SICHUAN MAPO TOFU

Sichuan Mapo Tofu image

Hey, I got internet, and I moved to another city with a bigger variety of exotic products! This time, I wanted to teach you a bit of Sichuan cooking. This is how we make a traditional mapo tofu!

Provided by Samuel X.H Guo

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Ground Pork Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed
½ onion, cut into strips
3 cloves garlic, minced
¾ pound ground pork, or more to taste
½ egg
6 tablespoons chile bean sauce (doubanjiang)
¼ cup black bean sauce in chile oil
1 teaspoon chile oil, or to taste
1 (12 ounce) package tofu, cut into bite-sized pieces
7 tablespoons water
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 green onions, diced

Steps:

Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix pork and egg together in a bowl. Stir mixture into the saucepan. Saute until starting to turn color, 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir chile bean sauce, black bean sauce, and chile oil into the pork mixture. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until pork is browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add tofu; simmer until flavors are well blended, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and top with green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 339.4 calories, Carbohydrate 11.8 g, Cholesterol 75.4 mg, Fat 21.9 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 28 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 1601.2 mg, Sugar 6.3 g