Learn how to make Mapo Tofu — soft tofu in a spicy, savoury sauce made with garlic, doubanjiang, ground pork, and Sichuan pepper. It’s warming, mouth-tingling, and best with steamed rice.

Learn how to make Mapo Tofu — soft tofu cooked in a spicy, garlicky sauce with ground meat, fermented bean paste, and Sichuan peppercorns. It’s bold, numbing, and best served with rice.

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Mapo tofu is one of the most well-known dishes from Sichuan in southwest China, made of tofu, minced pork, and spices. A plate of well-cooked mapo tofu is aromatic, soft, and numbingly spicy.

Heat a large wok over high heat until a bead of water dances on the surface and then evaporates. Add the oil and swirl to coat the pan. Add the pork and stir constantly, breaking the meat apart ...

No local specialty is more treasured than mapo dofu, a sumptuous mélange of silky firm bean curd, chopped meat and suanmiao (a local leek) cooked in liberal amounts of oil with black beans, chili ...

Preparation Step 1 Cook 12 oz. elbow macaroni in a large pot of boiling water according to package directions; drain and set aside. Step 2 Meanwhile, remove dark green tops from 1 bunch scallions ...

Discover the Story Behind Mapo Tofu by Marc Matsumoto on Oct 12, 2011 Uncover the origin of this popular and spicy Chinese dish. Have your ingredients ready before you begin - stir fry cooks fast.