
Tokwa Baboy (Braised Tofu With Pork)
If you want to add more dairy free recipes to your repertoire, Tokwa Baboy (Braised Tofu With Pork) might be a recipe you should try. This recipe serves 4 and costs $3.87 per serving. This main course has 909 calories, 58g of protein, and 65g of fat per serving. This recipe is liked by 1 foodies and cooks. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have chicken broth, ginger, green onions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Foodista. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 45%. This score is solid. Try How to cook: Lugaw (congee) with tokwa’t baboy (tofu and pork), How to cook: Lugaw (congee) with tokwa’t baboy (tofu and pork), and Tokwa’t Baboy for similar recipes.
- Serves: 4
- Time: 45 Mins
- Category: lunch, main course, main dish, dinner
- Health Rating: 14.0
Ingredients
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regular tofu | 538.641 | grams | None |
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pork butts- in strips | 453.592 | grams | None |
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vegetable oil tofu | 327.0 | milliliters | None |
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vegetable oil | 2.0 | Tbsps | None |
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garlic | 1.0 | Tbsp | None |
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ginger | 1.0 | Tbsp | None |
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black bean sauce | 2.0 | teaspoons | None |
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sesame oil | 1.0 | Tbsp | None |
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green onions | 4.0 | inches | None |
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chili pepper | 3.0 | None | |
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tomatoes- by 1 | 2.0 | inches | None |
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soy sauce | 1.0 | Tbsp | None |
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rice cooking wine | 1.0 | teaspoon | None |
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chicken broth | 396.893 | grams | None |
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catsup | 2.0 | Tbsps | None |
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sugar | 3.0 | Tbsps | None |
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hoisin sauce | 1.0 | Tbsp | None |
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corn starch | 4.0 | teaspoons | None |

regular tofu
Qty: 538.641
Metric: grams
Price: None

pork butts- in strips
Qty: 453.592
Metric: grams
Price: None

vegetable oil tofu
Qty: 327.0
Metric: milliliters
Price: None

vegetable oil
Qty: 2.0
Metric: Tbsps
Price: None

garlic
Qty: 1.0
Metric: Tbsp
Price: None

ginger
Qty: 1.0
Metric: Tbsp
Price: None

black bean sauce
Qty: 2.0
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None

sesame oil
Qty: 1.0
Metric: Tbsp
Price: None

green onions
Qty: 4.0
Metric: inches
Price: None

chili pepper
Qty: 3.0
Metric:
Price: None

tomatoes- by 1
Qty: 2.0
Metric: inches
Price: None

soy sauce
Qty: 1.0
Metric: Tbsp
Price: None

rice cooking wine
Qty: 1.0
Metric: teaspoon
Price: None

chicken broth
Qty: 396.893
Metric: grams
Price: None

catsup
Qty: 2.0
Metric: Tbsps
Price: None

sugar
Qty: 3.0
Metric: Tbsps
Price: None

hoisin sauce
Qty: 1.0
Metric: Tbsp
Price: None

corn starch
Qty: 4.0
Metric: teaspoons
Price: None
Instructions
Step 1: Line a cookie tray with several layers of clean paper towels.
Ingredients:
- cookies
Equipment:
- paper towels
Step 2: Place each tofu squares on top of the paper towel by laying them flat separately.
Ingredients:
- tofu
Equipment:
- paper towels
Step 3: Place a heavy-clean chopping board on top of tofu squares.
Ingredients:
- tofu
Equipment:
- cutting board
Step 4: This process will drain the water from tofu.
Ingredients:
- water
- tofu
Step 5: Let it drain for about 15 minutes.
Step 6: While tofu is draining, place strips of pork in a bowl, add the marinade.
Ingredients:
- marinade
- pork
- tofu
Equipment:
- bowl
Step 7: Let it stand for about 15 minutes.
Step 8: Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix them thoroughly with a wire whisk then set aside.
Ingredients:
- sauce
Equipment:
- whisk
- bowl
Step 9: Cut drained tofu about 1 inch thick then set aside on a plate
Ingredients:
- tofu
Step 10: Place deep frying pan over medium high heat then add 1 1/2 cup vegetable oil.
Ingredients:
- vegetable oil
Equipment:
- frying pan
Step 11: Once oil is hot, fry tofu in few batches so not to crowd the pan.
Ingredients:
- tofu
- cooking oil
Equipment:
- frying pan
Step 12: Fry the tofu until light brown then transfer on a paper towel lined plate or strainer.
Ingredients:
- tofu
Equipment:
- paper towels
- sieve
Step 13: Repeat the process until all the tofu is fried.
Ingredients:
- tofu
Step 14: Preheat a wok over high heat.
Equipment:
- wok
Step 15: Add 2 tablespoon vegetable oil.
Ingredients:
- vegetable oil
Step 16: Add chili pepper and stir fry for about 20 seconds.
Ingredients:
- chili pepper
Step 17: Remove chili pepper from wok and set aside.
Ingredients:
- chili pepper
Equipment:
- wok
Step 18: Add ginger and garlic and stir fry for about 10 seconds.
Ingredients:
- garlic
- ginger
Step 19: Add marinated pork then stir fry until pork becomes opaque in color.
Ingredients:
- pork
Step 20: Add fried tofu
Ingredients:
- tofu
Step 21: Add black bean sauce then stir fry for about 1 minute.
Ingredients:
- black bean sauce
Step 22: Whisk sauce mixture then transfer into the wok
Ingredients:
- sauce
Equipment:
- whisk
- wok
Step 23: Keep stirring until sauce thickens.
Ingredients:
- sauce
Step 24: Add sliced tomatoes, and green onions, and sesame oil then stir for another 2 minutes.
Ingredients:
- green onions
- sesame oil
- tomato
Step 25: Add chili pepper back (optional)
Ingredients:
- chili pepper
Step 26: Serve with Hot Steamed Rice
Ingredients:
- cooked rice
Dietary Information
- Dairy-Free
Nutrition Facts
Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Needs |
---|---|---|
Calories | 908.73 kcal | 45.44% |
Fat | 64.95 g | 99.92% |
Saturated Fat | 15.89 g | 99.33% |
Carbohydrates | 21.31 g | 7.1% |
Net Carbohydrates | 19.56 g | 7.11% |
Sugar | 12.88 g | 14.31% |
Cholesterol | 131.38 mg | 43.79% |
Sodium | 1435.83 mg | 62.43% |
Alcohol | 0.2 g | 100.0% |
Alcohol % | 0.05 % | 100.0% |
Protein | 58.34 g | 116.68% |
Selenium | 46.84 µg | 66.91% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.85 mg | 56.38% |
Vitamin K | 51.38 µg | 48.93% |
Vitamin B3 | 8.07 mg | 40.34% |
Phosphorus | 377.11 mg | 37.71% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.7 mg | 34.87% |
Zinc | 5.11 mg | 34.04% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.79 µg | 29.77% |
Iron | 4.47 mg | 24.84% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.42 mg | 24.63% |
Calcium | 209.41 mg | 20.94% |
Potassium | 564.59 mg | 16.13% |
Vitamin E | 2.42 mg | 16.13% |
Magnesium | 50.1 mg | 12.52% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.84 mg | 8.37% |
Copper | 0.15 mg | 7.29% |
Manganese | 0.14 mg | 7.19% |
Vitamin A | 357.69 IU | 7.15% |
Fiber | 1.74 g | 6.98% |
Folate | 13.94 µg | 3.48% |
Vitamin C | 2.6 mg | 3.15% |