Heat your wok or a small saucepan over low heat.
Marble tofu ingredients.
I used leftover ham instead of ground pork it turned out great.
Fermented black beans rinsed optional available from souschef co uk.
3 garlic cloves chopped.
I used to make mabo tofu from a mix but lately i m trying to make things from scratch to avoid the chemicals that come in processed foods.
6 spring onions sliced on the diagonal.
I love cooking mapo tofu for a quick lunch or dinner.
When i was working on my vegan lemon pound cake recipe i found that after a lot of testing silken tofu was the best egg replacer for pound cake so i used it again here.
Stir occasionally and heat until fragrant.
Light chicken stock or water.
If you have homemade toasted chili oil you can skip this step.
For marinating soft tofu is more fitful than firm tofu and for stir frying and deep frying firm tofu is better than soft tofu.
Sichuan chilli bean paste.
I put in eggplant green peppers that really added to the dish.
Cornflour mixed with 1 tbsp water.
I love this recipe.
Surely the cooking methods actually depend on the texture of the ingredients.
I don t use it in many cake recipes but for dense moist cakes like pound cake it is absolutely the best for replicating the right texture dense moist soft and tender.
What ingredients do i need.
This was easy to make you know exactly what goes in it.
There are many types of tofu product on market from soft tofu to firm tofu from tofu skin to dried tofu etc.
Add cup of the oil and throw in the fresh and dried peppers.
Sometimes i double the meat and sauce so it.
Also used red chili sauce instead of the hot.
An easy mapo tofu recipe that creates the authentic taste of china.
It has a spicy pungent and appetizing flavor that goes perfectly with steamed rice.