Mapo Tofu

Ready for the real deal? This authentic mapo tofu recipe is all you need! A quick and easy dish. Simply delicious and it brings along all the flavours!

Ingredients - serves 2

1-2 red chilis

1 tsp. sichuan pepper

a thumbnail sized piece of ginger

2 garlic cloves

1 spring onion

120g minced pork

2 tsp. hot bean sauce

400g tofu

120g rice

2 tsp. cornstarch

1 tsp. sugar

100ml oil

Method

Peel ginger and garlic and chop finely. Wash chilis, cut into halves, remove stem and chop finely. Heat up half of the oil in a large pan. Add chilis to the pan and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Set chili-oil aside. Cook rice.

Heat remaining oil in the pan, add sichuan pepper and cook at medium heat for 2 minutes. Add ginger and garlic and stir-fry for another 2 minutes. Increase heat, add minced pork and sear for 1 minute. Deglaze with 150ml water, add hot bean paste and cook a few minutes at medium heat.

In the meantime, wash spring onions and chop finely. Drain tofu and cut into cubes. Mix cornstarch with 1 tbsp. of water and sugar and add to the sauce. Stir well, add chili-oil, spring onions and tofu and simmer at medium heat for 2 minutes. Serve with cooked rice.