Tofu and Ground Pork in Black Bean Sauce

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Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Chinese

Ingredients: Pork Tofu

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 150 gram ground pork (*)
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 red chilies (Indonesian: cabe merah keriting), cut into thin diagonal slices
• 1 teaspoon salted yellow bean (Indonesian: tauco)
• 1 tablespoon black bean sauce
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 cup water
• 300 gram firm white tofu, cut into small cubes
• 1 scallion, cut into 1 cm slices
• 1/2 tablespoon corn starch + 1 tablespoon water
• Marinating sauce
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon corn starch
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine ground pork and the marinating sauce. Mix well and set aside to rest for 10 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a wok on high heat. Sauté garlic, chilies, salted yellow bean, and black bean sauce until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
3. Add the ground pork and cook while stirring (to prevent clumps) until the meat is no longer pink.
4. Season with soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and pour the water into the wok. Bring to a boil.
5. Add the tofu cubes and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
6. Toss in the scallion slices. Mix well. Pour the corn starch solution to thicken the sauce. Turn off heat and serve immediately.

Notes

• (*)Ground pork can be substituted with ground chicken, ground beef, or bite size fillets of white fish.