Spicy tofu and pork hot pot

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon of sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon of chilli flakes (gochujang if you have it handy) and I like to add a tablespoon of gochujang paste as well - but that might be too spicy for some people. Experiment!
• 1 clove of garlic finely grated
• 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
• half an onion finely sliced
• 1/2 cup of finely chopped kimchi
• 150 gm of pork mince
• 1.5 cups of water
• ~ 300 g soft tofu (broken into pieces)
• toppings (e.g. enoko mushrooms, soft boiled eggs, scallions). You could also add clams, fish tofu, whatever you love!
• soft oiled egg and sliced scallion or spring onions

Method

1. Heat the sesame oil, and fry the chilli flakes (gochujang if you have), with the chopped garlic, onion, and sliced kimchi for 30 seconds
2. Add the minced pork, soy, and, cook, stirring for 5 minutes
3. Add 1.5 cups of water (and any spare kimchi juice if you like it more spicy) and boil for 5 minutes.
4. Add the tofu (broken into pieces with clean washed hands or squeezed from a tube - the best!)
5. Garnish with your choice of ingredients - a soft boiled egg and scallions (or spring onions) are a must! We love enoki mushrooms, white radish and Brahmi (herb memory plant) because that"s easily available to us. You could add fish tofu, clams, a tin of tuna and/or greens that you love. Yummy!

Product used in recipe

• Lee Kum Kee - Weijixian Soy Sauce