Easy Low-Calorie and Fat-Reduced Mapo Tofu
Easy Low-Calorie and Fat-Reduced Mapo Tofu

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Check Out our Selection & Order Now. Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders! Cut the tofu into cubes, and drain in a sieve. Put the ground pork, garlic, ginger and ● flavoring ingredients in a frying pan and mix together.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have easy low-calorie and fat-reduced mapo tofu using 20 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Easy Low-Calorie and Fat-Reduced Mapo Tofu:
  1. Take 80 to 100 grams Ground pork
  2. Prepare 1 block Tofu (firm or silken)
  3. Get 1 tsp Garlic (finely chopped)
  4. Take 1 tsp Ginger (finely chopped)
  5. Take 1/2 Japanese leek (the green part too)
  6. Prepare 1 to 3 teaspoons ● Doubanjiang
  7. Take 1 heaped tablespoon ● Tianmianjiang
  8. Prepare 2/3 tsp ● Douchi (or substitute tianmianjiang)
  9. Prepare 1 dash ● Pepper
  10. Get Combined seasoning ingredients:
  11. Make ready 1 tsp ○ Soy sauce
  12. Make ready 1 tbsp ○ Sake (use shaoxing wine if possible)
  13. Take 1 tsp ○ Chicken bone soup stock granules
  14. Make ready 1 to 2 teaspoons ○ Oyster sauce
  15. Prepare 1/2 tsp ○ Umami seasoning (Ajinomoto, etc.)
  16. Take 180 ml ○ Water
  17. Prepare 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons Katakuriko dissolved in an equal amount of water
  18. Make ready Optional additions:
  19. Make ready 1 tsp Sesame oil
  20. Make ready 1 dash Sichuan or Szechuan pepper (hua jiao, or use sansho pepper)

At the very beginning, Mapo tofu is named after its creator. It is recorded that there is a couple who own a restaurant mainly selling vegetarian dishes. The result is a vegetarian/vegan dish that hasn't. Try using firm or extra firm tofu instead of soft tofu.

Instructions to make Easy Low-Calorie and Fat-Reduced Mapo Tofu:
  1. Make narrow cuts in the leek about halfway through. Make cuts halfway through on the other side too.
  2. Chop it up after making the cuts and you'll end up with very finely minced leek. With this method, the cut end of the leek doesn't spread out so it's really easy to chop.
  3. Finely chop the garlic and ginger. chop up the douchijiang too.
  4. Combine the ○ ingredients and mix well. Cut the tofu into cubes, and drain in a sieve.
  5. Put the ground pork, garlic, ginger and ● flavoring ingredients in a frying pan and mix together. Adjust the amount of doubanjiang (spiciness) to taste!
  6. When the mixture looks like this, turn on the heat.
  7. After a while, the fat will come out of the pork. Just use that fat to stir fry the pork until it's crumbly.
  8. Add half the leek and keep stir frying.
  9. Add the combined flavoring ingredients from Step 4. When it comes to a boil, add the tofu.
  10. Add the rest of the leek (including the green parts), and adjust the seasoning. Adjust the saltiness with soy sauce, and if you want some sweetness add some sugar (not listed in the ingredient list)!
  11. When the tofu has warmed through, thicken the sauce with katakuriko dissolved in water. Don't add it all at once; add it little by little while observing how thick the sauce is getting.
  12. If you mix it with a spatula the tofu will fall apart, so shake the frying pan around to mix it up. Optionally add some sesame oil and sansho pepper to finish to make it nicely fragrant.
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The result is a vegetarian/vegan dish that hasn't. Try using firm or extra firm tofu instead of soft tofu. Although non-traditional, you can add onions or vegetables like bok choy. TIPS FOR MAKING THE BEST MAPO TOFU. Mapo tofu is a delicious make-ahead dish with flavors improving overnight.

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