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Ma-po tofu

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

• 8 Cubes medium hard Tofu -(2"X2")
• 4 oz Ground pork
• 1 ts Chopped garlic
• 1 tb Chopped green onion
• 1 tb Hot bean paste (use ground -red pepper paste if you -can't Find this)
• 1 ts Brown peppercorn powder
• 2 tb Soy sauce
• 1 ts Salt
• 2 ts Cornstarch
• 2 ts Water
• 1 c Soup stock
• 1 ts Sesame oil
• 3 c Oil

Instructions:

Cut the tofu in 1/2 inch cubes and deep fry in hot oil for 30 sec. Remove Tofu and drain off all but 3 tablespoons oil. Reheat and fry the pork well add Garlic hot bean paste soy sauce salt soup stock and tofu. Boil 3 minutes. Mix cornstarch and water to make a paste then add to mixture to thicken. Toss in chopped green onion and sesame oil. Put on a plate and sprinkle with brown peppercorn and serve with rice. Recipe is from: The PEI-MEI Cookbook VOL. 11

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