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Mapo Tofu Recipe
Mapo tofu appeared in 1862, and there is a beautiful ancient Chinese legend behind it.
Now spread all over the world, it is the most representative cuisine in Sichuan. It has a variety of flavors. You can add corresponding seasonings according to your preferences to make your favorite taste. It is a famous dish for dinner.
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Ingredients
  
  • 1000 g Tofu
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 50 g Cooking oil
  • chopped green onion
  • minced ginger
  • minced meat
  • 1 scoop cooking wine
  • dried chilies
  • Chinese pepper
  • Doubanjiang
  • 1 spoon light soy sauce
  • 0.5 spoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 spoon oyster sauce
  • 1 spoon of sugar
  • half a spoon of five-spice powder
  • pepper powder
  • a spoonful of cornstarch
Instructions
 
  • Cut the tofu into pieces, add half a teaspoon of salt, and boil in water for 2 minutes. The purpose is to remove the beany smell.
  • Add cooking oil to the pan, add chopped green onion and minced ginger and stir fry. Add minced meat and stir fry.
  • Add 1 scoop of cooking wine and stir fry. Stir-fry the minced meat until it changes color.
  • Then add some dried chilies, Chinese pepper, chopped green onions, and continue to stir fry.
  • Add a spoonful of Doubanjiang and fry until the color changes. Constantly stir fry, the color turns red.
  • Then add a large bowl of water. Then put in tofu.
  • Add the above seasoning: 1 spoon of light soy sauce, half a spoon of dark soy sauce, 1 spoon of oyster sauce, 1 spoon of sugar, half a spoon of five-spice powder. Add appropriate amount of pepper powder. Then cover the pan and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Prepare water starch: add a spoonful of cornstarch to half a bowl of water and mix well. Add water starch to mapo tofu.
  • Boil on low heat until the soup is sticky and turn off the heat. Sprinkle with chopped green onion. Mapo tofu is ready.
  • Recommended way to eat: Pour more soup on the rice.
Notes
1、Boil the tofu in water for 2 minutes to remove the beany taste.
2、In step 6, do not add enough water to avoid boiling dry.
3、In step 8, do not add too much starch.
 
Cooking Difficulty
Difficulty（1-10） Time（minuts） taste Skill
6 30 Spicy flavor Stir-fry and boil
 
Nutrient Content
Content Per 100g
Calories 89.65 kcal
carbohydrate 5.87 g
Fat 4.14 g
protein 7.37 g
Cellulose 0.57 g
 
Matching Food
Pepsi, rice, Noodle
 
Suitable People
People Recommend value（1-10）
High blood sugar 7
High blood pressure 8
high blood fat 8
lose weight 6
child 9
Recommend value：0-3（Try to avoid eating），4-6（Control eating less），7-8（No effect），9-10（Eat more）