Simple Mapo Tofu
Simple Mapo Tofu

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, simple mapo tofu. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

If you know the Chinese name of Mapo tofu(麻婆豆腐), the answer might be tofu made by mapo or is mapo is kind of flavor. At the very beginning, Mapo tofu is named after its creator. It is recorded that there is a couple who own a restaurant mainly selling vegetarian dishes.

Simple Mapo Tofu is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Simple Mapo Tofu is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have simple mapo tofu using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Simple Mapo Tofu:
  1. Make ready 220 grams Mixed ground beef and pork
  2. Take 1 clove Garlic (finely chopped)
  3. Prepare 1 clove Ginger (finely chopped)
  4. Take 5 cm Green onion (finely chopped)
  5. Prepare 1 tsp Doubanjiang
  6. Prepare 200 ml ★Water
  7. Take 1/2 cube ★Soup stock cube
  8. Take 1 tsp ★Chicken soup stock granules
  9. Make ready 2 tbsp ★Sugar
  10. Take 50 ml ★Sake
  11. Take 60 ml ★Soy sauce
  12. Get 1/2 bunch Chinese garlic chives
  13. Take 1 block Tofu
  14. Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp Sesame oil
  15. Make ready 1 Liquefied Katakuriko

Add ¼ cup of the oil and throw in the fresh and dried peppers. Stir occasionally and heat until fragrant. Try using firm or extra firm tofu instead of soft tofu. Although non-traditional, you can add onions or vegetables like bok choy.

Instructions to make Simple Mapo Tofu:
  1. Drain the tofu.
  2. Put some oil in a pot and then stir fry the garlic, ginger, and green onions. Once aromatic, add in the doubanjiang. For kids: I only use 5 g of the doubanjiang!
  3. Next, add the meat and stir fry.
  4. Add in the ★ ingredients and then skim off any scum that rises.
  5. Add the tofu (pre-cut into bite size pieces), and the Chinese garlic chives. Bring to a boil.
  6. Pour in the sesame oil and katakuriko slurry. Once it thickens, it's ready.

TIPS FOR MAKING THE BEST MAPO TOFU. Mapo tofu is a delicious make-ahead dish with flavors improving overnight. Our Mapo Tofu recipe remains one of the most popular recipes we've posted on the blog to date. Indeed, mapo tofu is one of the most famous tofu recipes to have made it out of China. This spicy, delicious dish usually includes small amount of ground pork, but for this vegan version, we use chopped shiitake mushrooms.

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