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Chinese Mabo Tofu
poshpal
"A simple, delicious Chinese mabo tofu recipe that has been passed on for years. Easy to prepare!"
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Ingredients
40 m servings 267 calsOriginal recipe yields 4 servings
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- Mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl; set aside.
- Brown ground pork in a small skillet over medium-high heat, about 5 minutes. Drain fat.
- Heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet or wok. Cook the garlic and ginger root in the oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in tofu and cook for 2 minutes. Season with the soy sauce, hot bean sauce, and sugar; stir to combine.
- Stir in the cooked pork and green onion. Sprinkle with the cornstarch and water mixture; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir the sesame oil into the thickened mabo tofu.
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- Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 267 calories; 17.4 g fat; 8.3 g carbohydrates; 22.3 g protein; 37 mg cholesterol; 1637 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
10/23/2011
My daughters are vegetarian, so I left out the meat, and I was winging it at suppertime (late!), so I didn't have everything. In my version I used olive oil, no meat.. didn't know what hot bean ...
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2/28/2017
Good recipe but I don't think it's represented correctly. more like tofu stir fry than mapo tofu.
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10/23/2011
My daughters are vegetarian, so I left out the meat, and I was winging it at suppertime (late!), so I didn't have everything. In my version I used olive oil, no meat.. didn't know what hot bean ...
7/3/2010
This recipe is delicious. I didn't have any hot bean sauce so I substituted a mixture of miso paste and chili garlic sauce. I also substituted onion chives for the green onion. I bet the origina...
9/22/2011
This is a very delicious recipe. It tastes like the restaurant style! Thanks!
12/10/2010
i love this recipe! 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. this was easy to make & you know ...
5/9/2010
I substituted green beans for pork (not a meat eater). Delicious and simple -- I had all of the ingredients, save the tobanjan, on hand. Thanks!
3/7/2010
I made this recipe with asparagus instead of ground pork because I don't eat meat. I thought it was fantastic!
3/9/2010
I followed this recipe exactly and it turned out great. I used low sodium tamari instead of regular soy sauce. It was still a little on the salty side I thought....but good anyway.
2/24/2010
I substituted ground chicken for the pork and it was delicious! Thanks for sharing!