Mapo Tofu

Overview

Mapo Tofu is one of the traditional famous dishes of the Han people in Sichuan and a famous product in Sichuan cuisine, one of the eight major cuisines in China. The main raw material is tofu, which is characterized by spicy, spicy, hot, fragrant, crispy, tender, fresh and lively, which is called the eight-character motto. The main ingredients include tofu, minced beef (pork can also be used), chili and Sichuan peppercorns, etc. The numbness comes from Sichuan peppercorns and the spiciness comes from chili peppers. This dish highlights the spicy characteristics of Sichuan cuisine. This dish was created around the early years of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (after 1874) by Chen Liu, the proprietress of a small restaurant called Chen Xingsheng Restaurant in Wanfuqiao, a northern suburb of Chengdu. Because Chen Liu had pockmarks on her face, she was called Chen Mapo, and the roasted tofu she invented was called Chen Mapo Tofu

Tags

• vegetarian dishes
• chili noodles
• dougu
• ginger
• msg
• minced meat
• onions
• pixian douban
• sichuan pepper powder
• silky tofu
• starch
• white sugar
• garlic
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Blanch the tofu over low heat

   

2. 2 Chop garlic, ginger, and onion finely

   

3. 3 The materials are ready and ready for use

   

4. 4 Add garlic and ginger to the pot and stir-fry until fragrant. Add minced meat

   

5. 5 Add appropriate amount of water to tofu and soy sauce to color

   

6. 6 Add appropriate amount of water to tofu and soy sauce to color

   

7. 7 After the water shrinks slightly, add soy sauce and sugar to simmer for about 5 minutes

   

8. 8 After the water shrinks slightly, add soy sauce and sugar to simmer for about 5 minutes

   

9. 9 After simmering, add chopped green onion

   

10. 10 Add starch to reduce the juice, and sprinkle in pepper powder

    

11. 11 Just load it into a plate