Name: Authentic Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2, 2 to 4 servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 4 oz ground pork ((or chicken, or turkey) (*Footnote 1)); 2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry)); 1 teaspoon light soy sauce; 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger; 1 teaspoon cornstarch ((optional) (*Footnote 2)); 2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns; 1 tablespoon peanut oil ((or vegetable oil)); 3 tablespoons Doubanjiang (, reduce to 2 tablespoons for a less saltier and less spicy taste); 2 green onion (, chopped); 1 block firm or medium firm tofu (, cut into 1.5cm (1/2 inch) squares); 1 cup chicken stock ((or water)); 2 teaspoons homemade chili oil ((*Footnote 3)); 1/4 teaspoon five-spice powder; 1 teaspoon sugar ((or to taste))

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Authentic Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 2 · 25m total

Servings

Calories

10% of a 2,000 cal day

194KCAL

Protein

14g27% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat14g

18%

Saturated3g

16%

Unsaturated11g

—

Total Carbs5g

Fiber1g

Total Sugars3g

—

Starch1g

—

Sodium605mg

26%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Soft tofu in a rich, spicy Sichuan sauce with ground pork and aromatic spices. Authentic and fragrant, served over steamed rice for an easy weekday dinner.

Ingredients

2 SERVINGS

Marinating

4 ozground pork — or chicken or turkey
2 tspShaoxing wine — or dry sherry
1 tsplight soy sauce
½ tspminced ginger

For braising

1 tspcornstarch — optional
2 tspSichuan peppercorns
1 tbsppeanut oil — or vegetable oil
2–3 tbspDoubanjiang — salty, spicy
2green onion — chopped
1 blockfirm tofu — cut into 1.5 cm (1/2 inch) squares, or medium firm tofu
1 cupchicken stock — or water
2 tsphomemade chili oil
¼ tspfive-spice powder — ground
1 tspsugar

Quantities update with the servings stepper.

Method

25m total

Read the method on Omnivore's CookbookMaggie Zhu’s original page

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Nutrition as published by Omnivore's Cookbook, per serving.

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