[sichuan] Mapo Tofu

Name: [sichuan] Mapo Tofu
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: piece tofu; A few drops Fresh Dew Sauce; Some Minced garlic; Some shallot; Some Rapeseed oil; Some pepper; 2 tablespoons Doubanjiang; Some ginger; Some starch

by Xiao C

5.0 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Normal

Time

20m

Serving

2

The legendary Ma Po, whose surname is Chen, specializes in making tofu for a living. During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, Chengdu Wanfu Bridge was a gathering place for merchants. Mrs. Chen opened a tofu shop here. Because of her excellent milk-making skills, the tofu made was white and tender, and the roasted tofu dishes had a unique flavor. Therefore, the business has become more prosperous. Unexpectedly, this caused her to be jealous of the owner of a tofu shop. One day, a passerby brought two catties of freshly chopped ground beef and came to Chen Laotai's shop to sit down. The owner of the tofu shop at the opposite door gave this guest a surprise for the moment she was young and charming. Forgetting the pack of minced beef and walking towards her door, Mrs. Chen felt angry and annoyed by the scene. At this time, several guests walked in. They looked at the minced beef on the table and said they wanted to eat beef fried tofu. Old lady Chen didn't want to use other people's minced beef, but the guests urgently needed to eat this minced beef together with tofu. The dishes were given to the guests. I didn’t expect that this dish was fragrant and flavorful. There were more and more people eating, and the business was extremely hot and endless. The owner of the non-staple food shop at the opposite door was angry and jealous when she saw the customer, and she said bad things about Mrs. Chen in front of the customers, calling her ugly and pockmarked. Mrs. Chen is a generous-minded person. Facing all this, she dismissed it without showing her composure, and worked hard to do her own business. Later, she simply hung a big sign "Chen Mapo Tofu" on her door. ". Later, the reputation of this restaurant became more and more popular, and Mapo Tofu, a popular delicacy, became famous all over the world, making it the most famous tofu dish.
The first time I ate Mapo tofu, I felt very spicy, but as long as I had this dish, I would eat two bowls of rice. Tofu has high nutritional value and diversified methods. This spicy mapo tofu is also one of Sichuan's specialties. "