Famous Sichuan Cuisine-mapo Tofu

Name: Famous Sichuan Cuisine-mapo Tofu
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 piece tofu; Some Minced pork; Some salt; Some Cooking Wine; Some Pixian Red Oil Bean Sauce; Some shallot; Some starch; Some pepper powder; Some pepper

by Scattered 2011

4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Normal

Time

10m

Serving

2

Mapo tofu is a famous product in Sichuan cuisine, one of the eight major cuisines of the Han Chinese. The main raw material is tofu, and its characteristics are hemp, spicy, hot, fragrant, crisp, tender, fresh, and lively. It is called the Bazi motto. The main ingredients are tofu, minced beef (pork can also be used), chili, and Chinese pepper. Mochi comes from Sichuan pepper, and spicy comes from hot pepper. This dish highlights the "spicy" characteristic of Sichuan cuisine. "

Ingredients

1 piece Tofu
Some Minced Pork
Some Salt
Some Cooking Wine
Some Pixian Red Oil Bean Sauce
Some Shallot
Some Starch
Some Pepper Powder
Some Pepper

Famous Sichuan Cuisine-mapo Tofu

1. Rinse the tofu with clean water and cut it into cubes; if time permits, add a little salt to blanch the water, so that the taste of the tofu will be tender and refreshing, and it will not break easily during the frying process;

2. Sprinkle a little salt on the minced meat, pour an appropriate amount of cooking wine and marinate for preparation;

3. Chop the bean paste; after chopped, the effect of the finished product will be better;

4. Pour an appropriate amount of vegetable oil into the pot to heat, put the minced meat into the pot and stir-fry over medium heat; when the color of the minced meat turns white, serve it out;

5. Leave the bottom oil in the pot and fry the bean paste;

6. Stir-fry the bean paste with red oil, add water (or stock), pepper, chili powder, and pepper to a boil;

7. Add the fried minced meat and tofu cubes, cover the lid and cook for 8 minutes on medium-low heat;

8. After the tofu is boiled to taste, add water starch and stir-fry evenly; after it is out of the pan, put it on a plate and sprinkle with appropriate amount of pepper powder and chopped green onion.