Tofu & Minced Pork Soup

Name: Tofu & Minced Pork Soup
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Henan
Ingredients: 1 spring onion/scallion, finely sliced on the diagonal, and 5 ml/1 tsp preserved winter vegetable (tung cai or tong choy), to garnish; 1 spring onion/scallion, finely sliced on the diagonal, and 5 ml/1 tsp preserved winter vegetable (tung cai or tong choy), to garnish; 1 spring onion/scallion, finely sliced on the diagonal, and 5 ml/1 tsp preserved winter vegetable (tung cai or tong choy), to garnish; 1 spring onion/scallion, finely sliced on the diagonal, and 5 ml/1 tsp preserved winter vegetable (tung cai or tong choy), to garnish; 1 spring onion/scallion, finely sliced on the diagonal, and 5 ml/1 tsp preserved winter vegetable (tung cai or tong choy), to garnish; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 250 g/9 oz firm tofu, cut into 1cm/½in cubes; 30 ml/2 tbsp sesame oil; 30 ml/2 tbsp light soy sauce; 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground black pepper; 5 ml/1 tsp cornflour/cornstarch; 5 ml/1 tsp cornflour/cornstarch; 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup minced/ground pork

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

China

By Terry Tan

Published 2020

About

This classic blend of ingredients makes a style of soup that is popular not only regionally but also nationally. In Henan, Hunan and Sichuan, this soup is cooked with various seasonings, and some will be thickened with cornflour whereas others are enriched with wine. The Sichuan version is usually fiery with chopped chillies. It is a dish that allows a chef to use his or her ingenuity.

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Asia
China
Sichuan
Soup
Hunan

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