An easy mapo tofu recipe that creates the authentic taste of china.
Marble tofu ingredients.
For marinating soft tofu is more fitful than firm tofu and for stir frying and deep frying firm tofu is better than soft tofu.
Mapo tofu 麻婆豆腐 ma po dou fu is one of the most popular classic sichuan dishes.
I don t use it in many cake recipes but for dense moist cakes like pound cake it is absolutely the best for replicating the right texture dense moist soft and tender.
Surely the cooking methods actually depend on the texture of the ingredients.
3 garlic cloves chopped.
Heat your wok or a small saucepan over low heat.
Stir occasionally and heat until fragrant.
It has a spicy pungent and appetizing flavor that goes perfectly with steamed rice.
Sichuan chilli bean paste.
I used leftover ham instead of ground pork it turned out great.
Cornflour mixed with 1 tbsp water.
I put in eggplant green peppers that really added to the dish.
I love cooking mapo tofu for a quick lunch or dinner.
Also used red chili sauce instead of the hot.
I love this recipe.
This was easy to make you know exactly what goes in it.
If you have homemade toasted chili oil you can skip this step.
When i was working on my vegan lemon pound cake recipe i found that after a lot of testing silken tofu was the best egg replacer for pound cake so i used it again here.
6 spring onions sliced on the diagonal.
Light chicken stock or water.
Sometimes i double the meat and sauce so it.
2cm piece ginger peeled and finely chopped.
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.
There are many types of tofu product on market from soft tofu to firm tofu from tofu skin to dried tofu etc.
Fermented black beans rinsed optional available from souschef co uk.