Beef with Scallions and The Best Mapo Tofu Recipe with Black Beans! (CORRECTION 1 TSP BAKING SODA)

Beef with Scallions Recipe:
Around 18 oz flank steak (a little more than 1 pound), fat trimmed and sliced against the grain 1/4" thin
2 tsp grape seed oil
1 tsp baking soda (This will "velvet" the beef. Don't skip this step!)
SO SORRY! THE VLOG SAYS 1/4 TSP AND THAT IS INCORRECT. IT SHOULD BE 1 TSP)
2 tsp corn starch
1 Tbsp Lee Kum Kee oyster sauce
Mix well and marinate for 10-15 minutes
Garlic
Ginger
4-6 green onions
Sauce:
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp sugar
1/8 tsp white pepper or 1/4 tsp black pepper
Mapo Tofu Recipe:
4 Tbsp chili oil ( you can use chili crisp oil as well)
Garlic
Ginger
1 pound ground pork
2 Tbsp Lee Kum Kee Chili Bean Sauce, toban djan
1 heaping Tbsp fermented salted black beans, douchi (Do NOT skip this ingredient!)
Gently rinse black beans in a mini strainer in water for 10 seconds. Gently pat dry then roughly chop black beans to release all the umami flavor.
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1 Tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 Tbsp sake or cooking wine
2 tsp sugar
1.5 cups hot chicken broth
Corn starch slurry: 1.5 Tbsp corn starch in 2 Tbsp water
14-16 oz firm or soft tofu, cubed (wrap in a clean towel and place something heavy on it to release liquid)
green onions, chopped
Taste for salt

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awesome meal