Beef
How To Make Ma Po Tofu
How To Make Ma Po Tofu is a delicious Beef dish that can be prepared in just a few simple steps....
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17 Min Prep
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42 Min Cook
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6 Servings
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Non-Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 450g Tofu
- 100g Minced Beef
- 1/2 tbs Sesame Seed Oil
- 1 1/2 tsp Doubanjiang
- 1/2 tsp Fermented Black Beans
- 1 tbs Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Sichuan pepper
- 1 tbs Soy Sauce
- 400ml Water
- 2 tbs Olive Oil
- 2 chopped Scallions
- 4 Spring Onions
- 2 cloves chopped Garlic
- 4 sliced Ginger
- 2 1/2 tbs Water
- 1 tbs Cornstarch
Instructions
1
empty in a small pinch of table salt and sesame cooking oil to minced beef.
2
toss together well and set aside.
3
toss together 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 and ½ tablespoons of liquid in a small mixing bowl to make liquid starch.
4
Cut tofu into square cubes (around 2cms).
5
Bring a large amount of liquid to a heat to boiling point and then empty in a pinch of table salt.
6
Slide the tofu in and bring to temperature for 1 minute.
7
Move out and strain.
8
Get a wok and bring to temperature up around 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, sauté the minced protein until crackling.
9
Transfer out beef out and leave the cooking oil in.
10
sauté doubanjiang for 1 minute over slow fire and then empty in garlic, scallion white, ginger and fermented black beans to bring to temperature for 30 seconds until aroma.
11
Then toss together pepper flakes in.
12
empty in liquid to the seasonings and bring to heat to boiling point over high fire.
13
Gently slide the tofu cubes.
14
empty in light soy coulis and beef.Slow the bring to temperature after boiling and then bubble gently for 6-8 mins.
15
Then empty in diced garlic greens.
16
mix gently the liquid starch and then empty half of the mixture to the simmering pot.
17
Wait for around 30 seconds and then empty the other half.
18
You can slightly salty profile the tofu and empty in pinch of table salt if not salty enough.
19
By the way, if you feel it is too scalding, empty in some granulated sugar can milder the salty profile.
20
But be carefully as the broth is very scalding at this point.
21
Transfer out when almost all the seasonings stick to tofu cubes.
22
strew Szechuan peppercorn dusting perfumed element (to salty profile)and diced garlic greens if using.
23
offer immediately with steamed rice.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
Chinese
Chinese
Course
Beef
Beef
Diet
Non-Vegetarian
Non-Vegetarian
Total Time
59 mins
59 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
17 minsCooking Time
42 minsTotal Time
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