Steps to Prepare Speedy Chinese Mapo Tofu (Sichuan Cuisine)

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Authentic Szechuan style mapo tofu is one of the branding dishes of Szechuan cuisine. 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. Mapo tofu (Chinese: 麻婆豆腐; pinyin: mápó dòufu) is a popular Chinese dish from Sichuan province. It consists of tofu set in a spicy sauce, typically a thin, oily, and bright red suspension, based on douban (fermented broad bean and chili paste) and douchi (fermented black beans), along with minced meat.

Chinese Mapo Tofu (Sichuan Cuisine) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Chinese Mapo Tofu (Sichuan Cuisine) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chinese mapo tofu (sichuan cuisine) using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chinese Mapo Tofu (Sichuan Cuisine):

1. Get 300 g tofu (1 box)
2. Make ready 100 g ground pork (or beef, chicken)
3. Get 1 green onion
4. Take 1/2 tbsp garlic (minced)
5. Prepare 1/2 tbsp ginger (minced)
6. Prepare For braising
7. Prepare 1/3 tsp Sichuan peppercorns powder
8. Prepare 1/8 tsp chinese five spices powder
9. Make ready 1/8 tsp white pepper
10. Take 1 tbsp doubanjiang (chilli bean sauce)
11. Take 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
12. Take 1 tbsp corn starch
13. Make ready 2 tbsp water (mix with corn starch)
14. Get 1/2 cup water
15. Make ready 1 tsp sugar
16. Prepare 1 tsp sesame oil

Mapo tofu is a combination of tender tofu and spicy chili-and-bean-based sauce, sprinkled with minced meat, usually pork or beef, and topped with some chopped scallion pieces. The easy Mapo Tofu recipe below uses tofu, ground beef, chopped chili peppers, and broad bean paste. Its characteristics can be well expressed with the following terms: spicy, hot, delicious, tender and fresh. The dish is not only popular among domestic diners, but also attracts more and more.

Steps to make Chinese Mapo Tofu (Sichuan Cuisine):

1. Cut tofu into 2cm cubes. Slice green onion into small pieces, separate white part and green part. Mince garlic and ginger.
2. Mix 1 tbsp corn starch and 2 tbsp water.
3. Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil, add ground pork, stir fry for a while, then add garlic, ginger and half of 1/3 tsp Sichuan peppercorns powder, 1/8 tsp chinese five spices powder, 1 tbsp doubanjiang (chilli bean sauce), sugar, white part of green onion, stir fry for 1 minute.
4. Pour 1/2 cup of water in, add tofu, gently push tofu with spatula, then cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
5. Mix cornstarch water, swirl it into the wok, gently stir till sauce thickens. Before serving, add pinch of Sichuan peppercorns powder, pinch of white peppers, add green part of green onion, 1 tsp sesame oil. Then transfer to a serving plate or bowl.
6. Serve with steamed rice.
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Its characteristics can be well expressed with the following terms: spicy, hot, delicious, tender and fresh. The dish is not only popular among domestic diners, but also attracts more and more. 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. I love cooking mapo tofu for a quick lunch or dinner.

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