Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Soft tofu is a delicious and nutritious ingredient. Today, TasteVN will guide you to cook a super tasty minced beef soft tofu dish for your daily meal. Let’s get cooking and make this stir-fried dish right away!
Ingredients for Minced Beef Soft Tofu Serves 2
Soft tofu 300 gr Minced beef 150 gr Carrot 100 gr Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Minced garlic 1 teaspoon Spring onion 1 stalk Oyster sauce 2 tablespoons Chili powder 1/2 teaspoon Starch water 2 tablespoons Ground pepper/ sugar A little
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose good soft tofu
- You should choose soft tofu with packaging that is well sealed and intact, without any tears or leaks.
- When buying soft tofu, pay attention to the expiration date printed on the product packaging to avoid buying expired tofu.
- Additionally, you should buy soft tofu made by reputable manufacturers to ensure quality and safety.
See details: How to choose good soft tofu easily at home
How to choose fresh and delicious beef
- You should choose meat that is bright red, with fine and small fibers, beautiful marbling, fat that is light yellow, and when smelling, it has the characteristic aroma of beef.
- Additionally, good beef will feel sticky when touched, and will have a certain elasticity when pressed lightly.
- Avoid buying meat that is dark red, with dark yellow fat, and large fibers because that is old beef, which is often tough and not tasty. If the meat is dark red, with white fat, and has a slightly fishy smell, it is fake beef made from buffalo meat.
- You can also buy pre-ground beef or grind it yourself using a meat grinder at home.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- You should choose carrots that are of medium size, straight and elongated towards the tail, with smooth skin, and the tops still firmly attached to the carrots.
- When held, they should feel firm and a bit hard, with fresh and green leaves.
How to make Minced Beef Tofu
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Prepare the tofu
Cut the tofu into small square pieces, place them in a bowl, cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap, and steam it using a microwave at 500W for 2 minutes.
Tip: If you don’t have a microwave, you can steam the tofu on a gas stove for 5 minutes.
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Prepare other ingredients
Carrots should be peeled, washed, and cut into small cubes.
Green onions should have the wilted leaves removed, roots discarded, washed, and chopped.
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Make minced beef sauce
Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic into the pan and sauté until the garlic is fragrant, then add the carrots.
Sauté until the carrots start to change color, then add the minced beef, 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce, and 1 teaspoon of sugar into the pan.
Continue to stir until the beef is slightly cooked, then add a little ground pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder, 100ml of water, and diluted cornstarch into the pan. Stir well until the sauce thickens, then turn off the heat.
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Completion
Pour all the ground beef sauce over the steamed tofu. Finally, sprinkle a little chopped green onion on top of the bowl for decoration.
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Final Product
The soft tofu with ground beef sauce after cooking will have an irresistible aroma. When eaten, you will feel the rich taste of the sauce along with the soft and sweet flavor of the tofu. This will be a wonderful dish when served with rice, right?
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Finally, we have completed the delicious and attractive soft tofu with minced beef sauce for the family meal. TasteVN wishes you success with this recipe and cook for your friends and family to enjoy!
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel TasteShare
