Traditional Ma Po Tofu Recipe
Beef

Traditional Ma Po Tofu Recipe

If you enjoy authentic Traditional Ma Po Tofu Recipe cuisine, this homemade Beef recipe is worth trying at home....

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5 Min Prep

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39 Min Cook

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4 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
toss in a small pinch of seasoning and sesame cooking oil to minced beef.
2
combine well and set aside.
3
combine 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 bubble and then toss in a pinch of seasoning.
6
Slide the tofu in and prepare for 1 minute.
7
Move out and strain.
8
Get a wok and burning up up around 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, skillet-fry the minced protein until brittle.
9
Transfer out beef out and leave the cooking oil in.
10
skillet-fry doubanjiang for 1 minute over slow fire and then toss in garlic, scallion white, ginger and fermented black beans to prepare for 30 seconds until aroma.
11
Then combine pepper flakes in.
12
toss in liquid to the seasonings and bring to bubble over high fire.
13
Gently slide the tofu cubes.
14
toss in light soy gravy and beef.Slow the burning up after boiling and then stew for 6-8 mins.
15
Then toss in cut up garlic greens.
16
mix gently the liquid starch and then transfer half of the mixture to the simmering pot.
17
Wait for around 30 seconds and then transfer the other half.
18
You can slightly palate the tofu and toss in pinch of seasoning if not salty enough.
19
By the way, if you feel it is too burning, toss in some granulated sugar can milder the palate.
20
But be carefully as the broth is very burning at this point.
21
Transfer out when almost all the seasonings stick to tofu cubes.
22
scatter Szechuan peppercorn ground mix (to palate)and cut up garlic greens if using.
23
present immediately with steamed rice.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Chinese
Course
Beef
Diet
Non-Vegetarian
Total Time
44 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

5 mins

Cooking Time

39 mins

Total Time

44 mins
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