Tofu Mushroom Soup With Ground Pork Recipes

TOFU MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Place dried mushrooms in a bowl or large heatproof measuring cup and cover with 2 cups boiling water. Let sit for 30 minutes. If mushrooms are sandy, agitate from time to time. Line a strainer with cheesecloth and place over a 1-quart measuring cup. Drain through the strainer, then twist mushrooms in the cheesecloth, holding them over the strainer, to squeeze out the last of the flavorful liquid. Discard reconstituted mushrooms or set aside for another use.
• While porcinis are soaking, pull tough stems away from shiitake mushroom caps. Slice caps thin and set aside.
• Combine the mushroom broth with enough water to make 9 cups liquid and place in a saucepan or soup pot. Add shiitake stems, quartered button or cremini mushrooms, halved head of garlic, salt and ginger slices, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• Use a slotted spoon or skimmer to remove mushrooms, stems, garlic and ginger from broth. Add soy sauce to broth. Taste and adjust salt.
• Bring broth back to a boil and add tofu. Reduce heat to a simmer or a gentle boil, cover partly and simmer for 30 minutes. Tofu will puff a little, and texture will become more porous and spongy.
• Add thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps, cover and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in cilantro and chives. Taste, adjust seasoning and serve.

TOFU MUSHROOM SOUP WITH GROUND PORK

Steps:

• Add chicken broth, water and mushroom in a saucepan and bring to a broil.
• Add ground pork - crumble pork into small pieces with the back of a wooden spoon as you stir then add carrots and Lipton onion mushroom soup mix stir and let simmer in medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add tofu, red banana pepper, parsley, fish sauce, garlic, ginger and ground pepper, stir and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add scallion and sesame oil.
• Serve hot.

CREAM OF VEGETABLE AND TOFU SOUP

Steps:

• Saute celery & onion in butter or oil over medium-low heat, until tender.
• Meanwhile, discard liquid from tofu package and place tofu in blender along with cooked vegetables, 2 cups of broth, and cheese or yeast flakes.
• Blend tofu mixture until smooth.
• Add garlic to pan with celery and saute another 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool a minute or two.
• Stir in tofu mixture and return pan to heat. Add all spices. Stir well, and add more broth if too thick for your liking.
• Cover and simmer on low heat, stirring occasionally, 20-30 minutes. Taste and correct seasonings, adding more salt or broth if needed. Enjoy! (Even better the next day).

JAPANESE SOUP WITH TOFU AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring stock to a boil; reduce heat to simmer, add mushrooms, and cook for 3 minutes. In a small bowl, mix miso paste and soy sauce together; stir into stock along with tofu. Simmer 5 minutes, and serve topped with with green onion.

MA-PO TOFU (SIMMERED TOFU WITH GROUND PORK)

Steps:

• Put oil in a deep 10-inch skillet or wok, preferably nonstick, and turn heat to medium-high. A minute later, add garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes, and cook just until they begin to sizzle, less than a minute. Add pork, and stir to break it up; cook, stirring occasionally, until it loses most of its pink color.
• Add scallions and stir; add stock. Cook for a minute or so, scraping bottom of pan with a wooden spoon if necessary to loosen any stuck bits of meat, then add tofu. Cook, stirring once or twice, until tofu is heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in the soy sauce; taste, and add salt and red pepper flakes as necessary. Garnish with cilantro if you like, and serve.

TOFU AND GROUND PORK WITH PEAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir green onion, garlic, and ginger in hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Crumble ground pork into skillet, breaking it into small pieces with the back of a wooden spoon as you stir. Pour soy sauce over the pork mixture; cook and stir until the pork is completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir peas into the pork mixture; cook and stir until the peas are softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Fold tofu into the pork mixture; cook until the tofu is hot, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk water, oyster sauce, cornstarch, salt, and white pepper together in a bowl; stir gently into the pork and tofu mixture. Cook until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.