Hot and Spicy Tofu and Beef |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Szechuan-style stir-fried tofu with ground beef. You can adjust the spicy-ness scale by substituting chilli sauce with ketchup and add more/less chilli flakes. Ingredients:
200 g firm tofu, cubed |
300 g ground beef |
4 scallions, chopped,green and white separated |
1 tablespoon onion, minced (i used small red ones) |
1 tablespoon garlic, minced |
1 tablespoon ginger, minced |
1 tablespoon soy sauce |
1/4 cup chinese rice wine or 1/4 cup sherry wine |
1 tablespoon chili sauce (or ketchup) |
1 teaspoon sugar |
1 tablespoon oyster sauce |
3/4 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon black pepper |
5 small dried chilies |
1 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in |
1 tablespoon water |
chili flakes, to taste |
1 tablespoon olive oil |
Directions:
1. Combine soy sauce, sherry, chilli sauce, sugar and oyster sauce; stir. Marinate tofu cubes in the sauce ingredients for 15mins or more.
2. Sprinkle ground beef with salt and pepper.
3. Heat oil in wok, stir fry onions, garlic and ginger until fragrant. Add dried chilli and scallion bottoms, stir fry for 1 minute.
4. Add seasoned ground beef and continue to stir fry until browned.
5. Add tofu and sauce, combine well. Let simmer 1-2mins.
6. Add chilli flakes, if you like it really spicy!
7. Add cornstarch mixture, stir fry until sauce thicken.
8. Garnish with chopped scallion greens, and serve with jasmine rice.
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