Recipe: Ma Po Tofu #2
For 4 Persons
Category: Vegetable
1 tb Cooking oil
1 ts (or several cloves; crushed)
-garlic
1 ts Fresh chopped ginger
1 Bunch scallions
1/2 lb Ground pork
1 c Water
1 ts Cornstarch
1/3 -(up to)
1/2 lb Tofu cut into bite-size
-chunks. (I like the very
-soft; but the firmer tofu
-varieties work well too.)
1 ts Black bean sauce
1 ts (or to taste) spicy chili
-sauce
1 tb (or to taste) soy sauce
Here is a delicous, spicy recipe for tofu, with Chinese origins. It lends
itself to infinite variations, but here's the basic recipe:
In a large skillet, saute ginger, garlic, and scallions in the cooking
oil. When garlic is slightly browned, add ground pork, and cook until meat
is thoroughly browned.
Mix cornstarch in a cup of water, and add to the meat in the skillet.
Bring to a simmer. At this point, add the bean sauce, chili sauce, and soy
sauce and stir all well. The sauce should just begin to thicken a bit.
Finally, add the tofu pieces, and gently stir so it's well mixed with the
sauce. Cover and simmer for 20- 30 minutes. Serve over rice. some
variations:
-use ground beef or ground turkey, or mix ground meats
-use no meat at all, and sautee bell peppers or mushrooms, or other
vegetables
-use meat and vegetables!
-add fresh spicy chiles for an extra zing
ABBYK@UCLINK.BERKELEY.EDU
(ABBY KAVNER)
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