Skip to main content

Mince meat with Tofu and Sweet Beans


Cooked this dish with deep fried firm Tofu  .....  firm Tofu is dense, can be cubed and stir-fried, grilled or baked. It is supposed to be higher in protein, fat and calcium than the other forms of Tofu.


These sweet beans from the Cameron Highlands are crunchy, goes well with the soft tofu. The sweet beans are like green peas, except that they are a bit thicker in texture.




Healthy and nutritious, goes well with  rice  ........... Enjoy!



Recipe for Minced meat with Tofu and Sweet Beans

Ingredients
  • 100 gm minced pork
  • 2 Chinese mushrooms, soaked and diced
  • 120 gm sweet beans
  • 3 pieces of deep fried Tofu, cut into squares
  • 3 pips garlic, chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tsp cornflour + 1 Tbsp water
  • 2 Tsp Shaoxing wine
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 Tsp dark soya sauce
  • Oil for frying and salt to taste
Seasoning for minced pork
  • 2 Tsp oyster sauce
  • 1 Tsp salt
  • 1 Tsp sugar
  • 1 Tsp light soya sauce
  • Dash of pepper
Method
  1. Saute the chopped garlic with some oil till fragrant, toss in the diced mushrooms and minced pork.
  2. Stir fry for a while, add in some water and add in the tofu, let it simmer.
  3. Once the meat is cooked through, toss in the sweet beans.
  4. Thicken the gravy with the cornflour mixture and add salt to taste.
  5. Lightly beat up an egg and stir it in.
  6. Turn off the heat and drizzle in the Shaoxing wine.
  7. Dish out, garnish with chopped spring onions.
  8. Serve hot with rice.

Comments

  1. Oh Cheah,
    This is the type of dish that I always like to cook. Simple and healthy. Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wah... another home cook delight! Makes me miss home.

    ReplyDelete
  3. The last picture is the winner! I love this kind of stew dish with lots of gravy...just yummy.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hi

    Thanks a lot for those kind compliments, Foodie Friends!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Wow such beautiful and flavoursome dish! more rice please!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Looks very delicious for dinner. I'll have to cook more rice with this dish. The gravy coated tofu would taste so awesome...yum

    ReplyDelete
  7. oh this looks delish so next up gnocchi!!, (potato pasta)

    ReplyDelete
  8. This is a dish that really warms the heart.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Hi
    3 hungry tummies
    Mary
    Chow and Chatter
    Divina
    Thank you so much dear Friends!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Sounds like a nice and nutritious dinner, love it!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Thanks for dropping by. Please click on 'Anonymous' if you do not have a blog but do leave your name after the comment because I would like to know who you are.

Popular posts from this blog

Hakka Mee aka Hakka Noodles

This is yet another one dish meal, Hakka Mee/Hakka Noodles. These noodles are quite similar to Won Ton Noodles, except that they  have less lye water and the noodles are a bit flat and thicker.  They're served with bean sprouts with a generous serving of minced meat sauce. the noodles, ........... need to loosen them up before cooking serve with chilli sauce topped with chopped garlic ..... that will do the trick ..... yummy! Recipe for Hakka Mee aka Hakka Noodles Ingredients 180 gm Minced Pork 60 gm Garlic  -  chopped 200 gm Bean Sprouts 4 dried Chinese mushrooms - soaked and diced 3/4 cup water 1 Tsp cornflour + 3 Tbsp of water 3 servings of Hakka noodles Oil for frying. Garnishing  -  Chopped spring onions Seasoning for minced pork 1/2 Tsp Salt 1  Tsp sugar 1  Tbsp  Fish sauce 1  Tsp dark soya sauce A dash of pepper Preparation Saute the chopped garlic with 1 Tbsp oil, fry till fragrant Add in the seasoned minced pork, diced mushroo

Herbal Jelly ~ Gui Ling Gao

H erbal Jelly ~ Gui Ling Ga o literally translated means 'Tortoise Jelly' is one of my family's favourite desserts.  It's much more economical to prepare this at home for you'll need to fork out between Rm 9 to Rm 11 for a bowl of this cooling dessert in any of those herbal tea outlets.  This soothing jelly, served chilled, is supposed to be able to help reduce our body heat, helps to get rid of toxins and is believed to be good for the skin thus culminating a healthier complexion.

Double Boiled Herbal Chicken Soup

Double boiling is slow cooking ........ means to put a soup pot or any covered ceramic or steel pot inside a bigger pot, immerse in boiling water, and let the soup cook at a lower temperature.  Hence the soup is cooked from heat generated from the boiling water and not from direct heat source. Double boiling lets the soup ingredients slowly release their nutrients into the soup, thus making it tasty and wholesome.  It's a long cooking process, roughly averaging 2 to 4 hours.  The tip is not to open the cover to check on the soup as it'll bring down the temperature and affect the cooking process.  The plus point is there's little evaporation and the soup will not boil over.  The only thing is to monitor that there's enough water in the bigger pot and not let it run dry.  Of course, nowadays, the slow cooker is another alternative to double boiling, saves the hassle of checking the water level.