mapo tofu

By DestineeGrady

mapo tofu
Home-made "Mapo Tofu". This dish is easy to obtain ingredients and is the most popular traditional Sichuan cuisine. After entering the entrance, the delicious, spicy and hot feeling is very enjoyable. It is delicious and goes well with the meal, haha!
The specific production of the home version of "Mapo Tofu" is as follows;

Recipe Recommendations

  • tofu 500 grams
  • beef 50 grams
  • Pi County Hot Sauce 15 grams
  • green onion 20 grams
  • ginger 10 grams
  • minced garlic 10 grams
  • yellow wine 15 grams
  • soy sauce 20 grams
  • salt 1 grams
  • chicken powder 2 grams
  • pepper noodles 2 grams
  • cooking oil 25 grams

Steps for mapo tofu

  • Make  step 0
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    Tofu, minced beef, dried fermented soybeans, Pi County spicy sauce, chopped green onion, minced ginger, minced garlic, rice wine, soy sauce, salt, chicken powder, pepper noodles, minced green garlic, cooking oil.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Cut the tofu into diced pieces and soak in light salt water for a few minutes.
  • Make  step 2
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    Then blanch it with boiling water and remove it for later use.
  • Make  step 3
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    Heat up another pan, add appropriate amount of cooking oil, add minced beef and stir-fry.
  • Make  step 4
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    Drain some of the water from the minced beef, add in the fermented soybeans and stir until fragrant.
  • Make  step 5
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    Then add in Pi County hot sauce and stir-fry.
  • Make  step 6
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    Stir fry the hot sauce into red oil and stir until fragrant. Add the green onions, ginger and minced garlic and stir fry.
  • Make  step 7
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    Saute until fragrant, add in rice wine and stir well.
  • Make  step 8
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    Cook the rice wine and add a little soy sauce.
  • Make  step 9
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    Then pour in a proper amount of boiling water, add in the scalded tofu and bring to a boil.
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    Cook the soup for three minutes, season with salt, and add a little chicken powder to the pan to freshen up.
  • Make  step 11
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    Finally, thicken with water and starch, and wait until the sauce is gelatinized before taking out the pan.
  • Make  step 12
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    Remove from the pot and plate, sprinkle with appropriate amount of pepper noodles and chopped green garlic.
  • Make  step 13
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    Then you can serve on the table.
  • mapo tofu Make Tips

    Characteristics of this dish: the sauce is red and bright, the aroma is tempting, the tofu is smooth and tender, spicy and delicious. Warm tips: 1. Soak the cut tofu in light salt water. It is not easy to break when making and tastes smooth and tender. It is better to choose the old and tender tofu. It tastes good. The tofu I bought was newly made in a tofu shop near my home. It is extremely soft and soft, and the fresh tofu tastes quite good. 2. Only by frying the minced beef until it is delicious. Therefore, when frying the minced meat, fermented bean and hot sauce, the heat must be sufficient. Only by frying the aroma of the minced meat, seasoning and red oil can it taste more delicious. 3. It is better to make homemade pepper powder at the end. Stir it with raw pepper until fragrant and then roll it into powder. This home-made "Mapo tofu" made by Da Chao Shao is ready. The taste is quite good and goes well with the meal for friends to refer to!

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