Ground Pork Stir Fry With Tofu Food

GROUND PORK STIR FRY WITH TOFU

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat, then add the pork. Brown the meat for 5 minutes, until almost fully cooked and mostly no longer pink.
• Add the garlic and ginger to the pan and stir it around for 60 seconds, until it starts to smell very aromatic.
• Deglaze the pan with the soy sauce, and scrape any brown bits off the bottom of the pan.
• Add the tofu, chili sauce, and bean paste to the pan, and cook for another 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Turn the heat off, then add the sesame oil, scallions, and sesame seeds. Serve hot with rice. Enjoy!

TOFU AND PORK STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Cook the tofu: Heat a large heavy-bottomed skillet or wok over high heat. Add 3 tablespoons oil. When the oil begins to smoke, remove the skillet from the heat and quickly (and carefully!) add the tofu in a single layer. Return the skillet to high heat and cook, stirring from time to time, until the tofu is lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully remove the tofu to a plate. Add the coriander seeds and toast for 15 seconds. Add the ground pork in a single layer, then sprinkle with salt and the red pepper flakes and brown over medium-high heat until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the pork to the tofu.
• Cook the vegetables: Return the skillet to the heat and add the remaining tablespoon oil. Stir in the garlic and scallions and cook over medium heat for about 1 minute. Add the snow peas and peppers and cook until they become tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the soy sauce, honey, ginger and lemon zest and juice. Simmer for an additional minute. Taste for seasoning.
• Finish: Add the pork and tofu back to the skillet and gently stir to reheat and combine, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a platter and add the vinegar and additional soy sauce to taste.

PORK AND TOFU STIR FRY

Steps:

• It is best to have everything prepped before starting.
• Combine the stock, soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, and chili-garlic sauce.
• Heat wok or large frying pan to medium hot.
• Add the oil, pork, garlic, and pepper flakes.
• Stir frequently to prevent garlic from burning and cook until pork is cooked through and lightly browned.
• Add the tofu and bamboo shoots and stir gently until heated through.
• Only about 1 minute.
• Stir the sauce one last time and pour into wok or pan.
• Stir gently until sauce is thickened and the tofu and pork is totally covered by sauce.
• Top with scallions.
• Eat alongside or over steamed rice and with an Asian veggie.
• Yum!

MA PO TOFU (BRAISED SPICY PORK WITH TOFU)

Steps:

• In a wok, heat vegetable oil on medium high heat for 2 minutes. Have all your ingredients ready next to your cooking area as you will need them close at hand as cooking progresses.
• Add garlic and ginger to the wok and stir-fry for about 1 minute, be careful not to burn the garlic.
• Add the ground pork to the wok and break up into large chunks. Let the pork sear and gently combine the garlic and ginger as you continue to break up the meat, abour 3-4 minutes. If desired, you may season the pork at this stage with salt and black pepper, but this is not necessary.
• For the sauce, combine the sugar, cooking wine, rice wine, sesame oil, soy sauce and chili paste. Add the sauce mixture to the wok. Gently combine and bring the wok to a simmer.
• Add green onions, tofu and 1/2 cup of chicken stock. Gently fold ingredients together, be careful not to break up the tofu (you want it to retain their cubed-shape).
• Cover wok with a lid and lower heat to low and braise pork and tofu for 10 minutes.
• Remove lid and raise heat to medium. Stir cornstarch into remaining 1/2 cup of chicken stock to make a slurry. Add the slurry to the wok and gently stir to thicken sauce, about 2 minutes. Remove the ginger now, if desired.
• Serve over white rice and enjoy!

STIR-FRY MUSTARD GREENS WITH PORK AND DRY TOFU

Steps:

• In a wok, heat grape seed oil over medium. Sauté ginger and garlic for 20 seconds.
• Add pork and white pepper powder and combine well.
• Increase heat to high. Stir-fry pork until 80% is cooked. Add rice wine, soy bean paste, tofu and chili peppers. Continue to stir-fry until pork is completely cooked.
• Stir in mustard greens and the next five ingredients. Reduce heat to medium high. Cover and cook until green soybeans are completely cooked through, about 3-5 minutes.
• Uncover and turn off heat. Stir in sesame seed oil.
• Serve with steamed rice or boiled Chinese-style noodles.

MA-PO TOFU (SIMMERED TOFU WITH GROUND PORK)

Steps:

• Put oil in a deep 10-inch skillet or wok, preferably nonstick, and turn heat to medium-high. A minute later, add garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes, and cook just until they begin to sizzle, less than a minute. Add pork, and stir to break it up; cook, stirring occasionally, until it loses most of its pink color.
• Add scallions and stir; add stock. Cook for a minute or so, scraping bottom of pan with a wooden spoon if necessary to loosen any stuck bits of meat, then add tofu. Cook, stirring once or twice, until tofu is heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in the soy sauce; taste, and add salt and red pepper flakes as necessary. Garnish with cilantro if you like, and serve.