Homestyle Chinese Quick Braised Tofu with Minced Meat | Chinese Style Beancurd Recipe Tau Kwa

This Homestyle Chinese Quick Braised Tofu with Minced Meat is a classic dish that almost all Chinese moms know how to make. This dish is perfect with rice or porridge. Minced pork is added to lend different texture to the tofu ; however, if you are vegetarian, you can omit it or replace it with mushrooms. If you are a Muslim, you can substitute minced chicken for the minced pork and leave out the Chinese cooking wine. Consider adding mushrooms or long beans to make the dish a one-dish meal. Happy cooking!

Ingredients:
Serves 4 pax
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150g minced pork (you can use minced chicken or mushrooms as well)
5g minced young ginger
3 cloves of chopped garlic
1 teaspoon black bean paste 黑豆酱
1 teaspoon soya bean paste 幼豆酱 (can be replaced with miso paste)
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
0.5 teaspoon sugar
200ml water
200g firm tofu / bean curd / tau kwa
A few dashes of white pepper
2 tablespoons premium dark soy sauce
Some cornstarch solution
1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing Huatiao wine)
0.5 teaspoon sesame oil
2 stalks of chopped spring onion