Mabo Potatoes

Name: Mabo Potatoes
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g Potatoes *peeled and cut into bite-size pieces; 1 tablespoon Oil; 250-300 g Pork Mince; 1 clove Garlic *finely chopped; 1 small piece Ginger *finely chopped OR grated; 4 Spring Onions *finely chopped, save some for topping; 1 tablespoon Dark Colour Miso; 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce; 1 tablespoon Sugar; 2-3 teaspoons Toban Djan (Chili Bean Sauce); 2 tablespoons Sake (Rice Wine); 1 cup Chicken Stock *OR 1 cup Water & 1 teaspoon Asian Chicken Bouillon Powder; 1 tablespoon Sesame Oil; 1 tablespoon Potato Starch

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

‘Mabo Dōfu’ (Mapo Tofu) is one of the foods that I sometimes crave for. The other day, when I wanted to cook it, I didn’t have Tofu. I sometimes cook the same dish using Eggplant OR Harusame Noodles, but I didn’t have them either. Then an idea came to me. How about Potato?

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

4 servings

500 gPotatoes *peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
1 tablespoonOil
250-300 gPork Mince
1 cloveGarlic *finely chopped
1small piece Ginger *finely chopped OR grated
4Spring Onions *finely chopped, save some for topping
Sauce
1 tablespoonDark Colour Miso
1 tablespoonSoy Sauce
1 tablespoonSugar
2-3 teaspoonsToban Djan (Chili Bean Sauce)
2 tablespoonsSake (Rice Wine)
1 cupChicken Stock *OR 1 cup Water & 1 teaspoon Asian Chicken Bouillon Powder
1 tablespoonSesame Oil
1 tablespoonPotato Starch

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Steps

1

Peel Potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces, cook in the salted Water until soft, then drain.
2

Place all the Sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well. This has to be done before you start cooking Pork Mince.
3

Heat Oil in a large frying pan or a wok, cook Pork Mince, Garlic, Ginger and Spring Onions, breaking up the mince.
4

Before you add the sauce to the pan, mix it well again. Then pour in the sauce and bring it to the boil and let it thicken.
5

Add the drained Potato and gently mix and combine. Sprinkle with the saved Spring Onion and serve.