Recipe: Appetizing Mapo tofu

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The Japanese-style Mapo Tofu (Mabo Dofu) is incredibly flavorful but less spicy than the Sichuan-style. The ever popular Sichuan Mapo Tofu! If you're a bit on the fence about tofu, this is definitely one of the best 'gateway tofu' dishes. You can cook Mapo tofu using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mapo tofu

1. It's 1 block of soft or medium soft tofu (cut up into cubes).
2. You need 2 tbsp of corn flour (optional).
3. Prepare 200 g of mince beef or pork or chicken.
4. Prepare 2 tsp of soysauce.
5. Prepare 2 tsp of grated ginger (or ginger powder).
6. It's 1 tsp of sugar.
7. You need 1 tsp of sesame oil.
8. Prepare 1 of spring onions (finely chopped).
9. You need 1 clove of garlic (finely chopped).
10. Prepare 2 tbsp of vegetable cooking oil.
11. It's of Ground black pepper.
12. Prepare 1 tsp of spicy Bean paste (optional).
13. You need 2 tsp of chilli oil (can check my recipe).

Mapo tofu is one of the top ten famous Chinese dishes and enjoys a high popularity among not only At the very beginning, Mapo tofu is named after its creator. It is recorded that there is a couple who. Mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐, ma po dou fu) is one of the most popular classic Sichuan dishes. It has a spicy, pungent, and appetizing flavor that goes perfectly with steamed rice.

Mapo tofu step by step

1. Coated your tofu lightly with corn flour then leave them aside. On medium heat non stick pan, add vegetable cooking oil in. Once your oil hot add tofu in and leave them cook for 5 min (don’t try to turn at this point) once you see tofu crisp up at the bottom you can start to turn them over and this is help tofu not get stuck on the pan and come off easily..
2. Cook for another 5-8 min on the other side and remove you tofu on a plate lay with kitchen towel..
3. Same pan, add garlic, stir well then add mince beef, soysauce, grated ginger, spicy bean paste, sugar and chilli oil..
4. Add tofu back in and add some sesame seeds, sprinkle on top with spring onions and stir well. Ps.this is chilli bean paste I use (photo attached).
5. Serve with some cooked jasmine rice. It’s so delicious and comforting..

I love cooking mapo tofu for a. Mapo tofu (pronounced mapo doufu in Mandarin, 麻婆豆腐) originates from China's Sichuan Province. Legend has it that an old woman in Sichuan was known for serving a delicious tofu dish. Mapo tofu needs to be served hot for the best taste. However, since tofu holds heat very well, for In terms of the Mala(麻辣) sensation (the level of hotness and numbness), my Mapo tofu recipe is not.