Braised Pork Mince with Silken Tofu

Ingredients

• 300g mince pork
• 300g silken tofu
• 1 knob of ginger, grated
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 Tbs corn starch
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp chicken stock powder
• 2 Tbs LKK Panda oyster sauce
• 1 Tbs LKK cooking caramel
• 1 Tbs olive oil
• spring onion and/or chives (optional) chopped into small pieces for garnishing,
• 125mL of boiled water
• 3 Tbs of water to dissolve corn starch
• 1 Tbs ABC sweet soy sauce
• 2 Tbs LKK Premium Soy Sauce

Method

1. Heat up olive oil in a large pan on high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the diced onion. Fry until translucent, then add ginger and fry for a further 30 seconds until fragrant.
2. Add mince pork and fry until all brown.
3. Turn down heat and add premium soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, cooking caramel, oyster sauce, pepper and chicken stock. Mix thoroughly for 1 minute and make sure the sauces are mixed well and coating the mince meat.
4. Add half a cup of boiled water, mix well and simmer for a further 5 minutes (Put a lid over the fry pan while simmering)
5. Meanwhile, remove the silken tofu from its packaging and place onto a plate. Microwave for 3 minutes to heat through.
6. Dissolve the corn starch in water. Immediately add this to the pan with the meat and stir until the sauce thickens. Once thickened, pour the meat on to the tofu. Garnish with chopped up spring onions/chives.
7. Serve with cooked jasmine rice.

Product used in recipe

• Lee Kum Kee - Gold Label Soy Sauce
• ABC - Sweet Soy Sauce
• Lee Kum Kee - Panda Brand Oyster Sauce