Minced meat tofu with sauce

When I have minced meat and tofu on hand, I tend to go for steaming because it is easy to prepare. I really like to attempt mapo tofu some day but am not very keen on cooking spicy dishes for now as my son is still too young for hot stuffs. So, I decided to try experimenting with the sauce to create similar sauce kind of dish. It's a great dish for young kids and those who are not so keen on chilli.

Ingredients

70-80g minced meat

1 block of silken tofu

Sesame oil

White pepper

Soy sauce 

Cornstarch

Minced garlic

Chopped spring onions 

Sauce  

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp tomato sauce 

2 tsp sugar 

1/2 tsp dark soy sauce

1 tsp light soy sauce 

Water 

Recipe

1. Marinate the minced meat with white pepper, light soy sauce, sesame oil and a little cornstarch. Remove tofu from the packaging and cut into small cubes to set aside.

2. In a small bowl, prepare the sauce by mixing the sauce ingredients listed above and top it up with water to approximately half the bowl. You can add a little more water in step 4 if you find that the sauce is not enough to your liking.

3. Heat up oil in the wok, then add in minced garlic to stir fry till fragrant. Add in the marinated minced meat to stir fry. Gently use the spatula to break the minced meat into small pieces as you cook.
4. When the meat is almost fully cooked, pour the sauce to cook. Let it boil for a while before adding in the tofu cubes.  
5. Test the taste of the sauce and adjust accordingly. Then add some cornstarch solution and allow it to thicken. 
6. Remove from wok, garnish with the chopped spring onions and serve. 

My family enjoyed this dish very much. Usually my son takes a long time to eat his dinner but with this dish, he ate well. Definitely a dish that I am going to prepare again next time!