Food experiments from my little kitchen

One of my usual dishes is steamed minced meat on egg tofu . Yesterday I tried to steam silken tofu instead of egg tofu and make a minced meat sauce to go with it. My son loves it a lot. I guess for children, you can never go wrong with minced meat and tofu. :) For below recipe, you need to do steaming and stir fry separately. If you prefer just stir fry alone, you can try this minced meat tofu with sauce . Ingredients Minced meat (approx 100~120g) 1 box of silken tofu 1 stalk of spring onion 1 clove garlic Cornstarch solution  Marinate sesame oil white pepper soy sauce  Sauce 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tsp dark soy sauce 1 tsp soy sauce water (approx 1 small bowl)  sugar Recipe 1. Marinate the minced meat with the seasonings stated in marinate. Minced the garlic and set aside. Cut the spring onion and separate the white part from the green part. Chop the white parts finely and set aside. Chop the green parts finely and set aside for garnish later. 2. C...

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 abov...