Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, mapo tofu. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Mapo Tofu can be found in almost any Chinese restaurant around the world with hundreds of variations adapting the piquant original to suit local tastes. 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 time especially in cool seasons such as winter and fall.
Mapo Tofu is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Mapo Tofu is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook mapo tofu using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Mapo Tofu:
- Make ready 1 lb softer tofu (homemade preferable)
- Take 1 lb ground pork
- Prepare 2 c sodium-free stock of choice or water
- Make ready 3 tbsp minced garlic
- Take 3 tbsp minced ginger
- Prepare 3 tbsp doubanjiang (use less if you're not a fan of spice)
- Make ready 2 tbsp sichuan pepper
- Make ready 1 tsp sichuan pepper powdered
- Make ready 5 tbsp oil
- Get 5 dried chilis
- Take 2 scallions chopped for garnish
- Prepare 1 tsp msg and/or sugar to taste
This dish is Szechuan in its roots but is enjoyed around the world. It is a humble, comfort food kind of dish - a spicy, easy-to-eat mixture of ground pork, tofu, chili sauce and garlic and ginger. It comes together in minutes, so makes for a fast weekday meal. Mapo tofu is a justly popular menu item in many Chinese restaurants It is a quickly cooked dish of braised tofu with minced pork (sometimes beef) in a bracing spicy sauce made with fermented black beans and fermented broad bean paste, along with hot red pepper and Sichuan pepper This meatless version with fresh shiitake mushrooms is completely satisfying, and surprisingly easy to make Mapo Tofu is a classic Szechuan dish that features tofu covered in spices and minced meat.
Steps to make Mapo Tofu:
- Use the softest tofu you are comfortable cooking with. Our homemade tofu would probably be categorized as soft or medium-firm based on the brand. Prep all of your ingredients and cut the tofu into 1 inch cubes. Be sure to give the doubanjiang a pass through with your knife to chop up any whole beans that may be in the paste.
- Heat the oil in a wok and toss in the sichuan peppers and dried chilis. Cook until the peppers have turned brown and the oil is fragrant, less than 5 minutes on medium heat. You can leave the peppers in the dish, but we usually scoop them out and leave behind the oil for a less gritty texture.
- Cook the pork in the oil, making sure to break apart the ground until it's a finer mince, but we usually leave slightly larger chunks since we prefer it that way. Brown the pork until you're satisfied, then toss in the ginger, garlic, and doubanjiang. Stir fry until the aromatics have softened.
- Add in your stock (or water) and tofu. Allow to simmer until the water has reduced and tofu has softened.
- Once the stock has reduced partially, check for taste and season with salt or sugar/MSG accordingly. If there is too much liquid released from the tofu, add slurry of 1 tsp of cornstarch and a tbsp of water to thicken.
- Garnish with scallions. Serve with rice, steamed vegetables, and/or any pickled sides.
It pairs extremely well with rice, and may even be necessary with how spicy it can get. The name literally translates to "pockmarked old lady tofu", inspired by the old lady that made this dish. Poach tofu: Slide tofu into a saucepan of simmering water and keep at a bare simmer while stir-frying rest of dish. Stir-fry pork: Heat a wok or large heavy skillet over high heat until hot and. Mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐, ma po dou fu) is one of the most popular classic Sichuan dishes.
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