Mapu tofu #chinesecooking
Mapu tofu #chinesecooking

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, mapu tofu #chinesecooking. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mapu tofu #chinesecooking is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Mapu tofu #chinesecooking is something that I have loved my whole life.

This mapo tofu recipe is the true blue, authentic real deal—the spicy, tongue-numbing, rice-is-absolutely-not-optional mapo tofu that you get in the restaurants! Mapo tofu is one of the top ten famous Chinese dishes and enjoys a high popularity among not only Chinese people but also many western countries. Personally I like to cook this dish at home from time.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have mapu tofu #chinesecooking using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Mapu tofu #chinesecooking:
  1. Prepare Sauce
  2. Get 1 tablespoon fermented black beans (or blackbean sauce)
  3. Make ready 1 cup chicken/veg stock
  4. Get 2-3 tbsp chili bean paste
  5. Prepare 1 tbsp Chinese rice wine
  6. Get 1 tbsp soy sauce
  7. Make ready 1 tbsp sugar
  8. Get 1/2 tsp ground Sichuan pepper
  9. Prepare Other ingredients
  10. Prepare 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  11. Prepare Half small pack ground pork or beef
  12. Make ready 2 leeks, white parts only, thinly sliced at an angle
  13. Prepare 2 cloves garlic, minced
  14. Make ready 1 tsp minced ginger
  15. Take 1 block soft or medium-firm tofu drained and cut into 1-inch
  16. Take 1 tbsp cornflour, dissolved in 2-3 tbsp water
  17. Prepare 1-2 spring onion, green part only, chopped for garnish

It has a spicy, pungent, and appetizing flavor that goes perfectly with steamed rice. I love cooking mapo tofu for a. Mapo Tofu is a Chinese dish but it is also very popular in Japan. The dish goes great with steamed rice!

Steps to make Mapu tofu #chinesecooking:
    1. Prepare the sauce: Rinse the black beans to remove any grit. In a small bowl, mash the black beans with the back of a spoon. Combine the black beans with the chicken stock, chili bean paste, rice wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and Sichuan pepper. Set aside.
    1. Heat a wok or large pan or wok over high heat. Add the cooking oil and swirl to coat the base. Add the pork and stir-fry until crispy and starting to brown but not yet dry, about 2 minutes, breaking up the pork with a spatula. Reduce the heat to medium, then add leeks, garlic, and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute.
    1. Pour in the sauce and bring the liquid to a boil, the reduce to a simmer. The liquid should now have a nice red color. Gently add the tofu cubes, being careful to not move them around too much or else they will break up. Allow the sauce to simmer for about 2 to 3 minutes so the tofu can cook and absorb the the sauce.
    1. Carefully push the tofu to the sides and create a small well in the middle. Stir in the cornflour mixture in the center. Allow the liquid to simmer for another minute, until the sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon. Transfer to a deep plate or wide bowl, sprinkle spring onion on top, and serve hot with steamed rice.

Mapo Tofu is a popular Chinese dish from Sichuan province. The classic recipe consists of silken Tofu is cooked in a spicy and oily, chili- and bean-based sauce, which lends beautiful bright red color. BEST SPICY Mapo Tofu RECIPE From FOOD WARS! Sichuan Mapo Tofu, plus a (hopefully educational) look at the CIA Textbook's version (麻婆豆腐). I love this recipe as I can enjoy the kick-in-the-tongue sensation and the.

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