Authentic home cooking from Japan, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Japan as ☆子ども達が大好きな給食のマーボー豆腐☆

Kid-Friendly School-Style Mapo Tofu

Name: Kid-Friendly School-Style Mapo Tofu
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 block tofu (silken or firm); 1 clove fresh ginger; 7 oz ground pork (about 200 g); 1/2 stalk green onion; 1/2 carrot; 1 cup water (about 240 ml); 1 teaspoon Chinese chicken bouillon (like Wei-Pa or similar); 2 1/2 tablespoons miso; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon mirin; 1 tablespoon sugar; as needed Potato starch slurry,; 1 little sesame oil

papikun @papikun

Thank you for making this recipe popular! This is a mild, not spicy, mapo tofu that's a favorite with kids at school lunches. It's packed with veggies, so give it a try at home! Background: My sister-in-law, a nutritionist, shared this school lunch recipe with me.

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Ingredients

1 blocktofu (silken or firm)
1 clovefresh ginger
7 ozground pork (about 200 g)
1/2 stalkgreen onion
1/2carrot
1 cupwater (about 240 ml)
1 teaspoonChinese chicken bouillon (like Wei-Pa or similar)
2 1/2 tablespoonsmiso
1 teaspoonsoy sauce
1 teaspoonmirin
1 tablespoonsugar
as neededPotato starch slurry,
1little sesame oil

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Steps

1

Finely chop the ginger, green onion, and carrot.
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Cut the tofu into large cubes and place in a bowl. Pour enough hot water to cover and warm it up, then drain in a colander. (You can also use a microwave.)
3

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan. Sauté the ginger until fragrant, then add the ground pork, green onion, and carrot. Continue to cook.
4

Once the pork is cooked through, add the water, chicken bouillon, miso, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. Simmer.
5

Add the tofu from step 2 and simmer briefly. Pour in the potato starch slurry around the edge to thicken. Finish with a drizzle of sesame oil.
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10/28/2014: Thanks to everyone, this recipe became popular! I appreciate all your feedback.
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6/26/2015: Thanks to your support, this recipe became popular again! I'm grateful for all your reports.
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3/25/2020: This recipe was featured in Cookpad News! I hope it helps everyone during the extended school closures due to COVID-19!

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Published in the US on August 07, 2025 14:01

2013.7/26主婦と生活社より「おうち外食」完コピレシピ107という本を出版させていただきました❤♡資格→調理師、保育士、幼稚園教諭♡相変わらずのバタバタした日々o(｀^´*)なんで、日記のコメ欄は閉鎖させて頂いています。何かありましたらレシピのほうまでお気軽に♪お礼に伺う事も儘ならず心苦しいのですが、頂いたつくれぽや温かなコメント、本当にありがたく拝見させていただいています❤

Keywords

Welsh Onion Ginger Ground Pork Carrot Chicken Miso Potato Soy Tofu

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