Mapo tofu

Name: Mapo tofu
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian cuisine
Ingredients: 3 tbsp sunflower oil; 1 red chilli; ½ tsp chilli flakes (e.g. Fine Food Chile Chipotle); 2 tbsp ginger; 2 garlic cloves; 200 g minced meat (pork); 2 pinches salt; 1 tsp Szechuan pepper; 1 spring onion incl. green part; 1 tbsp miso paste; ½ tbsp sambal oelek; 2 dl chicken bouillon; 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce; 1 ½ tsp Maizena cornflour; ½ dl water; 1 tsp cane sugar; 1 tsp sesame oil; 500 g silken tofu; ½ bunch coriander; a little pepper

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4 people

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Chilli oil

2 tbsp sunflower oil

1 red chilli, finely chopped

½ tsp chilli flakes (e.g. Fine Food Chile Chipotle)

Tofu

1 tbsp sunflower oil

2 tbsp ginger, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

200 g minced meat (pork)

2 pinches salt

1 tsp Szechuan pepper, finely crushed

1 spring onion incl. green part, cut into rings, greens set aside

1 tbsp miso paste

½ tbsp sambal oelek

2 dl chicken bouillon

1 ½ tbsp soy sauce

1 ½ tsp Maizena cornflour

½ dl water

1 tsp cane sugar

1 tsp sesame oil

500 g silken tofu, cut into approx. 2 cm cubes

To serve

½ bunch coriander, torn into pieces

a little pepper, finely crushed

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How it's done

Chilli oil

Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add chilli and chilli flakes, cook over a medium heat for approx. 3 mins. Pour the chilli oil into a small bowl and set aside.

Tofu

Heat the oil in the same pan. Add the ginger and garlic, sauté for approx. 3 mins. Increase the heat, salt the meat, add the Szechuan pepper and stir-fry for approx. 5 mins. Reduce heat, add spring onions, miso paste, sambal oelek, chicken stock and soy sauce, simmer for approx. 10 mins. Mix the cornflour with the water, add to the pan, simmer for approx. 3 mins., stirring occasionally. Mix in the chilli oil, sugar and sesame oil. Add the silken tofu, mix thoroughly, heat gently.

HIER KOMMT: Szechuan pepper

To serve

Plate up the tofu, garnish with the reserved spring onion greens, coriander and Szechuan pepper.

Good to know

Serve with:	Rice
Note:	Traditionally, spicy bean paste doubanjiang is used for the recipe instead of miso paste and sambal oelek.

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