Recipe of Homemade Mapo Tofu

Mapo Tofu.

Hello everybody, hope you're having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, mapo tofu. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mapo Tofu is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It's appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Mapo Tofu is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mapo tofu using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Mapo Tofu:

1. {Prepare of softer tofu (homemade preferable).
2. {Get of ground pork.
3. {Take of sodium-free stock of choice or water.
4. {Take of minced garlic.
5. {Get of minced ginger.
6. {Get of doubanjiang (use less if you're not a fan of spice).
7. {Prepare of sichuan pepper.
8. {Make ready of sichuan pepper powdered.
9. {Get of oil.
10. {Take of dried chilis.
11. {Take of scallions chopped for garnish.
12. {Prepare of msg and/or sugar to taste.

Instructions to make Mapo Tofu:

1. Use the softest tofu you are comfortable cooking with. Our homemade tofu would probably be categorized as soft or medium-firm based on the brand. Prep all of your ingredients and cut the tofu into 1 inch cubes. Be sure to give the doubanjiang a pass through with your knife to chop up any whole beans that may be in the paste..
2. Heat the oil in a wok and toss in the sichuan peppers and dried chilis. Cook until the peppers have turned brown and the oil is fragrant, less than 5 minutes on medium heat. You can leave the peppers in the dish, but we usually scoop them out and leave behind the oil for a less gritty texture..
3. Cook the pork in the oil, making sure to break apart the ground until it's a finer mince, but we usually leave slightly larger chunks since we prefer it that way. Brown the pork until you're satisfied, then toss in the ginger, garlic, and doubanjiang. Stir fry until the aromatics have softened..
4. Add in your stock (or water) and tofu. Allow to simmer until the water has reduced and tofu has softened..
5. Once the stock has reduced partially, check for taste and season with salt or sugar/MSG accordingly. If there is too much liquid released from the tofu, add slurry of 1 tsp of cornstarch and a tbsp of water to thicken..
6. Garnish with scallions. Serve with rice, steamed vegetables, and/or any pickled sides..

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