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Mapo tofu
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ChinaMapo tofu
Sichuan-style mapo tofu with minced pork, doubanjiang, Sichuan pepper, chilli oil, and silky tofu.
Ingredients
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- 450 g silken tofu, cubed
- 225 g minced pork
- 4 tbsp neutral oil
- 1 to 2 fresh Thai chillies, thinly sliced
- 4 dried red chillies, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp ground Sichuan pepper
- 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger
- 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
- 1 to 2 tbsp doubanjiang
- 2 dl chicken stock or water
- 0.6 dl water
- 1.5 tsp cornflour
- 0.25 tsp sesame oil, optional
- 0.25 tsp sugar, optional
- 1 spring onion, finely sliced
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- Read through every step before you start and measure everything first.
- This recipe is written for 4 servings and Swedish kitchen measures.
- Taste and adjust at the end if you cook with salty stock, cheese, soy sauce, or fond.
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Method
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- 1
Heat half the oil over low heat and let the fresh and dried chillies infuse the oil until fragrant without burning. Set aside.
- 2
Heat the rest of the oil in a wok or frying pan. Fry the ginger and garlic briefly, then add the minced pork.
- 3
Cook the pork until it breaks up and takes on some colour. Stir in the Sichuan pepper and doubanjiang.
- 4
Add the stock and let the mixture simmer briefly.
- 5
Mix the cornflour with the water and pour it in while stirring until the sauce thickens lightly.
- 6
Very gently fold in the tofu and the reserved chilli oil. Simmer everything for 3 to 5 minutes.
- 7
Finish with sesame oil, a little sugar, and the spring onion if using.
- 8
Serve with freshly cooked jasmine rice.
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