A very common dish in most households is steamed minced pork on tofu. We just spread minced pork (which had been seasoned with salt and pepper) on top of a large piece of tofu, steam them and sprinkle fried shallots, green onions and cut chilies on them. Alternatively, if we were to use the cylindrical tofu, we will just slice the tofu cross-wise into many pieces, spread the minced pork on top of each of them, steam them and sprinkle fried shallots, green onions and cut chilies on them. However, using the same ingredients and adding an egg and rearranging the main ingredients, we can create a new dish. It also look more appetising than the normal minced pork on tofu.
Ingredients:
- 250 g minced pork
- 2 tubes of tofu (either egg or white tofu). You may also use the square tofu.
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp corn flour, to bind the pork
- Optional for decoration
- fried shallots
- fried garlic
- green onion
- cut chilies
Method:
- Boil water in a steamer.
- Add salt, pepper, light soy sauce, sesame oil and corn flour to the minced pork. Combine them well.
- Pack the minced pork into a bowl.
- Turn the bowl over onto a heat proof serving plate to release the minced pork onto the plate.
- Using your fingers, gently create a hole in the centre of the pork.
- Break an egg into the hole.
- Cut the tofu and arrange them around the minced pork.
- Steam at high heat for 20 minutes or until the pork is cooked.
- Remove the plate from the steamer when the pork is cooked.
- There will be some water on the plate. Gently tilt the plate to throw away the water.
- You may serve it as it is, or, sprinkle some green onions and cut chilies on the minced pork, or, saute some shallots or garlic and sprinkle them on the minced pork.