‘Spicy Pork Soboro Don’ is one of my family’s favourite dinner dishes. But I started adding Firm Tofu to increase the quantity, so that we can have it for lunch next day. The additional Firm Tofu makes the dish healthier, too.

Makes

6 to 8 Servings

Ingredients

500g Pork Mince
1 tablespoon Oil
1 small piece Ginger *finely grated
2 cups Frozen Mixed Vegetables *OR 1 large Carrot, 1-2 cups Peas and Corn
*Note: You can add other vegetables such as Spinach and Asian Mushrooms.
2 tablespoons Sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons Mirin
5 tablespoons Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Toban Djan (Chili Bean Sauce)
400 to 500g Firm Tofu *crumbled
Freshly Cooked Rice

Method
  1. Heat Oil in a large frying pan and cook Pork Mince and Ginger.
  2. When Pork changed colour, add Vegetables, Sugar, Mirin, Soy Sauce and Toban Djan, cover with a lid, and cook until vegetables are soft.
  3. Add crumbled Tofu, mix to combine, and cook until the sauce is almost gone, mixing occasionally. *Note: Add extra Sugar OR Soy Sauce if required.
  4. Half fill a bowl with freshly cooked rice and cover it with the mixture.