Mapo Tofu
1.
Ingredients preparation: 1. Main ingredients: soft tofu, cut into cubes, add water, salt, and diced tofu to the pot and cook thoroughly (replacement reaction, brine precipitation, salt to taste), filter out through a strainer, and cool thoroughly (tofu diced is separated) , Set aside; marinate the minced meat with black pepper and light soy sauce, set aside. 2. Accessories: homemade chili sauce (Pixian bean paste can also be used), Sichuan pepper noodles, Sichuan pepper noodles (150 yuan a catty of top-quality Sichuan peppercorns), grated ginger, light soy sauce, oil, salt, pea starch (pea The starch is mixed with water and set aside, and other starches are okay), cooked white sesame seeds, and fresh fire onions, finely chopped for later use.
2.
Add oil to the wok to 80% heat, add minced meat and stir fry, then add minced ginger, homemade chili sauce, pepper powder, chili noodles and saute, then add appropriate amount of light soy sauce, a little salt, a little sugar, according to the tofu Add the right amount of boiling water, and the soup for Mapo Tofu is ready. Finally, add the blanched water and cool tofu. Gently push the tofu to blend the soup with the tofu, taste and season, cover and simmer for 3 minutes.
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Pea water starch thickens, this step is very important: a small amount of uniform thickening, pushing the tofu with a spoon while thickening, judging the amount of thickening, more and less thickening will affect the taste, depending on the hand feel.
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Tofu in a shallow soup pot, sprinkle evenly in sequence: a small amount of pepper powder, cooked sesame seeds, fresh chopped green onions.