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Mapo Tofu

A delicious Chinese recipe that has tender tofu cooked in a chicken mince-based gravy with spicy bean paste. The name of the recipe has an interesting story too.

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Main ingredients Silken tofu, Ginger, Garlic, Fresh red chillies, Spring onions with greens, Chicken mince, Cooking wine, Spicy bean paste, White wine, Dark soy sauce, Chicken stock, Crushed black peppercorns, Corn flour slurry, Toasted white sesame seeds
Cuisine Oriental
Course Main course vegetarian-non vegetarian 
Prep time 15-20 minute
Cook time 15-20 minute
Serve 4
Taste Savoury
Level of cooking Easy
Others Non vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 250 grams silken tofu
  • 3-4 tablespoons oil
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
  • 1½ tablespoons finely chopped garlic
  • 2 fresh red chillies, diagonally sliced
  • ½ cup diagonally sliced spring onion bulbs
  • 200 grams chicken mince
  • 2 tablespoons cooking wine
  • 2-3 tablespoons spicy bean paste
  • 2 teaspoons white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • Salt to taste
  • Crushed black peppercorns to taste
  • 2 tablespoons corn flour slurry
  • ¼ cup diagonally sliced spring onion greens
  • Toasted white sesame seeds for garnish

Method

  1. Cut the tofu into 1 inch pieces.
  2. Heat oil in a wok, add ginger, garlic and fresh red chillies, mix and sauté for 30 seconds.
  3. Add spring onion bulbs, mix well and saute for 30 seconds. Add chicken mince, mix and sauté on high heat for 2-3 minutes. Add cooking wine and mix well.
  4. Add spicy bean paste, mix and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add vinegar and dark soy sauce and mix well. 
  5. Add chicken stock, salt and crushed black peppercorns, mix and cook for 1 minute. Add corn flour slurry, mix and cook till the mixture thickens slightly.
  6. Add spring onion greens and mix well. Add tofu pieces, mix gently and cook for 2 minutes.
  7. Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with toasted white sesame seeds and serve hot. 
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