Spicy Pork & Tofu with Jasmine Rice

Featured on Eva Pau’s Asian Kitchen Season 2 Episode 5. This dish takes inspiration from classic Sichuan-style home cooking, where soft tofu absorbs rich chilli, garlic, ginger, and fermented bean flavours. Pork mince adds savouriness, while the sauce delivers warmth and depth with chilli bean paste and black beans. Served over jasmine rice, it is simple, hearty, and full of flavour.

Spicy Pork & Tofu with Jasmine Rice

A bold and comforting dish of soft tofu and seasoned pork mince cooked in a spicy savoury sauce, served with steamed jasmine rice.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Servings: 2 people

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

Main Ingredients

• 500 g firm fresh tofu
• 150 g pork mince
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 inch ginger peeled and finely minced
• 2 tbsp Lee Kum Kee Sichuan Toban Chilli Sauce
• ½ tbsp fermented black beans rehydrated in a little water
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp Lee Kum Kee Premium Dark Soy Sauce
• ¼ tsp ground Sichuan pepper powder optional
• 100 ml water
• 1 tsp cornflour mixed with 1 tbsp cold water
• 2 sprigs scallion finely chopped
• Steamed Jasmine rice to serve

Pork Marinade

• ¼ tsp sugar
• Pinch of salt
• Pinch of white pepper
• 1 tsp Lee Kum Kee Premium Light Soy Sauce
• ½ tsp Chinese rice wine

Method

 

Prepare the Pork and Tofu

1. In a bowl, combine pork mince with sugar, salt, white pepper, light soy sauce, and Chinese rice wine. Set aside.
2. Cut tofu into roughly 1-inch cubes.
3. Bring a pot of water to the boil and blanch tofu for 1 minute. Drain and set aside.

Cook the Sauce

1. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok over medium-high heat.
2. Add pork mince and stir-fry for 2 minutes until lightly cooked.
3. Push pork to one side and add another tablespoon of oil.
4. Add ginger, garlic, chilli sauce, fermented black beans, chilli powder, sugar, dark soy sauce, Sichuan pepper powder, and water.
5. Stir-fry together for 2 minutes until fragrant.

Finish the Dish

1. Gently add tofu cubes into the sauce.
2. Pour in the cornflour slurry and stir carefully until the sauce thickens.
3. Garnish with chopped scallions.

Serve

1. Serve immediately with steamed jasmine rice.

Notes

• Blanching tofu helps improve texture and removes excess moisture.
• Stir gently after adding tofu to prevent breaking.
• For milder flavour, reduce chilli sauce and chilli powder.