Recipe of Homemade Italian Mapo Tofu with Anchovies

Italian Mapo Tofu with Anchovies.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook italian mapo tofu with anchovies using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Italian Mapo Tofu with Anchovies:

1. {Get of Silken tofu.
2. {Prepare of Ground meat (pork and beef mix).
3. {Get of Onion (or new spring onion).
4. {Take of Asparagus.
5. {Make ready of Anchovy filets.
6. {Prepare of Bacon.
7. {Make ready of Water.
8. {Make ready of White wine.
9. {Make ready of Consommé stock granules.
10. {Take of to 2 large cloves Garlic.
11. {Prepare of Red chili pepper.
12. {Get of Black pepper and extra virgin olive oil.
13. {Get of Katakuriko.
14. {Make ready of Fresh or dried herbs such as basil or parsley.

Instructions to make Italian Mapo Tofu with Anchovies:

1. Slice the tofu in half horizontally, wrap in paper towels and drain the excess water for 20 to 30 minutes. The photo shows the tofu wrapped in paper towels and a kitchen towel. If you want to cut some time, microwave the tofu to drain the water faster..
2. Discard the hard ends of the asparagus, peel the bottom with a vegetable peeler, and cut into 5 cm pieces. Cut the bacon and onion into 1 cm squares. Roughly chop the garlic cloves..
3. Put some olive oil in a frying pan, add the garlic and the de-seeded chili pepper and saute until fragrant. Add the anchovies and saute while smashing them up, to transfer the flavor to the oil..
4. Add the ground meat, and when it's browned, add the onion, bacon and asparagus and saute. Add the white wine and allow the alcohol to evaporate..
5. Add the water and the soup stock granules, then break up the tofu into chunks and put in the pan. Taste, and adjust the seasoning. Dissolve some katakuriko in an equal amount of water, and add to the sauce to thicken..
6. Turn the heat off and add the black pepper and plenty of herbs. Stir gently so as not to crush the tofu, and it's done..
7. It's also delicious if you add some roughly chopped tomatoes. If you do so, add a bit more soup stock granules to adjust the flavor. You can use firm instead of silken tofu, and add broccoli instead of tomato..

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