Name: Sichuan pork and tofu
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon vegetable oil; 200 gram pork mince; 2 clove garlic, finely sliced; 4 centimetre piece ginger, peeled and finely sliced into matchsticks; 1 red chilli, finely sliced; 2 teaspoon sichuan pepper, toasted and ground; 2 teaspoon dried black beans, chopped; 1/4 cup chilli soy paste; 1/4 cup shaoxing wine (chinese rice wine); 2 teaspoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 2 small dried chillies, crumbled; 1 cup water; 1 teaspoon cornflour; 500 gram silken tofu, cubed; 2 spring onions, sliced on diagonal into 5cm lengths, to garnish; 1 cup coriander leaves, to garnish

Ingredients

2 tablespoon vegetable oil

200 gram pork mince

2 clove garlic, finely sliced

4 centimetre piece ginger, peeled and finely sliced into matchsticks

1 red chilli, finely sliced

2 teaspoon sichuan pepper, toasted and ground

2 teaspoon dried black beans, chopped

1/4 cup chilli soy paste

1/4 cup shaoxing wine (chinese rice wine)

2 teaspoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 small dried chillies, crumbled

1 cup water

1 teaspoon cornflour

500 gram silken tofu, cubed

2 spring onions, sliced on diagonal into 5cm lengths, to garnish

1 cup coriander leaves, to garnish

Method

1.Heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the pork mince. Add the garlic, ginger, chilli, pepper and beans and fry for a few minutes.

2.Mix chilli soy paste, wine, soy sauce, sugar and dried chillies together in a bowl, add to the frying pan and cook for 5 minutes.

3.Mix the water and cornflour together and add to the pan. Bring to the boil then add the tofu and heat through.

4.Serve in bowls with rice. Garnish with spring onions and coriander leaves.

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