(serves 4)
I always find it interesting that in every cuisine there are often very similar foods/ food concepts but in a slightly different form, which manage to taste unique to that culture despite using practically the same ingredients! My main revelation with this was with dumplings = ravioli (Italian) = pierogi (Polish) = gyoza (Jap) = empanadas (Spanish/South American) = saltena (Bolivian) = delicious bite-sized balls of goodness!
I guess it reinforces that with the same ingredients, there's so many ways that you can change it up! Anyhow, so i think of this dish as a Chinese bolognese because of the basic ingredients, but it tastes pretty different, and of course, you eat it with rice! There is another version of this with scrambled eggs in tomato sauce, which sounds odd but is a common home-cooked favourite.
Prep time: 10 min
Cooking time: 25 min
250g beef mince
3 tomatoes
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 tsp sugar
Method:
1. Marinate beef in soy sauce, sesame oil, and equal amounts of salt, sugar, potato starch (approx 1 tsp)
2. Boil water, then cover tomatoes in a bowl with boiling water for 5 minutes.
3. Remove tomatoes from the water, and peel off the skin. Roughly chop the tomatoes.
4. Heat a pot with 1/2 T oil, then add the garlic, then the tomatoes. Add in the sugar and stir through. Simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally to make sure it doesn't burn.
5. When tomatoes have softened into a sauce, then add the mince and stir vigorously until meat is just cooked.
NB. You don't want to overcook the meat, otherwise it will be tough and lumpy, rather than soft and smooth.
6. Serve with rice, and green vegetables!
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