Wednesday, December 21, 2011

How To Cook Tasty Tofu Meat Stew

You will score big at the dinner table with these silky tofu and tasty meat, enjoy this authentic Chinese cuisine right now!
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Utensils:
Wok, pot, mixing bowl, serving bowl.
Serves 2
Ingredients:
7 oz. / 200 g tofu
7 oz. / 200 g pork
4 red chilies
1 tbsp. chopped scallion
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 slices ginger, minced
1-2 tbsps. Szechuan peppercorns
1 tbsp. Chili bean sauce
1 tbsp. light soy sauce
1 tbsp. Chinese cooking wine, or dry sherry
1 tbsp. sugar, or to taste
1 tbsp. salt, or to taste
1 cup chicken stock, or water
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. cornstarch, mixed with 4 tbsps. water in a bowl.
3 tbsps. vegetable oil, for stir-frying
Directions:
1. Cut tofu into 1 inch length cubes, blanch in boiling water for 20 seconds, drain well and set into serving bowl then.
2. Slice pork into thin, combine with Chinese cooking wine, salt, and cornstarch in a bowl, let marinate for 20 minutes.
3. Preheat a wok over high heat for 1 minute before adding 3 tbsps. vegetable oil, when the oil is hot, reduce heat to medium, then sauté garlic, ginger, scallion, chilies, and Szechuan peppercorns until aromatic, do not brown, which will take about 30 seconds, then stir into chili bean sauce, stir fry for a minute
4. Stir into light soy sauce, then add cup of chicken stock or water, add sugar and bring to a boil, then add pork slices, cook immediately.
5. When the pork changes color, stir into cornstarch water mixture, mix well, pour them over the tofu in the serving bowl.
6. Sprinkle with your favorite seasonings if desired.

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