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Easy Mapo Tofu

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Easy Mapo Tofu

Sichuan's numbing, spicy tofu dish — doubanjiang chili bean paste fried with the pork until fragrant is the flavour base, with silken tofu folded in gently so it doesn't break apart.

Total time
25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Chinese
gluten-free

Ingredients

500gsilken tofu, cubed
200gground pork
3 tbspdoubanjiang (chili bean paste)
to tastesichuan peppercorn and spring onion

Instructions

1

Brown ground pork with doubanjiang.

2

Continue until fragrant.

3

Add stock and gently fold in tofu cubes.

4

Simmer 5 minutes, finish with ground sichuan peppercorn and spring onion.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
190
Protein
20.5g
Fat
11.4g
Carbs
1.5g
Fiber
0.4g
Sodium
46mg

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