My Mapo Tofu
My Mapo Tofu

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, my mapo tofu. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

My Mapo Tofu is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. My Mapo Tofu is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook my mapo tofu using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make My Mapo Tofu:
  1. Take 100 grams Ground pork
  2. Take 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
  3. Take 1 piece Ginger, minced
  4. Make ready 1 clove Garlic, minced
  5. Make ready 1 tsp plus, Doubanjiang
  6. Get 1 tsp Tianmianjiang
  7. Make ready 2 tbsp plus Japanese leek, minced
  8. Get 200 ml ● Water
  9. Take 2 tsp ● Chicken stock granules
  10. Prepare 1 tbsp ● Sake
  11. Take 1 tsp ● Sugar
  12. Take 1 1/2 tbsp ● Soy sauce
  13. Prepare 1 block Silken tofu
  14. Take 1 dash Pepper
  15. Prepare 2 tsp ★ Katakuriko
  16. Take 3 tsp ★ Water
  17. Prepare 1 tbsp Sesame oil
  18. Prepare 1 Green onions or scallions
Instructions to make My Mapo Tofu:
  1. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and cook the ground pork over high heat. (cook until the juices run clear).
  2. Add the ginger, garlic, doubanjiang, tianmianjiang, and minced leek and stir-fry. (It can burn easily once the paste ingredients are added, so lower the heat to medium).
  3. Combine the ● ingredients and add to the pan. Turn the heat to high.
  4. Once it boils, add the cut silken tofu and boil over high heat (don't stir it too much). Season with pepper.
  5. If you drain the water from the tofu beforehand, the dish won't become watery.
  6. Combine the ★ ingredients. Lower the heat to medium and gradually add in the ★ ingredients (※ the tofu will fall apart easily, so stir gently). Let it simmer on high heat for a short time.
  7. Drizzle in some sesame oil on the surface of the pan to finish. Arrange in a dish and optionally garnish with green onion or the white section of a leek.
  8. There's also an eggplant version: https://cookpad.com/en/recipes/143123-our-family-s-mapo-eggplant-recipe - - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/143123-our-familys-mapo-eggplant-recipe
  9. You could also top it with thin slices from the white portion of Japanese leek. It still tastes delicious without it.

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