How to Make Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version)

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This Craft Essence features Mapo Tofu of Fuyuki's Hongzhou Feast Hall: Taishan, the favorite dish of Kotomine Kirei from Fate/Stay Night. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Mapo tofu (pronounced mapo doufu in Mandarin, 麻婆豆腐) originates from China's Sichuan Province.

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Steps to Prepare Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version)

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have spicy mapo tofu (healthier version) using 23 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version):

1. Take 1 piece soft silken organic tofu (package)
2. Make ready 3 piece green onion
3. Make ready 1 head garlic
4. Get 1 piece ginger freshly peeled (size of thumb )
5. Make ready 1 lb ground pork
6. Take 2 star anise
7. Prepare 1 salt
8. Get 1 black pepper or white pepper
9. Make ready 1 tbsp oyster sauce
10. Take 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
11. Take 1 tbsp garlic chili sauce
12. Get 1 tbsp sirracha
13. Take 1/2 cup shaoxing rice wine
14. Take 1/2 can chicken stock
15. Take 2 tbsp avocado oil
16. Prepare 1 tsp cayenne pepper powder
17. Make ready 1 tsp chili powder
18. Prepare 1 tbsp crushed red pepper
19. Prepare 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
20. Get 1 bunch cilantro chopped discard stem
21. Prepare 1 tbsp cornstarch mixed in 2 tablespoons cold water
22. Make ready 10 piece dry red chilis
23. Prepare 3 cup white rice

Mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐) is named after its inventor Mapo (means pockmarked elderly lady) who Both of Sichuan chilli bean paste (aka spicy Doubanjiang) and chilli powder contribute to the spiciness. In the authentic version of Mapo tofu, beef or pork mince are used to enhance the flavour. Mapo Tofu Recipe Easy Tofu Recipes Mapo Tofu Recipe Japanese Tofu Dishes Tasty Dishes Tofu Dessert Rice On The Stove Tofu Curry Cooking Spicy Honey Sesame Tofu - Pickled Plum Food And Drinks. Crispy tofu cubes with a hint of heat and plenty of honey sweetness!

Instructions

Steps to make Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version):

1. Finely chop green onion, peeled garlic and peeled ginger. Set aside.
2. Combine ground pork, salt and pepper to taste,cayenne, chili powder and pour in Shao xing rice wine, dark soy sauce and set aside to marinate for 10 min
3. In a hot wok, pour in avocado oil. Sautee green onion, garlic and ginger until aromatic. Be careful not to brown the garlic
4. Add in ground pork mixture and brown.
5. When pork is cooked, add in star anise, crushed red pepper, dry red chilis, oyster sauce, hoisin, chili garlic sauce, sirracha, and chicken broth. Let everything combine and bring to a boil.
6. Cut tofu into 1/2 inch cubes and add to pork mixture. Let boil for 5 min. Taste it to see if more salt needed
7. Add cornstarch slurry to mixture. Let boil for 1 min. Remove from heat, pour into casserole dish and top with freshly chopped cilantro
8. Make steamed rice on the side. And serve together

A wide variety of mapo tofu seasoning options are available to you, such as processing type, style, and certification. Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐) is a fiery Sichuan pork and tofu stir-fry with the hallmark málà(麻辣) balance of tongue tingling and spicy. Authentic Szechuan style mapo tofu is one of the branding dishes of Szechuan cuisine. It is spicy, numbing, hot, aromatic and tender. Mapo tofu is one of the top ten famous Chinese dishes and enjoys a high popularity among not only Chinese people but also many western countries.

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