I super duper love tofu! I can literally eat a tofu dish every single day. I love how healthy and delicious tofu is! For today, I’m sharing the recipe for Mapo Tofu. It’s a dish I tend to order all the time whenever I dine in a restaurant. I’m just glad that I am able to replicate the dish in my own home. 😄
I used firm tofu in this dish but I recommend that you get the soft tofu ones. The original recipe from the Woks of Life has instructions for chili oil but I went ahead and used store-bought chili oil. The finished Mapo Tofu still tasted as good! Maybe I’ll try creating my own chili oil. Let’s see. I’ll share if I do that.
Mapo Tofu
Inspired by The Woks of Life
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp sichuan peppercorns
- 3 tbsp ginger minced
- 3 tbsp garlic minced
- 250 grams ground pork
- 2 tbsp spicy bean sauce
- 2/3 cups water
- 1 package soft tofu cut into cubes
- corn starch mixture 1/4 cup water + 1 1/2 teaspoons corn starch and mix well.
- 1/4 cup chili oil
- 1 stalk scallion chopped
Instructions
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Heat oil over medium heat in a wok.
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Add sichuan peppercorns and fry for 3 minutes.
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Add ginger and mix with sichuan peppercorns.
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Add garlic and mix with ginger and sichuan peppercorns. Fry for another 3 minutes.
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Add ground pork and cook until color turns light brown.
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Add spicy bean sauce to the mixture. Mix well.
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Add 2/3 cups of water and mix with the rest of the ingredients.
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Add the corn starch mixture. Again, mix with the rest of the ingredients.
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Add chili oil. Stir into the sauce mixture.
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Add tofu and gently toss into the sauce.
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Cook for 5 minutes.
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Add scallions and stir with the tofu & sauce.
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Serve and enjoy!
If you liked this dish, you can also try these other tofu recipes:
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