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How To Make Mapo Tofu - Marion's Kitchen
How to make mapo tofu. A humble combination of tofu and minced pork made extra special with spicy chillies and numbing Sichuan peppercorns. Even your tofu-hating friends will love this one!
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Sichuan Tofu Rice, Douhuafan, from scratch (豆花饭)
Douhuafan! One of our favorite dishes, and what I strongly believe to be the best tofu dish on the planet.
The basic idea of this is to make a meal out of it - top some white rice with fresh homemade Sichuan-style Douhua, smother each bite with spicy chili sauce, and drink the tofu liquid as a soup. It's a great dish - if you love tofu, you'll love it - if you don't like tofu, you'll still really like it.
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HOW TO MAKE VEGAN MAPO TOFU - SPICY CHINESE SZECHUAN TOFU
Mapo tofu is a hot tofu stew dish that has it's origins from the Szechuan province in China and is one of my favorite comfort foods to make when I'm in a hurry. This meal is very satisfying and beyond exotic because of the spices, hotness, and freshness of the ingredients and you can make in no time at all.
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INGREDIENTS FOR VEGAN MAPO TOFU - SPICY CHINESE SICUAN TOFU:
- 1/2 block of tofu, cubed
- 1/2 cup TSP soy curls or any other meat substitute
- 1 TBSP Tian Mian Jiang - Sweet Bean Sauce
- 1 TBSP Doubanjiang - Chili Bean Paste
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 thumb size ginger
- 1 TBSP soy sauce
- 1 TBSP agave syrup
- 1 cup water in 1/3 TBSP veggie bouillon
- 1/3 cup sake
- spring onion
- 1 tsp corn starch (or tapioca startch or potato starch)
- 1/2 tsp Sichuan chili pepper
METHOD:
- heat a skillet on medium heat, add the oil, then add the soy curls, stirring for 3 minutes
- set the soy curls to the side of the skillet, add the red chili paste and sweet bean paste, once its sauteed, add the sake, lower the heat and stir until you don't see any more caramelization on the skillet,
- add the garlic ginger, let it cook for 3 minutes,
- add soy sauce, the agave, the vegetable bouillon, the Szechuan pepper, and the tofu. Let it cook for 5, 6 minutes
- add the cornstarch or tapioca starch slurry, stir it carefully so the tofu doesn't break up, let it cook in low heat for 2 minutes
- add scallions for garnishing and serve it with warm white rice.
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HOW TO MAKE VEGAN MAPO TOFU - SPICY CHINESE SZECHUAN TOFU recipe by Chef Jana Pinheiro
THE BEST Chinese MAPO Tofu Recipe 麻婆豆腐 Super Easy Szechuan Recipe with Minced Meat
Mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐) is a popular Chinese dish from Sichuan. This dish consists of tofu set in a spicy sauce, based on douban 豆瓣 (fermented broad bean pasteand chilli paste), along with minced meat, usually pork or beef.
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Ingredients:
Serves 4
Stir-frying the meat
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1 tablespoon of oil
180g of minced beef - can be replaced with other types of meat
Once cooked, remove from wok for use later.
Putting the rest of the dish together
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1 tablespoon of oil
5 cloves of garlic - minced
1 thumb size ginger - minced
1 tablespoon of spicy broad bean paste (辣豆瓣酱）
1 tablespoon of hot & spicy sauce (香辣酱）
2 teaspoons of grounded Sichuan peppercorn
Add cooked minced beef
1.5 cups of chicken stock (can be replaced with water)
1 piece of blanched Chinese tofu - get one that's suitable for frying
Thicken the gravy with some cornstarch solution
How to make Spicy Szechuan Tofu Stir Fry
This delicious Sichuan spicy tofu stir fry recipe made with crispy tofu and vegetables in a spicy, Sichuan style delicious sauce. This classic Chinese tofu is better than takeout and is ready in 30 minutes!
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▢400 gram Firm tofu About 14oz, Firm or extra firm tofu cut into 1-inch dices.
▢½ Onion Cut small dices
▢1 Green chilli pepper Or bell pepper cut small pieces
▢1 Red chilli pepper Or bell pepper cut small pieces
▢1 Carrot Cut 1-cm cubes
▢1 tbsp Garlic Finely chopped/minced
▢½ tbsp Ginger Finely chopped/minced
▢5-6 Dry long red chilli Sichuan chilli or choice of dry chilli mild/hot
▢1 tbsp Sichuan peppercorns Roasted and crushed into medium coarse
▢Vegetable oil for frying Or neutral flavour oil
Tofu Seasonings and Coating
▢1 tbsp Soy sauce Light soy sauce or regular all-purpose soy sauce
▢8-10 tbsp Corn starch About ½ cup, corn or potato starch
Sauce
▢2 tbsp Light soy sauce Or all-purpose soy sauce
▢½ tsp Dark soy sauce
▢1 tbsp Sugar
▢1 tbsp Chinese black rice vinegar Or rice vinegar
▢1 tsp Sesame oil
▢1 tsp Corn starch
▢2 tbsp Water
Instruction
Pat dry the tofu and cut it into 1-inch size cubes and marinate with soy sauce.
Coat the tofu with corn starch and fry them until crispy.
Prepare the sauce and set them aside
Stir fry the vegetables and follow with ginger, garlic, Sichuan peppercorns, and chilli peppers.
Pour the sauce in and fried tofu pieces.
Combine everything well until the sauce is thick and glossy.
Remove from heat and enjoy with rice or noodles.
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