Easy Not-Spicy Mapo Tofu

Name: Easy Not-Spicy Mapo Tofu
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 block Tofu (silken or firm); 100 grams Ground meat (pork, chicken, or whatever you'd prefer); 1 tbsp Grated ginger; 1 tbsp Grated garlic; 1 tbsp Sesame oil; 1/3 Japanese leek; 1 tbsp Sesame oil (to finish, optional); 1 tbsp Miso; 1/2 tbsp Soy sauce; 1 tbsp Sake; 2 tbsp Chinese soup stock; 2 tbsp Katakuriko; 300 ml Water; 1 tbsp Doubanjiang; 1 as much (to taste) Ra-yu

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

This recipe was born because I was too cheap to buy commercial mapo tofu mix.

In Step 4, it's best to stir-fry the ground meat very well, until the juices that come out of the meat go back into it.
If you want to make it spicier, add sliced red chili pepper to the ground meat at Step 4. Adjust the amount to taste. Recipe by hirokoh

This recipe was born because I was too cheap to buy commercial mapo tofu mix.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

This recipe was born because I was too cheap to buy commercial mapo tofu mix.

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Ingredients

2 servings

1 blockTofu (silken or firm)
100 gramsGround meat (pork, chicken, or whatever you'd prefer)
1 tbspGrated ginger
1 tbspGrated garlic
1 tbspSesame oil
1/3Japanese leek
1 tbspSesame oil (to finish, optional)
Sauce
1 tbspMiso
1/2 tbspSoy sauce
1 tbspSake
2 tbspChinese soup stock
2 tbspKatakuriko
300 mlWater
For adults
1 tbspDoubanjiang
1as much (to taste) Ra-yu

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Steps

1

Combine the sauce ingredients and mix. Finely chop the leek.
2

Boil the tofu in salted water for a little bit beforehand, so that it's less likely to fall apart. Drain.
3

Heat a frying pan, add the sesame oil, grated ginger and grated garlic, and stir fry briefly.
4

Add the ground meat and stir fry until it's cooked through and crumbly. Add the chopped leek.
5

Add the combined seasoning ingredients from Step 1 and mix well. When the sauce has thickened, add the tofu from Step 2 and simmer for a while longer.
6

Once it is bubbling, add the optional sesame oil to finish.
7

If you want to make it spicier for grownups, add doubanjiang to the flavoring ingredients. You can use sesame oil or ra-yu to finish.