Parents bought me tofu skin from home, its quality is much softer, fresher and sweeter. I have been looking for a variety of ways to cook tofu skins. At home, mom makes tofu skin with pork short ribs and I found that tofu skin really matches well with pork. The first time she made it, I did not expect tofu skin to be THIS SWEET & DELICIOUS… This time I tried making it with minced pork. The light, subtle sweet flavor from tofu skin works well with the more intense sweet-flavor minced pork!
QUICK TAKEAWAYS
- no extra oil is needed for this dish, fat from pork belly is more than enough! Can discard extra fat!
- do not flavor minced pork with too much soy sauce, cooking wine at first as water evaporates and flavor intensifies
- shallots give the sweet flavor, more fragrant than onions
RECIPE
- 1lb pork belly
- 1-2 shallots
- 8-10 shiitake mushrooms (if use dried shiitake mushroom, put in water for 30mins-1hr)
- 1 scallion
- few ginger slices
- 2-3 star anise
- 3-5 bay leaves
- tofu skin (put in water for at least 30mins)
- hard boiled eggs
- 2-3tbsp soy sauce
- 2-3tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2-3tbsp cooking rice wine
- 4-5 sugar cubes
Step 1: cut pork belly into slices, stir fry in hot pan till golden and almost crispy. No oil is needed in this step, pork belly fat should be enough
Step 2: slice shallots into cubes, fry in fat from pork belly till crispy; get shallot crisps out, discard 90% fat.
Step 3: stir fry ginger slices, scallion slices, star anise and bay leaves till fragrance comes out
Step 4: cut shiitake mushrooms into slices, stir fry in pan till fragrance comes out
Step 5: add in shallot crisps and golden pork belly, stir fry
Step 6: add in hard boil egg, water from hydrating shiitake mushrooms or plain water till just covers ingredients; add in soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rice wine and sugar cubes
Step 7: bring to boil and taste if flavor is enough; then turn down heat to medium, cook for 30mins
Step 8: slice tofu skin into small chunks, add in pan after 30mins cooking; cook for another 5-10mins
Step 9: taste test, if not salty enough, add soy sauce or salt.
READY TO SERVE! with rice and veggies 😉
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