Kid-Friendly School-Style Mapo Tofu

Thank you for making this recipe popular! This is a mild, not spicy, mapo tofu that's a favorite with kids at school lunches. It's packed with veggies, so give it a try at home! Background: My sister-in-law, a nutritionist, shared this school lunch recipe with me.
Kid-Friendly School-Style Mapo Tofu
Thank you for making this recipe popular! This is a mild, not spicy, mapo tofu that's a favorite with kids at school lunches. It's packed with veggies, so give it a try at home! Background: My sister-in-law, a nutritionist, shared this school lunch recipe with me.
Steps
- 1
Finely chop the ginger, green onion, and carrot.
- 2
Cut the tofu into large cubes and place in a bowl. Pour enough hot water to cover and warm it up, then drain in a colander. (You can also use a microwave.)
- 3
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan. Sauté the ginger until fragrant, then add the ground pork, green onion, and carrot. Continue to cook.
- 4
Once the pork is cooked through, add the water, chicken bouillon, miso, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. Simmer.
- 5
Add the tofu from step 2 and simmer briefly. Pour in the potato starch slurry around the edge to thicken. Finish with a drizzle of sesame oil.
- 6
10/28/2014: Thanks to everyone, this recipe became popular! I appreciate all your feedback.
- 7
6/26/2015: Thanks to your support, this recipe became popular again! I'm grateful for all your reports.
- 8
3/25/2020: This recipe was featured in Cookpad News! I hope it helps everyone during the extended school closures due to COVID-19!
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