Steamed Tofu with Ground Pork

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Steamed Tofu with Ground Pork features smooth silken tofu and juicy ground pork. It is light while packed with savory flavors and satisfying textures.

a plate of steamed tofu and ground pork, served with rice on the side

I shared a steamed silken tofu recipe with black bean sauce not too long ago. Today’s recipe is the version for meat-lovers, and it is also incredibly easy to make and tasty. Bonus: I think a lot of kids will enjoy it.

The tofu is delicate, creamy while the pork is tender and juicy with a savory taste. Serve this dish with rice and it will be really hard to resist a second helping, I must say :). 

Watch How to Steam Tofu with Ground Pork

Ingredients

This recipe requires very easy to find ingredients:

  • silken tofu: best type of tofu for steaming with no doubts. When coated with starch/flour, it can also be deep-fried like in this crispy tofu with salted egg sauce recipe.
  • ground pork (also called minced pork): pick one with some fat content (around 10-15%) to keep the meat juicy once cooked.
  • soy sauce and oyster sauce: these Asian seasonings will give the dish a well-rounded savory flavor.
  • cornstarch: helps retain juiciness for the meat as well as helps bind the seasonings to the meat better.
  • toasted sesame oil: I don’t think adding sesame oil is a must, but just a few drops will add an irresistible nutty aroma. You can find it at Asian grocery stores.

Besides those key ingredients, you will also need some garlic, scallions, and pepper (which you probably always have on hand).

a plate of steamed tofu with minced pork

Cooking Notes

To cook this dish, you will need to have a steamer basket or a pot with a steamer insert. It’s handy to have one to make other delicious Asian dishes such as sticky rice or steamed fish. The two main cooking steps here are:

  • briefly sautรฉing the ground pork, then
  • steaming the tofu and meat together until everything is fully cooked
a collage of two steps to make the recipe: sautรฉing the pork and placing the pork and tofu in a plate to steam

Since this steamed tofu recipe is so easy and straightforward, I just want to point out some important points here:

  • Be careful when slicing and handling silken tofu since it is very delicate and can break quite easily.ย 
  • Sautรฉ the pork very briefly. The goal here is not to fully cook it but to break it up and combine it with the seasonings and cornstarch. The meat will be finished together with the tofu in the steaming step.
  • Cover the plate with foil to avoid water dripping onto the food unless you use a bamboo steamer (the bamboo lid doesn’t collect condensation).
Steamed Tofu with Minced Pork

Steamed Tofu with Ground Pork

Steamed Tofu with Ground Pork features smooth silken tofu and juicy ground pork. It is light while packed with savory flavors and satisfying textures.
Author: Sophie Pham
4.72 from 7 votes
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Servings: 2 people

Ingredients
 

Instructions
 

  • Pat dry tofu and carefully cut into thin slices, about 1/2 inch thick. Set aside.
  • Place a pan over medium heat and add a small amount of olive oil. Sautรฉ garlic briefly until fragrant.
  • Add pork to the pan, briefly break up the pork for a few seconds and then add oyster sauce and 2 teaspoons of soy sauce. Continue to break up the pork and combine with the seasonings for about 30 seconds. Lower the heat.
  • Combine cornstarch with water and pour the cornstarch slurry over the pork. Mix and combine the cornstarch slurry with the pork for about 10 seconds, then sprinkle some black pepper and remove the pan from the heat.
  • Place the partially-cooked pork in the center of a shallow heat-proof plate. Then arrange the tofu slices around the pork, slightly overlapping.
  • Drizzle the remaining soy sauce and sesame oil over the tofu slices evenly. Sprinkle scallions and black pepper, then cover the plate and steam for 12-15 minutes or until the pork is fully cooked.
  • Take the plate out of the steamer and serve right away with rice.

Video

Notes

Sesame oil is not a must-have ingredient in this recipe, but it does add an irresistible aroma.
The goal of step 3 and 4 is not to fully cook the pork but to combine it with the seasonings and cornstarch. It will be finished together with the tofu in step 6.
Unless you use a bamboo steamer, cover the plate to avoid water dripping onto the food which will dilute the flavors and alter the textures. The lids of bamboo steamers don’t collect condensation.

Nutrition

Calories: 288kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 711mg | Potassium: 470mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2mg
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Keyword: easy, quick
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4 Comments

  1. 4 stars
    Very tasty and easy dish. I had chickentigh that I minced in the foodprocessor. I doubled soy and oystersauce and added a tiny blok of fermented tofu. Thank you so much – will certainly make this again!

  2. 5 stars
    Very presentable! Tried it a few times for different groups and all sing with praises. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Absolutely loved it.

  3. 5 stars
    This is extremely easy to do. My family loved it so much. I did it twice. Second time, i cut the tofu too thin, need to be watchful for it. Thank you for the recipe.

  4. 5 stars
    I had some leftover pre-seasoned pork and stir fried it till it is partially cooked. Then I followed steps 5 to 7. The dish was very popular and the fussy eater gobbled it up! Thanks for the recipe ๐Ÿ™‚

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