braised tofu & ground meat with sticky sauce

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ingredients:

• 1 block of tofu
• 7 ounces ground pork or chicken　
• 3 teaspoons grated ginger
• 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• a little salt
• 3 cups water
• 1 tablespoon potato starch (katakuriko)
• 1 tablespoon water (for dissolving potato starch)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

step 1:

Cut the tofu block in half lengthwise. Place knife halfway down the side of the block and slice across. Then cut each half across in thirds to make 12 bite-size pieces.

step 2:

Pour 2 1/5 cups of the water into a pan and add the tofu. Boil for ten minutes on medium heat. Remove and drain the tofu in a colander.

step 3:

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan or wok over a medium flame and add the ground meat. Sear until it changes color.

step 4:

Pour the remaining 4/5 cup of water into the pan (or wok) and bring to a boil. Add the soy sauce, sugar and grated ginger and stir. Add the tofu and boil for two minutes.

step 5:

Dissolve the potato starch in the 1 tablespoon of water. Add the dissolved potato starch to the pan (or wok). Stir a few times until it becomes creamy.