Tofu in Hot Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 carton tofu, mashed and drained
• ½ lb ground pork
• 1 egg
• 4 Tbs cornstarch
• ¼ tsp salt
• 3 Tbs soy sauce
• Vegetable oil
• Several fat slices of ginger, minced
• Several garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 Tbs hot bean sauce
• Sesame oil
• Fresh spinach
• Green onions

Method

Tofu balls:

1. Mix tofu, pork, egg, 1 Tbs cornstarch, salt, and 1 Tbs soy sauce.
2. Fry as 1½″ bass in 2-3″ hot oil for 4 minutes until golden.

Sauce:

1. Sauté garlic and ginger.
2. Add—
   • chicken broth
   • hot bean sauce
   • 2 Tbs soy sauce
   • 3 Tbs cornstarch
   • sesame oil

Add balls to sauce until heated thru.

Pour over spinach in serving bowl. Sprinkle with green onions.