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Japanese-Style Ground Meat Tofu Rice Bowl (Mabo Tofu Don)

Name: Japanese-Style Ground Meat Tofu Rice Bowl (Mabo Tofu Don)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 90 g Japanese short-grain rice (uncooked); 150 g Tofu (firm recommended); 1 tsp Salt (for boiling tofu); 60 g Ground pork; ½ tsp Cooking oil (for pork); 20 g Green onion (chopped); 2 tsp Tianmianjiang (Sweet bean sauce); 2 tsp Sake; ½ tsp Sugar; 1 tsp Soy sauce; 70 ml Water; 2 tsp Sake (for sauce mixture); ½ tsp Stock powder (such as Somi Shantung or bouillon); ½ tsp Soy sauce (for sauce mixture); 1½ tsp Miso; ½ tsp Sugar (for sauce mixture); a pinch White pepper; ½ tbsp Doubanjiang (Chili bean paste); 2 tsp Cooking oil (for spicy paste); ½ tsp Rayu (Chili oil); ½ tsp Minced ginger; ½ tsp Minced garlic; 1 tbsp Potato starch; 1 tbsp Water (for starch slurry); ~a pinch Sichuan pepper powder or Japanese pepper (for topping)

⏱ 45 min🍽 Serves 1

Adapted from a video by JAPANESE COOKING CHANNEL

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Ingredients

Japanese short-grain rice (uncooked)90 g
Tofu (firm recommended)150 g
Salt (for boiling tofu)1 tsp
Ground pork60 g
Cooking oil (for pork)½ tsp
Green onion (chopped)20 g
Tianmianjiang (Sweet bean sauce)2 tsp
Sake2 tsp
Sugar½ tsp
Soy sauce1 tsp
Water70 ml
Sake (for sauce mixture)

Steps

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1
Wash and drain 90g of short-grain rice, then cook it with 120ml water and half a tablespoon of sake.
2
Prepare ingredients: mince the garlic and ginger, chop 20g of green onion, and cut the 150g tofu into bite-sized pieces.
3
Prepare the seasoned ground meat mixture by combining half a teaspoon of sugar, one teaspoon of soy sauce, two teaspoons of sake, and two teaspoons of sweet bean sauce.
4
Prepare the sauce mixture by combining 70ml water, two teaspoons of sake, half a teaspoon of stock powder, half a teaspoon of soy sauce, one and a half teaspoons of miso, half a teaspoon of sugar, and a pinch of white pepper.
5
Prepare the spicy aromatic paste by mixing half a tablespoon of chili bean paste, two teaspoons of oil, half a teaspoon of minced garlic, half a teaspoon of minced ginger, and half a teaspoon of chili oil.
6
Prepare the starch slurry by mixing one tablespoon of potato starch with one tablespoon of water.
7
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, add the tofu pieces, and simmer for about 2 minutes to enhance flavor absorption and prevent breaking. Drain well.
8
Heat half a teaspoon of oil in a frying pan, then stir-fry 60g of ground pork until fully cooked.
9
Add the seasoned ground meat sauce and simmer until the liquid evaporates.
10
Without washing the pan, add the spicy aromatic paste and warm it over low heat until the garlic turns light brown.
11
Add the sauce mixture, seasoned ground meat, and chopped green onions, warming over medium heat.
12
Add the tofu pieces and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
13
Gradually add the starch slurry while simmering over high heat to reach your desired thickness. Simmer for 1 to 2 more minutes until done.
14
Place the cooked rice in a bowl, top with the tofu and meat mixture, and garnish with chopped green onions and Sichuan pepper powder.

Japanese-Style Ground Meat Tofu Rice Bowl (Mabo Tofu Don)

Ingredients

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