How To Cook Egg Tofu with Minced Pork

 

Ingredients

• 0.5 8 oz package of egg tofu
• 0.13 lb ground pork
• 0.75 fresh shittake mushrooms, sliced and soaked in hot water. (Retain the soaking water in a small bowl.)
• 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with 2 tablespoons cold water (cornstarch slurry)

Sauce ingredients

• 1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 0.13 teaspoon dark soy sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
• 0.25 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

1. Heat a wok or skillet over medium heat. Add a tablespoon of cooking oil.
2. Add the sliced mushrooms and ginger. Stir fry it untill the mushrooms turn slightly golden brown. 
3. Add the garlic and stir fry it untill it begins to change colour.
   
   
   
   
4. Turn the heat up to high and add the ground pork. Use a spatula to break it up to small pieces while stirring it. 

   

   
   
5. Once the pork is browned, add the sauce ingredients and toss it for about 30 seconds to coat the pork. This will help to bring out the flavours of the sauce. 

   

   
   
6. Add the mushroom soaking liquid and mix it well. Let it come to a boil, cover it with the lid and allow it to simmer on low heat for 20 minutes while stirring it occasionally. 

   

   
   
7. While the meat sauce is simmering, cut the tofu into half-inch slices.
8. Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat with a tablespoon of cooking oil.
9. Fry them untill golden brown on both sides. Set it aside. 
10. After simmering it for 20 minutes, the pork should be tender. Turn the heat up to medium-high to return it to a low boil.
11. Stir in half of the cornstarch slurry to the pork. Continue to stir it untill the meat sauce comes to a boil and thickens. Repeat the process by adding a tablespoon of it at one time untill the sauce has reached your desired consistency. 
12. Add the fried tofu and gently toss it untill fully incorporated. Be careful not to break up the tofu. 
13. Place the fried tofu in a circular motion in the wok or skillet. Add the cooked minced pork on top of the tofu. 

    

    
    
14. Garnish the ready-cooked egg tofu with some cut spring onion on top of the dish. Serve it!