Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐)
Mapo tofu is a popular Chinese dish from Sichuan province, China. And, it consists of spicy sauce, tofu and minced meat. Typically, mapo tofu dish use douban (fermented broadbean and chili paste) and douchi (fermented black beans) with minced meat, pork or beef and tofu. Also, authentic Sichuan Ma Po Tofu is very spicy, hot, numbing, aromatic and tender. However, this mapo tofu recipe I use simple ingredients and cook it in the way that my family can handle the level of spicy food.
Cooking tips for ma po tofu:
First of all, add 1/2 tablespoon of chili garlic sauce at a time, depends on how spicy you can tolerance it. Personally, I used 1.5 tablespoons of chili garlic sauce because this is how spicy my family can handle. In addition, I like to use Lee Kum Kee chili garlic sauce because it is not as spicy and hot, but it still gives very good flavor to the meat and tofu. Besides, we like soft tofu for mapo tofu dish because it is smooth and soft. On the other hand, some peope like to use medium firm or firm. If you use soft tofu, I suggest not to stir fried too hard with the pork and add tofu the last. Moreover, mapo tofu is the best to serve with rice. Hope you enjoy this simple, easy, tasty and spicy mapo tofu recipe.
Ingredients:
Ground pork 1/2 lb
Soft Tofu 1 block
Sesame oil 1 teaspoon
Soy sauce 1.5 teaspoons
Salt 1/2 teaspoon
Oysters sauce 1 tablespoon
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Water 4 tablespoons
Chili garlic sauce Lee Kum Kee 1.5 tablespoons
Thicken Sauce:
Cornstarch 1 teaspoon
Water 1 tablespoon
Instructions:
1. First, minced garlic and cut Tofu into small blocks set them a side. Then, add 1 teaspoon of sesame oil into non-stick pan. After that, turn on fire to medium high and stir fried minced garlic a little.
2. After, add ground pork and stir fried or loose up ground pork
3. Next, add 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1.5 teaspoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1.5 tablespoons of chili sauce, 4 tablespoons of water and keep stir fried until the pork is cooked.
4. After, in a small container add 1 teaspoon of cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of water and mix it well. Then, add the cornstarch mixture to the stir fried pork and turn the fire to medium low.
5. Lastly, add cut tofu and be gentle do not stir too hard because soft tofu will break easily and cook it for a minute and add green onion on top.
Ma Po Tofu (麻婆豆腐)
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb Ground pork
- 1 block Soft Tofu
- 1.5 teaspoons Soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Oysters sauce 1 tablespoon
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 4 tablespoons Water
- 1.5 tablespoons Chili garlic sauce Lee Kum Kee
- 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
THICKEN SAUCE:
- 1 teaspoon Cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon Water
Instructions
- First, minced garlic and cut tofu into small blocks set them a side. Then, add 1 teaspoon of sesame oil into non-stick pan. After that, turn on fire to medium high and stir fried minced garlic a little.
- After, add ground pork and stir fried or loose up ground pork
- Next, add 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1.5 teaspoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1.5 tablespoons of chili sauce, 4 tablespoons of water and keep stir fried until the pork is cooked.
- After, in a small container add 1 teaspoon of cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of water and mix it well. Then, add the cornstarch mixture to the stir fried pork and turn the fire to medium low.
- Lastly, add cut tofu and be gentle do not stir too hard because soft tofu will break easily and cook it for a minute and add green onion on top.
Notes
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