Spicy Tofu Casserole with Pork

Submitted by LiquidSilver

"Courtesy of one of my favorite magazines, Food & Wine. Excellent one-dish meal, two if you serve with rice!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1⁄4 lb boneless pork shoulder, sliced 1/4 inch thick across the grain
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons korean sweet-spicy red chili paste (kochujang)
• 4 cups beef stock or 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 3 medium zucchini, sliced crosswise 1/3 inch thick
• 15 ounces soft tofu, cut into 1-inch dice
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 hot red peppers or 1 hot green pepper, thinly sliced (preferably Korean)
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• steamed rice, for serving

directions

1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan.
2. Add the pork, garlic and onion and season with salt and pepepr.
3. Cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until the pork is no longer pink, about 4 minutes.
4. Add the chili paste and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
5. Add the stock and bring to a boil.
6. Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.
7. Add the zucchini to the saucepan and cook over moderate heat until almost tender, about 2 minutes.
8. Add the tofu and simmer for 2 minutes longer.
9. Add the scallions and fresh chile and simmer for 1 minute longer.
10. Ladle into bowls and serve with steamed white rice on the side.

Reviews

[mianbao]

We had this over rice for dinner. It was rather nice. The amount of liquid seemed somewhat excessive - I left out 1 cup of stock, and there was still plenty of soup. I also cut back the kochujang because it threatened to get too hot for us. Lovers of very spicy food would probably think this is wonderful. Thank you for the recipe.