Hunanese Home-Style Tofu | Saveur

Name: Hunanese Home-Style Tofu | Saveur
Ingredients: 4 dried shiitake mushrooms; 1⁄4 lb. pork loin, cut into 2"-long slices about 1⁄8" thick; 1 tsp. shao xing jiu (Chinese rice wine); 3⁄4 cup peanut oil; 14 oz. firm tofu, drained, patted very dry, sliced into 2" squares about 1⁄2" thick, and halved diagonally; 2 Tbsp. dou ban jiang (Sichuan chile paste); 1 Tbsp. chopped garlic; 3⁄4 cup chicken stock; 1 tsp. dark soy sauce; 3⁄4 tsp. cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp. cold water; 3 Chinese chives or scallions, green parts only, cut into 1" pieces; 1 tsp. sesame oil

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A spicy Chinese dish using the smooth and earthy tasting tofu.

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Ingredients

4 dried shiitake mushrooms
1⁄4 lb. pork loin, cut into 2"-long slices about 1⁄8" thick
1 tsp. shao xing jiu (Chinese rice wine)
3⁄4 cup peanut oil
14 oz. firm tofu, drained, patted very dry, sliced into 2" squares about 1⁄2" thick, and halved diagonally
2 Tbsp. dou ban jiang (Sichuan chile paste)
1 Tbsp. chopped garlic
3⁄4 cup chicken stock
1 tsp. dark soy sauce
3⁄4 tsp. cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp. cold water
3 Chinese chives or scallions, green parts only, cut into 1" pieces
1 tsp. sesame oil