Spicy Tofu Rice Bowl

Overview

I was lucky enough to eat the signature Mapo Tofu passed down by the founder of Mapo Tofu, Chen Mapo, in Chengdu, and I still remember it. It is said that the tuition for this dish costs 800,000, so how much do you think I should charge~~

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• doubanjiang
• hot pot base
• msg
• minced pork
• pepper noodles
• silky tofu
• chopped green onion
• ginger
• minced garlic
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the ingredients as shown in the picture. The tofu must be tender, mince the ginger and garlic, and mince the green onions. You can stir-fry the hotpot base yourself, or you can buy it from the supermarket~ Of course, you can use it without it. It is best to use minced beef for minced meat, I used minced pork instead.

   

2. 2 Cut the tofu into small pieces, add salt to the pot and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and keep boiling. Cook until the tofu swells a little and some holes will appear in the middle, which will absorb the flavor and make it more tender and smooth. Pour the soup into a container and set aside.

   

3. 3 Heat the pan and pour in the salad oil, then stir-fry the minced meat until the water is dry, then turn to low heat and stir-fry until crispy. Then add minced ginger, garlic, bean paste and hot pot base and stir-fry until fragrant. If you like it spicy, you can also add some chili powder ~ add an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil

   

4. 4 Add tofu and season with: a little soy sauce, an appropriate amount of salt, a little sugar, a little MSG. Simmer over low heat until there is still a small amount of soup left in the tofu, then thicken the sauce, add pepper oil and green onions, stir-fry evenly and serve~

   

5. 5 Prepare the rice (it is recommended to have more~) cover the rice with mapo tofu, sprinkle with chopped green onion and pepper noodles~you're done~ let's start!