mapo tofu. (my koreanized version)

I made spicy mapo tofu yesterday- and typically I use a pre-packaged sauce packet, but I didn't have any so i came up with my own sauce and it came out delicious:)

Ingredients:

- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger

- 1 1/2 tablespoon grated garlic

- 1 lb ground pork

- 1 package of tofu (soft or firm, however you like it:)

- 4 chopped green onion/scallions

- 1-2 cup of rice

sauce:

- 1 tablespoon soy sauce

- 2 tablespoon gojugadu (korean red pepper flakes)

- 1 tablespoon gojujaang (korean red bean paste)

- 1 1/2 tablespoon miso or bean paste

- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

- 1 tablespoon dashida (korean beef stock)

- 3/4 cup of water

Directions:

1. Start to sauté and cook the pork with the garlic and ginger. It should probably smell delicious :)Add the ingredients to make the sauce

2. Pre-mix the sauce in a separate bowl- and mix well until the chunks are dissolved.

3. Add the sauce mixture into the sautéed pork and let some of the water evaporate.

4. Add the tofu (cut into small squares) and about 3/4 cup of sliced scallions and stir, while keeping on very low heat- and continue to simmer so that the juices penetrate into the tofu pieces!

5. Add rice to the bottom of your bowl/plate.

6. Spoon the mapo tofu over the rice, and add freshly cut scallions/green onions on top. It will be spicy and hot! Enjoy ^_^

Chicken Fried Rice

To make fried rice, make sure you use day old rice, and non-sticky rice is preferred.

Ingredients:
- Carrots
- Peas
- Corn
- Water Chestnuts
- Chicken breast
- 2 cups of cooked rice
- Soy Sauce
- sesame seed oil

Directions:
1) Start cooking the chicken breast in a pan with medium heat in some olive oil. Cut into little pieces.
2) Put a teaspoon of sesame seed oil into the bottom of a large pan or wok and add the rice.
3) Add the chopped carrots, corn, peas and water chestnuts. Add the cut chicken into the mix and stir fry, adding 3 tablespoons of soy sauce (add more if you like it salty)
4) Serve and enjoy!