Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Easy and Addictive Mapo Tofu

Easy and Addictive Mapo Tofu. I tried this recipe once when my husband and I were still newlyweds, and my husband who loves mapo tofu raved "this is the best mapo tofu I ever had". JOC's all-time favorite dish, and it frequently makes it into my dinner menu rotation. We often eat Mapo Tofu as a donburi-style, one-bowl meal for easy cleanup!

TIPS FOR MAKING THE BEST MAPO TOFU. Mapo tofu is a delicious make-ahead dish with flavors improving overnight. Mapo Tofu is a classic Szechuan dish that features tofu covered in spices and minced meat. You can cook Easy and Addictive Mapo Tofu using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Easy and Addictive Mapo Tofu

1. Prepare 1 block of Firm tofu.
2. It's 200 grams of Ground pork.
3. It's 1 of Japanese leek.
4. It's 1 clove of Garlic.
5. It's 1 piece of Ginger.
6. You need 1 tbsp of Sesame oil.
7. It's 1 tbsp of ★ Soy sauce.
8. Prepare 1 tbsp of ★ Oyster sauce.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of ★ Miso.
10. It's 1 tbsp of ★ Sake.
11. Prepare 2 tsp of ★ Doubanjiang.
12. You need 1 dash of Salt.
13. You need 1 of Pepper.
14. You need 2 tsp of Katakuriko.
15. Prepare 1 of Sansho pepper powder.

It pairs extremely well with rice, and may even be necessary with how spicy it can get. The name literally translates to "pockmarked old lady tofu", inspired by the old lady that made this dish. MaPo Tofu is a popular meal that simmers tofu in a spicy sauce, usually with minced meat. While the traditional dish has classic "numbing" spiciness, we turn the heat down but keep all the mouthwatering flavors with aromatics, ground pork, and chili-garlic, soy, and Chinese black bean sauce.

Easy and Addictive Mapo Tofu instructions

1. Peel the garlic and ginger and chop finely. Cut the Japanese leek into 1 cm slices. Combine the ★ ingredients. Make a katakuriko slurry by dissolving katakuriko in water..
2. Heat a skillet over low heat, pour in the sesame oil and sauté the garlic and ginger. Once it is fragrant, add the Japanese leek and turn up the heat to medium..
3. When the ingredients are well coated with oil, add the ground pork and sprinkle on the salt and pepper. Turn up the heat and sauté the ground pork while loosening the meat with wooden spatula..
4. When the meat turns brown, add the ★ flavoring ingredients, tofu and 50 ml of water. Break up the tofu into big pieces with a wooden spatula..
5. Once it comes to a boil, turn off the heat and swirl in the katakuriko slurry. Immediately mix the ingredients and simmer over medium heat until thickens..
6. Serve it onto a plate and sprinkle some sansho pepper to taste. If you don't have the sansho pepper, black pepper is OK too..

Our Mapo Tofu recipe remains one of the most popular recipes we've posted on the blog to date. Indeed, mapo tofu is one of the most famous tofu recipes to have made it out of China. This spicy, delicious dish usually includes small amount of ground pork, but for this vegan version, we use chopped shiitake mushrooms. Stir the cornflour and water into the mixture in the wok, drain the tofu and stir it into the sauce. Tip in the spring onions and the mince.