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Mapo Tofu Recipe


Mapo Tofu Recipe
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This dish puts a spicy twist in your everyday life. It gives you spiciness in one whole treat.

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Ingredients
  • • 200g (7 oz) minced beef, pork
  • • 500g (1 lb) silken tofu, cubed
  • • small piece of ginger, minced (about 2 tsp)
  • • 4 cloves of garlic, minced
  • • 2 tbsp chili bean paste
  • • 1-2 tsp crushed dried chili pepper
  • • 1 tbsp Szechuan pepper, roasted and ground
  • • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • • 1 onion, sliced
  • • 3-4 green onions, cut into 2cm (1") pieces
  • • 1 tbsp rice wine
  • • 2-3 mushrooms – tree ears preferred (optional)

Directions
  1. 1. If adding dried mushrooms soak these in hot water for 10 minutes while preparing the rest of the ingredients, then slice before adding later.
  2. 2. Sauté the onion with the ginger and crushed chili.
  3. 3. Add the minced meat and garlic, and fry until brown.
  4. 4. Mix in the other ingredients (including sliced mushrooms), lower heat, and simmer for 5-10 minutes.

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Sounds Wonderful! Do you serve it over noodles? Thanks for the great post


This looks great...Perfect for a cold day like today!


This sounds wonderful. Packed with my kind of heat. Thanks for a great post. :)


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