Mapo Tofu Recipe: The Real Deal | The Woks of Life

Name: Mapo Tofu Recipe: The Real Deal | The Woks of Life
Ingredients: ½ cup oil ((divided)); 1-2 fresh Thai bird chili peppers ((thinly sliced)); 6-8 dried red chilies ((roughly chopped)); 1 1/2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns ((powdered or coarsely ground to taste, plus 1/4 teaspoon for garnish at the end)); 3 tablespoons ginger ((finely minced)); 3 tablespoons garlic ((finely minced)); 8 ounces ground pork ((225g)); 1-2 tablespoons spicy bean sauce ((depending on your desired salt/spice levels)); 2/3 cup low sodium chicken broth ((or water)); 1 pound silken tofu ((450g, cut into 1 inch cubes)); 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil ((optional)); 1/4 teaspoon sugar ((optional)); 1 scallion ((finely chopped))

"This mapo tofu recipe (????) is the true blue, authentic real deal––the spicy, numbing, rice-is-not-optional Sichuan mapo tofu you get in restaurants...."

INGREDIENTS

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½ cup oil ((divided))

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1-2 fresh Thai bird chili peppers ((thinly sliced))

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6-8 dried red chilies ((roughly chopped))

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1 1/2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns ((powdered or coarsely ground to taste, plus 1/4 teaspoon for garnish at the end))

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3 tablespoons ginger ((finely minced))

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3 tablespoons garlic ((finely minced))

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8 ounces ground pork ((225g))

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1-2 tablespoons spicy bean sauce ((depending on your desired salt/spice levels))

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2/3 cup low sodium chicken broth ((or water))

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1 pound silken tofu ((450g, cut into 1 inch cubes))

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1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch

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1/4 teaspoon sesame oil ((optional))

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1/4 teaspoon sugar ((optional))

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1 scallion ((finely chopped))

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