Buta Dofu Pork With Tofu Recipes

MAPO TOFU (MABO DOFU)

Steps:

• Gather all the ingredients.
• Combine all the ingredients for the seasonings (the doubanjiang, mirin, miso, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, and water) in a bowl and mix well together.
• Mince the garlic cloves and ginger finely.
• Cut the green onions into small pieces. Drain the tofu and cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes.
• In a large frying pan, heat the vegetable oil on medium heat and sauté the garlic and ginger. Make sure you don't burn them. Once they are fragrant, add the ground pork and break it up with a spatula or wooden spoon.
• When the meat is no longer pink, add the seasonings mixture and stir thoroughly. Bring the sauce to a boil
• Once the sauce is boiling, add the tofu and gently coat it with the sauce. Stir frequently, without mashing the tofu, until it is heated through. Add the green onions and stir to incorporate just before taking the pan off the heat. Serve immediately.

BUTA DOFU - PORK WITH TOFU

Steps:

• Slice pork into thin strips.
• Heat oil in a heavy frying pan and brown pork well.
• Add onion, garlic and ginger and cook until the onion has softened.
• Add cubed tofu and broth and cook 10 minutes.
• Season with sugar and soy sauce.
• Cook covered, 5 minutes.
• Add cornstarch which has been mixed with a little water and stir gently until thickened.
• Let steam for a minute.
• Add sliced green onion and steam for a minute or so.
• May garnish with chopped green onions just before serving if desired.

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.

PORK WITH TOFU - {BUTADOFU} RECIPE

Steps:

• In a skillet (a wok will work too), heat oil and stir-fry pork. Add onions, water chestnuts and water. Combine sugar, soy sauce, ginger and soybean paste. Add to pork and vegetables. Add tofu. Cook about five minutes. Serve. This recipe yields 4 servings.