tsp
Garlic2 cloves, about 6 g
Rapeseed oil5 g
Cooked white rice120 g
Cooked weight. About 50 g of dry rice becomes 130 g cooked.
Cucumber80 g
Carrot, in matchsticks60 g
Spring onion20 g
Sesame seeds1 tsp (5 g)

Method

Press the tofu for twenty minutes and cut it into 2 cm cubes. Toss the cucumber and carrot with half the vinegar and a pinch of salt.
Fry the tofu in the rapeseed oil in a non-stick pan over a medium-high heat for eight minutes, turning, until golden all over.
Mix the gochujang, tamari, sesame oil, the rest of the vinegar, the crushed garlic and a tablespoon of water. Pour it over the tofu and toss for a minute until it clings and darkens.
Rice in the bowl, tofu on one side, pickled vegetables on the other, sesame seeds and spring onion over.

Worth knowing

Gochujang is 250 kcal per 100 g and about half sugar, so a tablespoon is 45. It is also made with wheat in most brands, which is the one thing in this bowl carrying gluten; a rice-only version exists.
A fried egg on top is the traditional finish and adds about 80 kcal and 7 g of protein.

Other dinner recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every dinner between 450 and 600 calories a serving.

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