Chinese Mabo Tofu

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons bean sauce hot
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch 
• 1 tablespoon ginger root fresh minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic minced
• 3  green onions chopped
• 0.5 pound ground pork 
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil 
• 5 tablespoons soya sauce 
• 16 ounce spicy tofu firm cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 
• 1 tablespoon water 
• 1 teaspoon sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan

Directions

1. Mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl. Brown ground pork in a small skillet over medium high heat, about 5 minutes.
2. Drain fat.
3. Heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Cook the garlic and ginger root in the oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in tofu and cook for 2 minutes. Season with the soy sauce, hot bean sauce, and sugar; stir to combine. Stir in the cooked pork and green onion.
4. Sprinkle with the cornstarch and water mixture; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir the sesame oil into the thickened mabo tofu.