Filipino
Tokwa't baboy
Tofu and pork
Boiled pork and fried tofu tossed in a sharp soy and vinegar dressing with onion and chilli.
- Serves 5
- Prep 15 min
- Cook 45 min
- Total 1 h
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Ingredients
11 items · serves 5- 500 g pork belly (liempo), in one piece
- 4 blocks firm tofu (tokwa), about 500 g
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 stalks spring onion (dahon ng sibuyas), chopped
- 4 bird's eye chillies (siling labuyo), chopped
- 4 tbsp soy sauce (toyo)
- 4 tbsp cane vinegar (suka)
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 250 ml cooking oil, for frying
Contains: soy, wheat. Check product labels: brands differ.
Steps
5 steps- 1Boil the pork in water with the salt for thirty to forty minutes, until tender. Drain, cool and cut into bite-sized pieces.
- 2Pat the tofu dry and fry it in the oil until golden on all sides, then drain and cut into cubes.
- 3For crisper pork, fry the pieces briefly in the same oil.
- 4Mix the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, onion, chillies, spring onion and pepper in a bowl.
- 5Toss the pork and tofu with the dressing and serve as an ulam with rice, or as a snack.