Recipe: Tasty Mabo Dofu

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Mabo Dofu. Ground pork and tofu are stir-fried with ginger, garlic, oyster sauce, and Chinese bean paste to make a favorite home-style dish that's warming and comforting. Serve with white rice, and sprinkle with chopped green onion. Mabo Tofu (or Mapo Tofu) is one of the very popular Chinese dishes in Japan.

Mabo Tofu is so popular that it is found at all Chinese restaurants in Japan, but it is also a staple dinner. i love this recipe! i used to make mabo tofu from a mix but lately i'm trying to make things from scratch to avoid the chemicals that come in processed foods. this was easy to make & you know exactly what goes in it! i put in eggplant & green peppers & that really added to the dish. i used leftover ham instead of ground pork & it turned out great. also used red chili sauce instead of the hot .

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Besides, mapo has becomes a kind of flavor which has also been used in other dishes.

You can cook Mabo Dofu using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mabo Dofu

1. Prepare of Flour-Water Slurry.

2. You need 1/4 c of flour.

3. You need 1/3 of to 1/2 c of water.

4. You need of Seasoning.

5. It’s to taste of (sea) salt.

6. Prepare 1 tsp of garlic powder.

7. Prepare 1/4 c of dashi (dried Japanese fish stock) or 1-2 tbsp of miso or 1-2 chicken bouillion [this is really to taste, since it's used to add the most savory flavour].

8. It’s 1 pinch of turmeric powder (for color) OPTIONAL.

9. It’s 1 pinch of paprika (for color) OPTIONAL.

10. You need 2 tbsp of ground chili or 1 tbsp of fresh spicy pepper (I use habanero) OPTIONAL.

11. You need 2 tbsp of soy sauce.

12. You need 1 tbsp of sesame oil.

13. It’s of Filling.

14. Prepare 4 of baby bok choy, sliced or diced.

15. It’s 1 1/2 stalks of celery, sliced or diced.

16. You need 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced.

17. You need 1 1/2 box of soft tofu, cut into small cubes.

18. You need 1/2 lb of ground beef or other (about beef/pork/turkey: be sure to "cut" into small pieces when cooking so you don't end up with meat clumped together).

From the healthy consideration, tofu or bean curd is considered as one of the most nourishing cooking ingredients.

There are many types of tofu product on market from soft tofu to firm tofu, from tofu skin to dried tofu etc.

An easy mapo tofu recipe that creates the authentic taste of China.

Mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐, ma po dou fu) is one of the most popular classic Sichuan dishes.

Mabo Dofu step by step

1. In a small bowl mix the water and flour, gradually adding the flour. Be sure that its not too thin or too thick. Set aside mixture for later.

Note: It should feel like you've added a bit of water to some honey, still somewhat thick but moves a lot smoother..

1. In a pan, add some oil and saute the meat until brown. Season lightly with salt. Add the veggies and cook till soft, then add the tofu last.

Note: Garlic and spicy pepper should be cooked last among the vegetables to avoid burning..

1. Add your seasonings, then the flour-water slurry and mix thoroughly immediately. If it seems like its too thick, add some water to thin it out. When everything has thickened up nicely and sticks together more or less, it's done! Serve over rice..

2. THIS IS NOT A STEP; if you feel that the ingredient list is way too long then just go with a basic mabo dofu recipe using just the ground meat, your choice of veggies and the dashi, soy sauce, sesame oil and salt. Thats really all you need, everything else is just my preference, such as the habanero..

It has a spicy, pungent, and appetizing flavor that goes perfectly with steamed rice.

I love cooking mapo tofu for a quick lunch or dinner.

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Note: Both the chili bean paste and the Sichuan Peppercorns can be bought online (follow the links) if you don't have a good Chinese market nearby.

Use tofu labeled "silken" in a hardness range of medium to firm.