This family-style Tomato Tofu With Minced Pork is the HOMIEST side dish you can make in just 15 minutes! Melt-in-your mouth tofu that’s simmered in a light tomato enriched broth is just the way to keep cosy this season. It’s also stir fried with juicy pork mince for that extra hit of flavour!
If you’ve never had silken tofu – or tofu in general – this is the perfect way to ease into it. It has the texture of a lustrous crème brûlée, except with a wonderful soy bean flavour. Everybody needs a good tofu recipe up their sleeve!
I know that I can always count on Grandma’s Tomato Tofu With Minced Pork whenever our fridge to close to empty. All you need is a grand total of 5 main ingredients and you’re set! Then spare yourself 15 minutes and you’ll end up with the silkliest CREAMIEST tofu that has been infused in a glorious stock.
But it’s not just about how that tofu simply falls apart in your mouth. It’s perfectly balanced by mince that has been stir fried until they are flavour bombs. Together, the tofu and pork make true harmony.
Whether you’re looking to cook something delicious with just a few ingredients or wanting to enjoy a simple meal, Tomato Tofu With Minced Pork is the way to go!
How does silken tofu differ from all the other types?
Much like its name, silken tofu is, well, silky. It gently melts in your mouth and requires little to no chewing.
Silken tofu also has a much milder flavour than regular tofu as it has a higher water to soy protein ratio.
The general rule of thumb is: the more pressed the tofu, the firmer and richer in soy essence it is. That’s why this recipe is the ideal balance – it has elements of both!
We get our tofu from the fridge section of our local Asian supermarket. It’s widely available and it comes packaged in boxes or plastic tubes.
At the end of the day, whether you choose silken tofu over the other types or a mixture of both is entirely up to your personal preference, but this particular recipe works well with either.
What you'll need to make Tomato Tofu with Minced Pork
- 400 g / 0.88 lb pork mince
- 900 g / 2 lb silken tofu (approximately 3 boxes)
- 3 1/2 tbsp tomato paste
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder
- 3/4 tsp salt, or to taste
- 1 tsp sugar, or to taste
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 180mL / 6 oz chicken stock or water
How to make Tomaoto Tofu With Minced Pork
The most delicate step of this recipe is at the very beginning. Carefully cube the tofu into 2cm x 2cm (1/2″ x 1/2″) blocks and place them into a colander. When working with the silken tofu, be especially delicate to avoid breaking it.
Sprinkle 1/4 tsp of salt on the tofu, shaking the colander to mix it in. You can try to gently toss the tofu as a way of folding the salt through.
Put the pork mince in a bowl and add the remaining salt, chicken bouillon powder and sugar. Combine the mixture well.
Heat up your wok or pan to a high heat and add the oil in.
Brown the garlic before adding tomato paste.
Fresh tomatoes would work wonderfully in this recipe but concentrated tomato paste has a much stronger flavour profile, which means you don’t have to add extra seasoning.
Add the pork to the wok and mix it into the tomato paste. It’s best to separate the mince using a ‘poke and twist’ method with your cooking utensil.
When the mince is cooked, add the tofu and stir. Try to be light with your hands to avoid any unnecessary breaking.
Gently stir fry the tofu and pork mince for 2 minutes to infuse flavour.
Pour in the chicken and pork stock and gently stir. Let the dish simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes.
Serve immediately with hot rice!
More quick and easy pork mince recipes
If you love cooking easy recipes with BIG flavour for your family, you can’t go wrong with these!
- Mapo Tofu with Pork Mince (麻婆豆腐)
- Eggplant and Pork Mince Stir Fry
- Vietnamese Pork Mince
- Xiu Mai (Vietnamese Meatballs in Tomato Sauce)
They’re perfect with a bowl of steaming hot rice or freshly cooked noodles. On days where you can’t decide, just have them all! Enjoy!
Lots of Love,
Jeannette
Tomato Tofu With Minced Pork
Ingredients
- 400 g / 0.88 lb pork mince
- 900 g / 2 lb tofu
- 3 1/2 tbsp tomato paste
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder
- 3/4 tsp salt, or to taste
- 1 tsp sugar, or to taste
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 180 mL / 6 oz chicken stock or water
Instructions
- Carefully cube the tofu into 2cm x 2cm (1/2″ x 1/2″) blocks and place them into a strainer.
- Sprinkle 1/4 tsp of salt on the tofu, shaking the strainer to mix it in.
- Put the pork mince in a bowl and add the remaining salt, chicken bouillon powder and sugar. Combine the mixture well.
- Heat up your wok or pan to a high heat and add the oil in.
- Brown the garlic in the wok.
- Add the tomato paste into the pan.
- Add the pork to the wok and mix it into the tomato paste. It’s best to separate the mince using a ‘poke and twist’ method with your cooking utensil.
- When the mince is cooked, add the tofu and stir. Try to be light with your hands to avoid any unnecessary breaking.
- Gently stir fry the tofu and pork mince for 2 minutes to infuse flavour.
- Pour in the chicken stock and gently stir.
- Let the dish simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes before serving immediately.
- Serve immediately with hot rice!
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This was such a delicious meal – filling and full of protein.
Thanks, Jill!
This a staple recipe in my house! So easy to make and the flavors are delicious.
Same here! 😁
I love how easy and flavorful this recipe is. Definitely will need a big bowl of rice to go with it. 🙂
Thanks, Anita! It goes so well with rice!
You hardly ever find tofu and pork together – what a great combination and a great recipe!
Thanks, Kari! They work so well together!
Really good recipe. We have been trying to do more meatless dinners and this fits right in. Thank you!
That’s great to hear, Krissy! Enjoy!