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Tofu Stuffed with Pork in Tomato Sauce - Dau Hu Nhoi Thit Sot Ca Chua 
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Tofu Stuffed with Pork in Tomato Sauce | Đậu Hủ Nhồi Thịt Sốt Cà Chua

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By: Cindy Lam Lorimer
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 5
Tofu Stuffed with Pork in Tomato Sauce is a savory Vietnamese dish featuring firm fried tofu filled with seasoned ground pork, simmered in a rich and tangy tomato sauce.

Ingredients 

Filling:

  • ½ lb lean ground pork
  • pinch kosher salt
  • pinch sugar
  • pinch black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp mushroom powder
  • 2 Tbsp shallots, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp dried wood ear mushroom, chopped
  • ½ Tbsp fish sauce

Ingredients:  

  • 14 oz firm tofu, 2 blocks, cut into 8 triangle shapes per block, 16 pieces total, deep fry or air fry
  • 6 tomatoes, on vine, firm
  • avocado oil, or any neutral oil to fry

Tomato sauce:  

  • 1 Tbsp garlic, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp shallots, chopped
  • 5 medium Roma tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 Tbsp  fish sauce
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 ½ cup low sodium chicken broth

Thickener:  

  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tbsp corn starch

Garnish: 

  • cilantro, chopped
  • 1 green onion, stalk, chopped

Instructions

  • Mix all the filling ingredients together and set aside to marinate.
  • To cut the tofu in triangular shapes, first cut each tofu block into 4 squares. Then cut each  square diagonally across so it looks like a triangle. Fry and set aside to cool.
  • If you would like to air fry instead of deep frying the tofu: Preheat air fryer at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Then add tofu that is brushed or rubbed with cooking oil. Air fry for 20 minutes at 400 degrees.
  • Once fried tofu has cooled, make a slit opening and stuff tofu with pork filling.
  • In a large saucepan, on medium high heat, add oil and fry up garlic and shallots for 1 minute. Add tomatoes and the remainder of the ingredients, minus the chicken broth. Add stuffed tofu, meat facing down. Cook for a couple of minutes, then flip tofu over and cook for an additional couple of minutes. Add chicken broth along with thickener mix. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer (you want the sauce to be bubbling) and cook for 20 minutes.  Flip stuffed tofu halfway through and occasionally spoon sauce over stuffed tofu.
  • Garnish with chopped cilantro and green onions. Serve with rice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1portion | Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 554mg | Potassium: 854mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1823IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 2mg

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