Mapo Tofu by Angela Seah Thulin

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Ingredients -
180g minced beef/pork
1 block of fresh tofu
2 garlic, minced
300ml chicken stock 
1 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp Feng He black bean sauce
1 tbsp lao gan ma chilli
1/4 tsp sugar
1 tbsp cornflour + 1 tbsp water
salt & pepper to taste
opt - 50g onions, diced
scallions to garnish
oil

Steps -
1. In a pan with some oil, add the minced pork and halfway through, season it with salt and pepper. Then add the minced garlic in. Stir fry to mix well. Add onions now if you like.
2. Add light soya sauce, black bean sauce and the chilli sauce. Mix well.
3. Add the chicken stock in. Let it simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Taste and adjust accordingly now.
5. Thicken the sauce by adding the cornflour mixture and stir.
6. Add the tofu in, gently stir to mix in and off flames. 

Garnish with scallions. Done!


Notes -
1. I used water + 1/4 chicken cube to replace the chicken stock.
2. I used two tubes of egg tofu instead (each weigh at 100g).

Minced meat with tofu by Angela Seah Thulin

I was super happy to receive a big parcel (16kg) at my doorstep just a few days ago. It was from my cooking friends in Singapore. There were so many goodies in it. Curry paste, herbs, noodles, biscuits, sauces and the list goes on looooong... One of them was Taucu (salted soy bean). I have always seen recipes using it but i have never really tasted it. So with the Taucu, i cooked it with minced meat and tofu. Woah, i was so happy with the result that my son and i were almost fighting over it... Just a very simple dish to whip up. 

Marinate (30 mins) -

150g minced meat

3/4 tbsp light soya sauce

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tbsp corn starch

Few dashes of pepper

Other ingredients - 

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tbsp oil

2 tsp Taucu

1/2 tsp dark soya sauce

1/2 cup water

Tofu (egg tofu 1-2 or silken tofu), cut into cubes

Scallions for garnishing

*Opt - bit of cornstarch to thicken the gravy

To cook -

1. In a wok with oil, add the garlic in and cook till fragrant and then add taucu in. Stir fry for a few seconds.

2. Add the marinated meat in and cook till the meat is no longer pink. Stir and separate the meat into smaller pieces.

3. Add the water and dark soya sauce in, let it come to a boil.

4. Follow by adding tofu in and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes. Gently stir to avoid breaking the tofu. Garnish with scallions.

Done! 

Thanks Lily Ooh for the Taucu :)