TOFU WITH MINCED PORK A LA PABLOPABLA

Ingredients:

2 tubes Japanese tofu

1/2 lbs ground pork, marinated with 2 tsp light soy sauce and white pepper

2 carrots, cut in strips

2 hand full of dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked overnight and cut small

2 green onions, cut big (~2 inches)

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbs oil

1 cup warm water

1/2 cup water + 3 tsp corn flour, mix well

2 tbs oyster sauce

White pepper

1 tsp light soy sauce

1 tbs chili paste/chili oil (sambel oelek or garlic chili sauce)

2 tbs cooking wine

Fried onion/garlic/shallot for topping

Direction:

• Heat oil and fry garlic till brown
• Add meat and stir fry for 30 seconds
• Add carrot and mushroom and stir for 1 minute
• Add oyster sauce, white pepper, soy sauce, and chili paste, mix well
• Add water and cover the lid till boil
• Once boiled, place tofu on top and cover with lid for 3 minutes
• Remove tofu gently and place them on plate
• Add wine to the meat sauce and mix well
• Add corn flour mixture to thicken the meat sauce
• Add green onions and mix well
• Pour meat sauce on top of tofu
• Sprinkle with fried onion/garlic/shallot over the dish