There are so many ways to cook minced pork and tofu (or bean curd) together. Whichever style they are cooked in, the dish will always be loved by most people. Tofu or bean curd is made from coagulating soy milk and pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness (Wikipedia). According to BBC Good Food,
it is a good source of protein and contains all nine essential amino acids. It is also a valuable plant source of iron and calcium and the minerals manganese, selenium and phosphorous. In addition, tofu is a good source of magnesium, copper, zinc and vitamin B1. However, tofu by itself is quite bland. The good point about it is that it can easily absorb the flavour of our making; in this case, the braised minced pork in soy sauce.
Ingredients:
- 2 piece of tofu
- 200 g minced pork
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 stalk green onion, washed and cut into 1 cm length
- Seasonings - salt, pepper, light and dark soy sauces
- Cooking oil
- 1 cup water
Method:
- Heat up some water in a steamer.
- Rinse the 2 pieces of tofu with water and place them on a metal plate.
- Once the water is boiling, place the metal plate into the steamer. Steam the tofu for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, remove the metal plate with the tofu from the steamer.
- Transfer the tofu onto a serving plate.
- In the meantime, heat a wok with cooking oil.
- Once the oil is hot, saute the garlic till fragrant.
- Add the minced pork.
- Fry the pork till 3/4 cooked.
- Season the pork with salt, pepper and light soy sauce (according to taste). Add a bit of dark soy sauce for colour.
- Add water and cover the wok.
- Braise the pork till cooked and fragrant.
- Open the wok, add the spring onion and give the pork a quick stir.
- Pour the pork over the steamed tofu.
- The dish is ready for serving.