Ingredients
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 small piece of ginger, minced (about 2 tsp)
- 1–2 tsp crushed dried chile pepper
- 200 g (7 oz) minced beef, or pork
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 500 g (1 lb) silken tofu, cubed
- 2 tbsp chili bean paste (la doubanjiang)
- 1 tbsp Szechuan pepper, roasted and ground
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice wine
- 3–4 green onions, cut into 2 cm (1 inch) pieces
- 2–3 mushrooms (tree ears preferred; optional)
Make it step by step
- If using dried mushrooms, soak them in hot water for 10 minutes while preparing the rest of the ingredients, then slice before adding later.
- Sauté onion with ginger and crushed chili.
- Add minced meat and garlic, and fry until brown.
- Mix in other ingredients (including sliced mushrooms), lower heat, and simmer for 5–10 minutes.
- Serve over steamed jasmine rice.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
Contributor history and attribution
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