Spicy minced meat with tofu and mushrooms
January 14, 2008 – 10:18 pm by wiffyThis is a fave home-dish which I cook at least once a week. Goes really well with rice because it’s spicy and flavourful. The two hamsters at home really love tofu, so I really got to learn to make tofu dishes such as this and this as they eat so little and tofu can’t be kept long once opened. Not that we’re complaining though because we love tofu as well, and it’s healthy stuff (for a change). Do share with me if you chance upon any nice and easy tofu recipes ;p
Spicy minced meat with tofu and mushrooms
Recipe adapted from here and cookbook titled ‘100 Homemade Dishes‘
Ingredients
(Served 2)
50g minced pork/chicken/beef
150g block tofu, cubed
100g fresh button mushrooms (both white or brown is fine), diced to small cubes
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1/2 tbsp salted soya beans (aka dou jiang, ‘tao cheow‘, 豆酱)
1 tsp dried fermented black beans
2 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
cornstarch solution (1 tbsp water with 1/2 tbsp cornstarch)
chopped spring onions and fried shallots for garnishing
Marinade
1/2 tsp light soy sauce
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp corn starch
1/2 tsp sesame oil
ground white pepper
Seasoning (mixed well):
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp dark soy sauce
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 tbsp sesame oil
Directions
1. In a bowl, mix minced meat with marinade and leave for 10 minutes.
2. Heat oil in wok and add the garlic, salted soya beans, fermented black beans and chill. Stir fry till fragrant. Next, add the marinated meat and stir fry till cook, breaking it up to small bits using the frying turner.
3. Add mushrooms and seasoning. Mix evenly. Bring to a boil.
4. Gently add beancurd and cook over low heat for 3-5 minutes. Take care not the break the tofu cubes.
5. Thicken with cornstarch solution.
6. Garnish with spring onions and fried shallots. Serve with warm, fluffy white rice.
Tags: minced meat, Mushrooms, simmering, spicy, tofu
Posted in Chinese, Meat, Mushrooms, Recipes, Tofu/Beancurd
4 Responses to “Spicy minced meat with tofu and mushrooms”
U never fail to make me drool even after I’ve had a big dinner. I can imagine the ingredients melding with one another creating this aromatic and tongue teasing blend.
By Joyce on Jan 14, 2008
Wah.. can cook one pot to go with rice. With this dish, I can eat more rice. Hee
By didally on Jan 16, 2008
I totally love this too! It’s already my fav. But mine is just minced meat with tofu and mushrooms ;P
And sometimes, I add some hae bi and prawns in it. Very nice
By tigerfish on Jan 17, 2008