Mapo Tofu

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I always make mapo dishes, whether it's mapo tofu or mapo eggplant, with this formula. I don't even remember where I learned it first because I've been doing it this way for so long. I use quite a lot of tianmianjiang, so I must have started doing it like this when I won a Chinese flavoring ingredient set in a contest.

I use a 500 W microwave oven. This recipe makes 2 servings on the small side. It's a perfect amount to top this over rice. This is the standard in our family, just so you know. For 2 servings. Recipe by Sabumochi

Mapo Tofu

I always make mapo dishes, whether it's mapo tofu or mapo eggplant, with this formula. I don't even remember where I learned it first because I've been doing it this way for so long. I use quite a lot of tianmianjiang, so I must have started doing it like this when I won a Chinese flavoring ingredient set in a contest.

I use a 500 W microwave oven. This recipe makes 2 servings on the small side. It's a perfect amount to top this over rice. This is the standard in our family, just so you know. For 2 servings. Recipe by Sabumochi

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Ingredients

2 servings
  1. 200 gramsTofu
  2. 100 gramsGround pork
  3. 1/3of a thin stalk ◎ Japanese leeks
  4. 1/2thumbtip-sized piece ◎ Ginger
  5. 1 smallclove ◎ Garlic
  6. 1 tbspSesame oil
  7. 1/2teaspoon, or (to taste) Doubanjiang
  8. 100 mlChicken stock
  9. 2 tbsp☆ Tianmianjiang
  10. 1 tbsp☆ Sake
  11. 1Katakuriko slurry
  12. 1to finish, (to taste) Black pepper
  13. 1for garnish The white part of a green onion, finely shredded (optional)

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Wrap the tofu in kitchen paper towels and put in a heatproof bowl, microwave for 2 to 3 minutes to drain off the excess water, and cut into 3 cm cubes.

  2. 2

    Heat the sesame oil and stir fry the ◎ ingredients over medium heat. When it starts to smell nice add the doubanjiang and stir fry.

  3. 3

    Add the ground pork to Step 2, and stir fry until browned and crumbly.

  4. 4

    Add the combined ☆ condiments to the pan in Step 3, and bring to a boil over high heat.

  5. 5

    Add the drain tofu from Step 1, and simmer for about 5 minutes over medium heat.

  6. 6

    Add katakuriko slurry to thicken the sauce, and season with black pepper. Mound on a plate, and garnish with the shredded white part of the green onion to finish.

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