Mapo Tofu

Name: Mapo Tofu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g silken tofu; 200 g minced pork; 2 tbsp chilli bean paste; 3 garlic cloves; A thumb of ginger; 2 spring onions; 250 ml stock; 1 tbsp cornflour; Sichuan pepper; Oil

Chinese · Main Course · 35 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

500 g silken tofu
200 g minced pork
2 tbsp chilli bean paste
3 garlic cloves
A thumb of ginger
2 spring onions
250 ml stock
1 tbsp cornflour
Sichuan pepper
Oil

Instructions

Cut the tofu into 2 cm cubes and hold them in hot salted water for 2 minutes; it firms them against breaking up.
Brown the mince over a high heat.
Add the garlic, ginger and bean paste and stir until the oil turns red.
Pour in the stock and bring to the boil.
Add the tofu and cook 5 minutes, shaking the pan rather than stirring — a spoon shreds it.
Slake the cornflour and stir it in until the sauce turns glossy.
Finish with Sichuan pepper and spring onion.

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