Tofu Stuffed with Pork in Tomato Sauce | Dau Hu Nhoi Thit Sot Ca Chua
Tofu Stuffed with Pork in Tomato Sauce is a savory Vietnamese dish featuring firm fried tofu filled with seasoned ground pork, simmered in a rich and tangy tomato sauce.
Ingredients
Filling:
- ½ lb ground pork
- pinch kosher salt
- pinch sugar
- pinch black pepper
- 1 Tbsp mushroom powder
- 2 Tbsp shallots, chopped
- 2 Tbsp dried wood ear mushroom, soaked in warm water for 15 minutes, then squeeze water out and chop
- 1 green onion, chopped
- ½ Tbsp fish sauce
Ingredients:
- 2 5-6 tomatoes on the vine, firm
- avocado oil, or any neutral oil to fry
Tomato sauce:
- 1 Tbsp garlic, chopped
- 2 Tbsp shallots, chopped
- 5 Insides of the tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 ½ cups low sodium chicken broth
Garnish:
- cilantro, chopped
- 1 stalk green onion, chopped
Thickener:
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- Mix all the filling ingredients together and set aside to marinate.
- Cut top off tomatoes and discard top.
- With a spoon, scoop seeds out and then slice a tiny bit at base of tomatoes so it can stand flat. Keep the inside of the tomatoes for the tomato sauce.
- Overstuff the tomatoes with filling gently so not to break the bottom open.
- In an electric mixer, puree the insides of the tomatoes and set it aside.
- In a large saucepan, on medium high heat, add ¼ cup oil then add stuffed tomatoes, meat facing down. Cook for 3 minutes, then flip tomatoes over and cook for an additional two minutes. Remove tomatoes from pan and set aside on a plate.
- In the same pan, fry up garlic and shallots for 1 minute.
- Add pureed tomatoes and the remainder of the ingredients, minus the chicken broth. Mix everything together and cook for a minute. Scraping any bits off of the pan from cooking the tomatoes.
- Add chicken broth. Mix thickener ingredients together and add to the pan.
- Bring tomatoes back to the pan, meat side facing down. Cover with lid and reduce heat to medium low. Cook for 10 minutes. Flip stuffed tomatoes halfway through.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro and green onions. Serve with rice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 541mg | Potassium: 363mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 101IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg