The sum total of all of my culinary knowledge went into making this one dish. In fact the eggplant portion I only just learned when trying to figure out how to do this.
The tofu part of the dish I learned from Hiromi on NHK World TV.
Put cut-up tofu between paper towels and put some weight on it for around 15 minutes. Me, I just left it on until I was ready to cook.
I learned this method for cooking the eggplant from Serious Eats. It said that soaking the eggplant in salted water allows some of its cell structures to break down, allowing it to soften more efficiently when cooked. It added that cooking the eggplant until charred delivers the best, deepest flavor. I soaked the eggplant in 1/4 cup of Hawaiian salt and dunno-how-much water for around 20 minutes. Then I patted dry with a paper towel.
I heated a pan until it was hot hot hot, lowered the heat a little bit and added some oil. Then I carefully added in the tofu.
I removed the tofu, added more oil and threw in the eggplant. I wanted the charred effect to get the "best, deepest flavor", but I small-kine overdid it.
I took out the eggplant and set it aside with the tofu while I browned the meat.
I bought this thinly sliced pork from Marukai. I fried it up with three cloves of minced garlic.
Then I added around 2 tbs. of oyster sauce and 1 tbs. of shoyu.
I mixed 1 tsp. of this bouillon base and 1 tsp. of cornstarch with around 1 cup of water and added it to the pork.
Finally, I threw the eggplant and tofu back into the pan and tossed it around to absorb the succulent juices. LOL . . . "succulent juices" . . .
I meant to add in some green onions at the end, but I forgot.
20 comments:
OOOOOOOHHHHH! Looks so ono - and YOU cooked!
It reminds me of the pork eggplant tofu from Misuzu's on King Street. It was the best, and we miss that small hole in the wall restaurant with its sizzling platter of teriyaki steak or chicken, fried akule, etc.
I gotta try this recipe, thanks!!
Oh, that looks good. I love tofu and nasubi!!! And I also love pork! Great idea, and I'm gonna try it.
j: looks ono, I going try one day - got all my fave stuff inside (love dunno how much watah) -N
mmmmm....looks so ono.
looks good!
Surprise yah, Aunty! Hope you get to try it.
Me too, Lorna. Those are my favorite foods too.
N, LOL. I feel like eating it again.
Thanks, Mmiissee.
Thanks, Kat!
Jalna......I want to hire you and Wendall for my new restaurant I dream of, so I can retire young! .....hehe ; )
We would be the talk of the town my Sistah! ; )
LOL, Mark. Thanks!
Wait, so was this good or wat? :) Looks good!
I'm sooo gonna try this one...gotta find that bottle first!
Was good, Jenny.
Yay, Les!!
Jalna, did you know that eggplant falls into the super food category? Along with Olive Oil and many others.
Check out the health benefits here!
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?dbid=22&tname=foodspice
I have been checking out the health benefits of many foods for the past several years to help heal what ails me.
Try the search at whfoods.com for other good healthy food idea's!
It does, Mark? That's great 'cause I love eggplant. Thanks for the link. Gonna check it out now.
Oh man... Your whole family is full of chefs! You are amazing!
Not me, Kay.
The cooking surface of your pan looks interesting. What kind of pan is it? Maybe I'd know if I cooked more often yeah?
It's a T-fal pan, Al. Wendell bought it, and I liked it, so when I saw a smaller version at a garage sale, I bought that too.
Mmmmmm; looks so ono; as you know, i'm thinking about just doing the tofu part but adding the other ingredients looks fantastic. thanks!
Made it tonite for Easter eve eve dinner with the family. Yum! It was a hit even though I used beef broth powder cube. Thank you!!
Great Anonymous!!
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