Spicy Braised Tofu (Dubu Jjim)

Ingredients

• 800 grams/1 and 3/4 pounds firm tofu
• pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 1/2 long red chilli/chile, sliced
• 3 tablespoons Korean soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes)
• 1 tablespoon mirin
• 1 tablespoon Gefen Toasted Sesame Oil
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons caster/superfine sugar
• 1 teaspoon crushed/minced garlic or 1 cube Gefen Frozen Garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon Gefen Ground White Pepper
• freshly steamed rice
• 1 spring onion/scallion, checked and roughly chopped