Golden Tofu with Fermented Black Beans & Minced Meat 黄金豆腐黑豆豉肉碎
 
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 1 pc egg tofu, sliced thickly
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil + more for deep frying the tofu
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp minced ginger
  • ¾ tsp dry fermented black beans
  • 1 chili, diced
  • 100g minced meat
  • ½ tbsp oyster sauce
  • ½ tbsp dark soya sauce
  • 100ml stock
  • 100ml water
  • ½ tsp chicken powder
  • some spring onion, diced (for garnishing)

  • For Thickening:
  • 1 tsp corn flour + 1 tbsp water
Instructions
  1. Heat up some cooking oil till very hot. Deep fried the egg tofu until golden brown. (Note: The egg tofu browns easily if the oil is hot enough. Keep a close lookout and drain immediately upon the tofu turning brown.) Dish and drain well on paper towels and place them on a serving plate after that.
  2. Add in 1 tbsp of cooking oil to a wok and stir fried the minced garlic, ginger, chilli and fermented black beans until fragrant.
  3. Add in the minced meat. Stir to mix well and cook till they are no longer pink.
  4. Add in the stock, water, chicken powder, oyster sauce and dark soya sauce. Allow the mixture to simmer till it boils.
  5. Add in the thickening mixture. Once it thickens, off the flame.
  6. Pour the sauce over the egg tofu in Step 1. Garnish with some diced spring onion and serve hot immediately.
Recipe by Eat What Tonight at https://eatwhattonight.com/2017/09/tofu-with-fermented-black-beans-minced-meat/