Ma Po Tofu recipe 麻婆豆腐
Ingredients 1 block (500 g) of medium firm to firm tofu, cut into 2 cm cubes* 150g-200g of minced pork or beef 2 tsps of dark soya sauce 1 tbs of Sichuan peppercorn, dry roasted and crushed 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 bird chillies, chopped 3 spring onions, cut into small sections 4 tbs of spicy bean sauce (Lee Kum Lee) 1.5 tbs of light soya sauce dash of Chinese cooking wine 150 ml of chicken stock corn flour solution chili oil (optional) * simmer tofu with salted water before adding into the minced sauce. ** brown mince before hand if your stove is not that powerful. Method Marinate minced beef/pork with dark soya sauce for at least 20 minutes. Prepare the rest of the ingredients. If the stove is not powerful, fry the mince on its own first. Sauté chopped ingredients (birds eye chillies, garlic, spring onions and the Sichuan peppercorns) with 1 tbs of cooking oil until fragrant on medium heat (30 seconds) then ad...