Easy Mapo tofu recipe (original for steemit)
Hi steemit friends,
Mapo tofu is a popular Chinese dish from Sichuan province. You almost can see it in every Chinese restaurant s menu.
It looks hard to make, but actually is quite simple if you know the Asian sauces.. this is my edition of easy mapo tofu recipe
First we need to mince or slice some fresh galic, chilli, ginger . Cut tofu into 2cm cubes,prepare some minced pork or beef,3 tsp corn flour,Chinese Chili oil ,black bean sauce,soysauce and sugar,salts.
Heat up the pan with olive oil , put in chilli , garlic ginger and meat
When meat colour changes, put in tofu
Brown both sides of tofu
Put 1tsp black bean sauce,sugar and Chinese chilli oil, stir fry in low heat
Put a cup of chicken stock(no salt) or water, cook it medium heat until boiled
Pour in corn flour mixture(3tsp cornflour in a cup of water)
Mix everything in circle slowly until it comes to the right consistency .
Mix in chopped spring onions and 1tbs light soysauce
Then it s done! It s best to be served with a bowl of freshly steamed rice
It s actually not as spicy as it looks
My little girl thinks mint is super spicy but she can have a lot of mapo tofu with her rice!
Do you like it?
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wow, looks yummy
Thanks @djohan for your kind comment
This one is popular
Yes...my first popular post....overwhelmled
upvote an folllow @ emilymichelle!!! nice recipe!!!
Thank you @evimeria, I am glad you liked this recipe. I also followed you,hope to see nice posts in the future
you are welcome @emilymichelle!!! I am sure i see nice post like this one!!!
looks very tasty. It would be necessary and to itself such to make
Thank you @giperbaloid for your kind comments ..hope you have a great weekend
This is a staple for me when ever I eat somewhere and am hesitant to try something different, I always fall back on mapo tofu. We eat it a lot in Japan.
Hi rt395. Thank you for commenting. I am glad you like mapo tofu. Maybe next time you can try to cook it ^_^
ha ha ha, cheaper to buy it and it will taste better than my cooking! Thanks for the recipe.
True, Japan is food heaven...I love the fresh ingredients you can find there and also the yummy desserts (always nice and not too sweet)
looks very yummy. thank you!
Thank you for your kind comment @nezaigor. Have a great day there!
I used to eat this is china all the time! I haven't been able to recreate it since and now I feel I can! Thank you :)
You are welcome @courtneyann,please give it a try you will be surprised how easy it is. Important part is only chilli,black bean sauce and chicken stock....hope you have a good weekend!
Looks really tasty, and good work on the food photos.
Thank you @axfix for your kind comments. It s in deed very yum...I am just start learning how to take a better food photos after join the steemit.
I so love the Chinese cuisine. This looks absolutely yummy! Great pics and recipe. Enjoyed.
It s my pleasure to hear you enjoyed it, maybe you can have a go to try it out someday ^_^ have a good weekend!
I use to hate tofu but the more I travel the more I realize I just wasn't eating good tofu. It's like having a steak we'll done and thinking you hate steak.
Hahaha, it s true ! There are so many types of good tofu, hard one pressed one soft one and Japanese egg tofu... you gave me a great idea of tofu steak! Hmm...I ll try to make it look and taste like steak! ^_^
I don't think that's possible, but goodluck! I'd love some tofu steak 🤤
It might be, I ate in a vergeterian restrant who served chicken made of tofu..
Awesome