Mapo Tofu

Name: Mapo Tofu
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 gms minced pork; 450 gms silken tofu cut in 1 inch cubes; 2/3 cup chicken/ vegetable broth or plain water; 1 tsp corn starch; 3 tbsp ginger minced; 3 tbsp garlic minced; 6-8 dried red chillies roughly chopped, or you could use 1-2 tsp of chillie flakes; 1 tsp sichuan pepper coarsely ground; 1/4 tsp sugar; 1/4 tsp sesame oil; 2-3 tbsp oil depending on the fattiness in pork

Anne @cook_6498847

Singapore

Mapo Tofu

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Ingredients

200 gmsminced pork
450 gmssilken tofu cut in 1 inch cubes
2/3 cupchicken/ vegetable broth or plain water
1 tspcorn starch
3 tbspginger minced
3 tbspgarlic minced
6-8dried red chillies roughly chopped, or you could use 1-2 tsp of chillie flakes
1 tspsichuan pepper coarsely ground
1/4 tspsugar
1/4 tspsesame oil
2-3 tbspoil depending on the fattiness in pork

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Steps

1

Heat oil in your wok over medium heat. Add your ground Sichuan peppercorns and stir occasionally for 30 seconds. Add the ginger, garlic, chillies fry until aromatic about 1-2 minute, then turn heat to high and add the ground pork. Break up the meat and fry it until it’s cooked through. add broth/water and let it come to a boil; turn heat to medium and let it continue to simmer. Meanwhile in 1/4cup of water add corn starch and mix thoroughly. Now add cornstarch mixture to the broth and stir.
2

Let it continue to simmer and thicken slightly. Once slightly thick, add tofu, give a light stir, let it continue to cook for about 5 minutes, now stir in sesame oil and sugar, turn heat off, garnish with green onions and coriander and serve with a steaming hot bowl of boiled rice.