vinegar & soy sauce-flavored seared tofu with ground meat

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ingredients:

• 1/2 block tofu
• 3 1/2 ounces ground chicken, pork or beef
• 2/3 ounce negi (long green onion) (optional)
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons salad oil

step 1:

Wrap the tofu in a paper towel. Heat in a microwave oven for 2 minutes to remove the water. Cut the tofu block in half lengthwise. Then cut each half across 1 time. Finally, place the knife half way down the side of the block and slice across to form 8 bite-size pieces.

step 2:

If you use negi (long green onion), chop it into small pieces.

step 3:

Heat 1 tablespoon of the salad oil in a frying pan. Sear the tofu on a medium flame. After the tofu changes color, sear the opposite side. Remove to two serving plates.

step 4:

Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan and add the ground meat. Sear until it changes color and add the negi (optional). Sear for one more minute.

step 5:

Add the soy sauce and stir. Remove from the heat. Add the rice vinegar and stir.