Recipe: Appetizing Mabo Dofu

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Add the bean paste and cook, stirring for a few mins until fragrant, then add the black beans, ginger and garlic. Cook, stirring, for a min or so, then add the stock and let it bubble away. The key ingredient for Mapo Tofu (or Mabo Dofu) is Fermented Broad Beans & Soybeans calledDoubanjiang(豆瓣酱), which lends a whole new dimension to the dish. You can cook Mabo Dofu using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Mabo Dofu

1. You need of Flour-Water Slurry.
2. Prepare 1/4 c of flour.
3. Prepare 1/3 of to 1/2 c of water.
4. You need of Seasoning.
5. You need to taste of (sea) salt.
6. You need 1 tsp of garlic powder.
7. You need 1/4 c of dashi (dried Japanese fish stock) or 1-2 tbsp of miso or 1-2 chicken bouillion [this is really to taste, since it's used to add the most savory flavour].
8. You need 1 pinch of turmeric powder (for color) OPTIONAL.
9. Prepare 1 pinch of paprika (for color) OPTIONAL.
10. You need 2 tbsp of ground chili or 1 tbsp of fresh spicy pepper (I use habanero) OPTIONAL.
11. Prepare 2 tbsp of soy sauce.
12. You need 1 tbsp of sesame oil.
13. It's of Filling.
14. It's 4 of baby bok choy, sliced or diced.
15. It's 1 1/2 stalks of celery, sliced or diced.
16. You need 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced.
17. Prepare 1 1/2 box of soft tofu, cut into small cubes.
18. You need 1/2 lb of ground beef or other (about beef/pork/turkey: be sure to "cut" into small pieces when cooking so you don't end up with meat clumped together).

If you have tried my Vegetarian Ramenand Miso Ramenrecipes, you probably have the bean paste in your refrigerator already. Mabo Dofu uses tofu, ground pork, ginger, and few other seasonings. It is a healthy food, yet it provides rich flavor. Because of that, both kids and adults enjoy this savory meal.

Mabo Dofu step by step

1. In a small bowl mix the water and flour, gradually adding the flour. Be sure that it's not too thin or too thick. Set aside mixture for later. Note: It should feel like you've added a bit of water to some honey, still somewhat thick but moves a lot smoother..
2. In a pan, add some oil and saute the meat until brown. Season lightly with salt. Add the veggies and cook till soft, then add the tofu last. Note: Garlic and spicy pepper should be cooked last among the vegetables to avoid burning..
3. Add your seasonings, then the flour-water slurry and mix thoroughly immediately. If it seems like it's too thick, add some water to thin it out. When everything has thickened up nicely and sticks together more or less, it's done! Serve over rice..
4. THIS IS NOT A STEP; if you feel that the ingredient list is way too long then just go with a basic mabo dofu recipe using just the ground meat, your choice of veggies and the dashi, soy sauce, sesame oil and salt. That's really all you need, everything else is just my preference, such as the habanero..

We call it Mabo Dofu (麻婆豆腐) instead. The original Mapo Tofu was very spicy. Overtime, though, its flavor has been altered to suite. Mabo Tofu (or Mapo Tofu) is one of the very popular Chinese dishes in Japan. Tofu in a garlicky, spicy meat sauce is vey tasty, and it goes very well with Steamed Rice.