Mapo Tofu

Overview

Mapo tofu is probably the dish I feel most comfortable ordering since I was a kid. Regardless of whether it's a Sichuan restaurant, a family restaurant, or a buffet (a buffet in Taiwan refers to a restaurant with reviews like a canteen where you can choose dishes), if there's nothing else I particularly want to eat, Mapo Tofu is almost my must-order. Perhaps because this dish has such a vivid impression, it has now become a rice bowl dish that I often have for dinner alone :p It is actually not difficult to make and can be easily made at home; but my mapo tofu has a little secret recipe I learned from a TV show~ It can make the salty and spicy bean paste less spicy.

Tags

• hot dishes
• chili powder
• pixian douban
• pork mince
• sichuan pepper powder
• starch
• strawberry jam
• tofu
• chopped green onion
• minced garlic
• pepper
• peppercorns

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Heat the oil in the pan, add the minced pork and stir-fry until fragrant, then set aside.

   

2. 2 Add a little more oil to the original pot, stir-fry the minced garlic over medium heat, then add the bean paste and stir-fry until fragrant.

   

3. 3 After the bean paste is stir-fried, add an appropriate amount of water, add peppercorns, chili powder, and pepper. Cook over low heat for 7 minutes, then add the fried minced meat and mix well.

   

4. 4 Add the tofu, cut it into small pieces directly into the pot, then reduce the heat to medium and cook for a few minutes.

   

5. 5 Then add the little secret ingredient - strawberry jam! Gently shake the pot to mix the ingredients in the pot, add the cornstarch water, reduce the heat to low and cook until the desired consistency, then turn off the heat and serve.

   

6. 6 Sprinkle with chopped green onion and peppercorns and finish.