Recipe: Yummy Szechuan Mapo Tofu

Szechuan Mapo Tofu.

You can cook Szechuan Mapo Tofu using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Szechuan Mapo Tofu

1. It's 500 g of Tofu.
2. Prepare 250 g of Minced Meat (of your choosing, I'm using beef).
3. Prepare 3 stalks of Spring Onions (separate the green and white part).
4. It's 20 g of Garlic (minced).
5. It's 20 g of Ginger (minced).
6. It's 2 Tbsp of Salted Black Beans.
7. It's 2 Tbsp of Chilli Bean Paste.
8. You need 1 Tbsp of Light Soy Sauce.
9. You need 1 Tbsp of Chilli Flakes.
10. It's 1 Tbsp of Szechuan Peppercorn.
11. You need 1 Tbsp of Chilli Oil.
12. It's 1 tsp of Sesame Oil.
13. Prepare 2 tsp of Sugar.
14. You need as needed of Cooking Oil.
15. You need of Thickener (mix well in a bowl).
16. You need 1 tsp of Corn Flour.
17. It's 1/4 cup of Water.

Szechuan Mapo Tofu step by step

1. TOFU; boil the tofu in boiling water for 3 minutes. Then remove, strain and set aside..
2. MEAT; heat 3 tbsp of cooking oil until hot. Fry the Szechuan peppercorn for 1 minute, then add the mince meat and fry it until brown. Remove and set aside..
3. SAUCE; heat 3 Tbsp of cooking oil until hot and fry the garlic, ginger and he white part of the spring onion until fragrant. Then add the black bean fry for a minute. Next add the chilli bean paste, sugar and mix well..
4. ASSEMBLY; Then add 1 cup of stock, chilli flakes, the beef, chilli oil, sesame oil and then mix well. Then add the tofu but Do Not Mix the Tofu. Instead, baste the tofu with the sauce and cook for 3 minutes. Then add the thickener and stir gently. Serve on a plate and garnish with the remainder of the spring onions..