Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, spicy mapo tofu (healthier version). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version) is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook spicy mapo tofu (healthier version) using 23 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version):
- Get 1 piece soft silken organic tofu (package)
- Prepare 3 piece green onion
- Take 1 head garlic
- Prepare 1 piece ginger freshly peeled (size of thumb )
- Make ready 1 lb ground pork
- Take 2 star anise
- Make ready 1 salt
- Make ready 1 black pepper or white pepper
- Take 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- Make ready 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- Make ready 1 tbsp garlic chili sauce
- Make ready 1 tbsp sirracha
- Take 1/2 cup shaoxing rice wine
- Take 1/2 can chicken stock
- Prepare 2 tbsp avocado oil
- Prepare 1 tsp cayenne pepper powder
- Get 1 tsp chili powder
- Take 1 tbsp crushed red pepper
- Take 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- Make ready 1 bunch cilantro chopped discard stem
- Take 1 tbsp cornstarch mixed in 2 tablespoons cold water
- Prepare 10 piece dry red chilis
- Get 3 cup white rice
Instructions to make Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version):
- Finely chop green onion, peeled garlic and peeled ginger. Set aside.
- Combine ground pork, salt and pepper to taste,cayenne, chili powder and pour in Shao xing rice wine, dark soy sauce and set aside to marinate for 10 min
- In a hot wok, pour in avocado oil. Sautee green onion, garlic and ginger until aromatic. Be careful not to brown the garlic
- Add in ground pork mixture and brown.
- When pork is cooked, add in star anise, crushed red pepper, dry red chilis, oyster sauce, hoisin, chili garlic sauce, sirracha, and chicken broth. Let everything combine and bring to a boil.
- Cut tofu into 1/2 inch cubes and add to pork mixture. Let boil for 5 min. Taste it to see if more salt needed
- Add cornstarch slurry to mixture. Let boil for 1 min. Remove from heat, pour into casserole dish and top with freshly chopped cilantro
- Make steamed rice on the side. And serve together
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