Mapu Tofu (Tofu with a spicy minced meat sauce) – Love and Cook

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups dashi stock (Fine to use one made with dashi granules )
• 1/4 cup Kikkoman soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon sake
• 2 tablespoons mirin
• 3 cloves garlic cloves (grated)
• 1" piece fresh ginger (peeled and grated)
• 3-4 spring onions (sliced thinly both green and white parts)
• 500-600 g soft/silken tofu
• salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 200 g ground meat (usually a mix of pork and beef)
• 1/2 red pepper (cubed, optional)
• 1-2 red chilies (seeds removed and finely sliced into rings)
• 1 tablespoon cornflour (mixed into a slurry with 1 tablespoon cold water)