• 1/4 cup of ground beef
• 1/2 tsp of finely chopped ginger
• 1/2 tsp of finely chopped garlic
• 1 tsp of finely chopped green onions (reserve some for ganish)
• 2 tbsp of cooking oil
• 2 tbsp Hot Bean Paste (find this at all Chinese markets)
• 1 tsp of whole black peppercorn
• Soy sauce
• 1/2 tbsp Sugar (or to taste)
• 1 tsp of cooking wine
• 1 cup of chicken stock
• 1 box of soft or medium firm tofu
• Optional: Chilli Oil (for bright red color)

Tools:

• Mortar and Pestle for grounding the peppercorn. A rolling pin will work too if you wrap the peppercorn in a paper towel or plastic sandwch bag