Mabo Tofu – Happy Donabe Life

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 small shallot, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 knob ginger, minced (about 1 tablespoon total)
• 8 oz (220 g) ground pork
• 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons tobanjan (Chinese hot bean paste) or Kanzuri
• 2 1/2 tablespoons miso
• 1 teaspoon raw brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons sake
• 1 cup (240 ml) Japanese chicken stock (can substitute with instant Asian chicken stock), kept hot
• 20 oz (600 g) medium-firm or soft tofu, drained of excess moisture and cut into cubes
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons katakuriko (potato starch), dissolved with 1 tablespoon water
• 2 oz (60 g) nira (garlic chives), minced or some minced scallion
• Sansho powder , for serving