Pork Tofu Casserole Taiwan Mushi Food

SPICY PORK TOFU

Steps:

• Sprinkle cabbage with the 1/2 tablespoon of salt and let stand for 30 minutes. Place the cabbage on a clean dish towel or cheese cloth and squeeze out any water. The dryer the cabbage, the better. In a hot wok that's been coated with canola oil add the ground pork. Stir-fry until nearly cooked through. Add ginger, garlic and salt; cook for another two minutes. Deglaze with soy sauce, add napa cabbage and sesame oil, continue cooking until the cabbage is wilted. Check seasoning.
• Plating: Spoon contents of wok over the tofu on a large serving platter, serve family style.

TAIWANESE FRIED TOFU

Steps:

• Cut the tofu in half lengthwise down the top. Slice into squares 1/4 inch thick. Stir together the soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and sugar in a small bowl, set aside.
• Heat oil in a large, nonstick pan over medium heat. Add garlic and green onions, and cook until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Brown tofu well on each side, then pour in sauce and cook until the sauce has been incorporated by the tofu, 2 to 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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.

SPICY TOFU CASSEROLE WITH PORK

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan.
• Add the pork, garlic and onion and season with salt and pepepr.
• Cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until the pork is no longer pink, about 4 minutes.
• Add the chili paste and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Add the stock and bring to a boil.
• Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.
• Add the zucchini to the saucepan and cook over moderate heat until almost tender, about 2 minutes.
• Add the tofu and simmer for 2 minutes longer.
• Add the scallions and fresh chile and simmer for 1 minute longer.
• Ladle into bowls and serve with steamed white rice on the side.