Fresh shrimp mapo tofu
By VilmaNolan
[Fresh Shrimp Mapo Tofu], the authentic recipe of [Mapo Tofu], the famous Sichuan dish, lacks some ingredients such as meat sauce, fermented bean, green garlic, etc., but the addition of fresh shrimp reduces its strong sauce aroma and increases the umami taste of shrimp.
Recipe Recommendations
- tofu 2 blocks
- fresh shrimp 250g
- bean paste appropriate amount
- dried chili appropriate amount
- octagonal appropriate amount
- the pepper appropriate amount
- onion appropriate amount
- Jiang appropriate amount
- garlic appropriate amount
- oil appropriate amount
- cooking wine appropriate amount
- chicken powder appropriate amount
Steps for Fresh shrimp mapo tofu

1
Ingredients needed: tofu and fresh shrimp
2
Put the shrimp into the pan with cold water, boil and cook for 3 minutes.
3
Add tofu to the pan with cold water, boil for 3 minutes.
4
Peel the shrimps and remove the shrimp lines, cut the tofu into slices, slice the ginger and garlic, and cut the green onions obliquely.
5
Heat the oil in a hot pan and add pepper, star anise, and dried peppers. The color turns brown and remove.
6
Add ginger slices, chopped green onion and a large handful of bean paste, stir fry over low heat.
7
Add appropriate amount of water and heat until boiling
8
Add the tofu and cook over medium heat until the tofu is bigger and the juice is less.
9
Add shrimp and garlic slices, add appropriate amount of cooking wine, pepper, and chicken powder, stir fry over medium heat evenly, and collect the sauce.
10
Hot [Fresh Shrimp Mapo Tofu] is out of the pan