READY IN 30 mins

Chinese Style Ground Pork and Tofu

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"My grandmother's traditional recipe. This is what I cook when I want something quick and satisfying. It's my husband's favorite. If you like spicy Chinese food, you'll love this! Serve it over rice." — D. Morello

Directions

Cook garlic in the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan until lightly browned and fragrant. Add the ground pork and brown, stirring frequently to break it up. Stir in the tofu, reduce the heat to medium, and cook to reheat, stirring occasionally, about three minutes. Season with black bean sauce, soy sauce, sherry, and green onions.

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PREP 15 mins
COOK 15 mins
READY IN 30 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Jul 17, 2007

If you want this more flavorful, marinate the pork first with rice wine, white pepper, corn starch and tiny bit of soy sauce. You can also combine sweet bean sauce with spicy bean sauce.

—jac

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Aug 10, 2006

My husband and I went very impressed by this dish. It did not taste bad but there wasn't anything in it to really make it stand out. My husband added some chinese five spice to his portion and he said it helped. We won't make this recipe agian mainly because we like our food to be very falvorful and this just wasn't there.

—gooberette

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13 Ratings

Aug 20, 2006

I really enjoyed the simplicity of this dish. I couldn't find spicy bean sauce, so I used garlic bean sauce and lots of crushed red pepper.

—abba

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Nov 26, 2008

I've modified this dish to make a MaPau Pork/Tofu dish which I loved from restaurants in Singapore. Came out well. Doubled quantity of black bean sauce, used beer instead of sherry, added an equal amount of Japanese Rice Wine, used one regular minced onion, some mushrooms and voila! It was awesome.

—Donna in Singapore

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Apr 21, 2011

This was good. I had to do a little substuting. Used garlic chile sauce for the black bean sauce. I also added a half teaspoon cornstarch to help the sauce "stick". I didn't have green onions so just used regular onions & sauteed them with the garlic. Green would have been better. Needs more veggies than just that, too. The sauce was really good, but not nearly as good the next day. Eat more the first day or make more/fresh sauce the next. :) Tried with treduced fat pork & it was a good choice.

—BOOKMARKER

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Mar 12, 2010

Didn't have all the ingredients so I made a similar recipe for dinner. It was good & filling. Very easy & customizable to whatever you have on hand. Browned the pork with oyster sauce, garlic powder & pepper. Then added a little chopped spinach & cilantro with soft tofu for a little extra color & flavor

—MMMMom

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Aug 04, 2010

Not bad with the black bean sauce. This was similar to the Ma Po Dofu that my mom used to make - a favourite of my brother's! Instead of black bean, we always used spicy red chili garlic paste, and garnished with chinese parsley. Cilantro, for all you non-asians!. SERIOUS heat - serve it with lots of steamed rice.

—KALDIRRIS

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Apr 17, 2013

Tasty and very fast. I added some broccoli and added the tofu at the end so the cubes wouldnt get all mushy with stirring for the three minutes. Next time I'd add water chestnuts

—LindaT

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Nutrition

Calories
313 kcal
16%

Carbohydrates
7.1 g
2%

Cholesterol
49 mg
16%

Fat
21.3 g
33%

Fiber
2.6 g
10%

Protein
24.8 g
50%

Sodium
201 mg
8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Chinese Style Ground Pork and Tofu

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 313
Calories from Fat: 192

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 21.3g 33 %
Saturated Fat 5.5g 28 %
Cholesterol 49mg 16 %
Sodium 201mg 8 %
Potassium 464mg 13 %
Total Carbohydrates 7.1g 2 %
Dietary Fiber 2.6g 10 %
Protein 24.8g 50 %
** Sugars 0.9g
Vitamin A 10 %
Vitamin C 13 %
Calcium 62 %
Iron 31 %
** Thiamin 50 %
Niacin 65 %
** Vitamin B6 19 %
** Magnesium 21 %
** Folate 26 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.