Lazy Mapo Tofu

Name: Lazy Mapo Tofu
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 box tofu; About 50g Minced meat; 1/2 pack Mapo Tofu Seasoning; a little salt; a little Cooking Wine; 2 pieces Shallots

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4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

10m

Serving

2

The Chen family of Mapo is still famous,
Tofu has the finest flavor when baked,
The curtains on the side of Wanfu Bridge move,
Mr. Heguchun drunk.
This song "Jincheng Zhuzhi Ci" praises Mapo Tofu. Mapo Tofu was founded in the first year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1862). There is a store formerly known as "Chen Xingsheng Rice Shop" by the Wanfu Bridge in Chengdu. The owner Chen Chunfu (Chen Senfu) died early, and the small restaurant was run by the proprietress. The lady boss had a slight numb face and was called "Chen Mapo". Chen has a unique set of cooking skills for cooking tofu. The tofu cooked is full of color and fragrance, extraordinary, and is deeply loved by people. The roasted tofu she created is called "Chen Mapo Tofu", "Chengdu Tong" "Lan" records that Chen Mapo tofu was exemplified as a famous food in Chengdu at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
I am not from Sichuan, and I have never learned how to cook Mapo tofu, but this does not prevent me from cooking Mapo tofu for a satisfying taste. The secret is-Mapo tofu seasoning. Not only will all the condiments be prepared for you, but also the step-by-step diagram will be used to teach you how to cook. It's really a boon for lazy people and kitchen noobs!

Ingredients

1 box Tofu
About 50g Minced Meat
1/2 pack Mapo Tofu Seasoning
a little Salt
a little Cooking Wine
2 pieces Shallots

Lazy Mapo Tofu

1. Cut the four corners of the bottom of the tofu box, let air in, and it will be easy to demould.

2. Scratch the plastic film on the surface and buckle it upside down on the chopping board, gently pinch the packaging box to further separate the packaging material from the tofu.

3. Cut the tofu into cubes of about 2*2CM, sprinkle a little salt and soak in water to remove the beany taste, and let the tofu marinate slightly.

4. Cut the shallots into chopped green onions.

5. Add about 80 grams of water to half a bag of Mapo tofu seasoning (you don't need to pay too much attention to the amount of water), and mix thoroughly.

6. Add a little salt and cooking wine to the minced meat and stir in one direction.

7. Heat the pan with cold oil to spread the minced meat.

8. Add the drained tofu cubes and stroke gently to avoid breaking the tofu. Add a little water to boil. This step is mainly to cook the meat.

9. Pour in the prepared seasoning paste, stir-fry gently, and collect the juice over high heat.

10. Sprinkle with chopped green onions and start!

Tips:
1 I used to burn a box of tofu (300g) with a packet of seasoning according to the instructions on the package. The salt was terribly salty, so this time I used half a packet and it still felt a little salty. So you can't copy the recipe, after all, everyone has different tastes.
2 Make the movement as gentle as possible, and don't crush the tofu.