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Thinly slice or finely chop half an onion, preparing it as thinly as possible.
Mapo Tofu
An easy and simple Mapo Tofu recipe with a delicious sauce that you can use for the rest of your life.
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📝 17 steps
What You'll Need
Tofu1/2 block
Minced meat300g
Pine mushroom1
Onion1/2
Green onion1
Minced garlic1 tbsp
Red pepper powder1 tbsp
Ginger wine2 tbsp
Soy sauce1 tbsp
Oyster sauce2 tbsp
Doubanjiang2 tbsp
Water300mL
Potato starch1 tbsp
Sugar1 tbsp
Peppera little
Instructions
2
Finely chop one green onion, making it as thin as possible.
3
Slice one pine mushroom into bite-sized pieces.
4
Cut half a block of tofu into cubes the size of stew tofu.
5
Heat a pan and add enough oil.
6
Add the sliced onion and 1 tablespoon of minced garlic to the pan and stir-fry until golden brown.
7
Reduce the heat slightly and add 1 tablespoon of red pepper powder to stir-fry and create chili oil.
8
Add 300g of minced meat to the pan and stir-fry until golden and crispy.
9
Add 2 tablespoons of ginger wine to the pan to remove the pork odor and stir-fry thoroughly.
10
Drizzle 1 tablespoon of soy sauce around the edge of the pan, letting it sizzle and burn slightly while stir-frying.
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Add 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce to the pan.
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Add 2 tablespoons of Doubanjiang (heaping) and stir-fry.
13
Pour 250mL of water into the pan.
14
Add the prepared tofu to the pan and simmer while stirring gently so the tofu does not break.
15
Mix 1 tablespoon of potato starch with 50mL of water and drizzle it around the edges to adjust the consistency.
16
Add 1 tablespoon of sugar to adjust the taste.
17
Sprinkle with a little pepper and turn off the heat to finish the Mapo Tofu.