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Authentic Szechuan style mapo tofu is one of the branding dishes of Szechuan cuisine. It is spicy, numbing, hot, aromatic and tender. Mapo tofu is one of the top ten famous Chinese dishes and enjoys a high popularity among not only Chinese people but also many western countries.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chinese mapo tofu (sichuan cuisine) using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chinese Mapo Tofu (Sichuan Cuisine):

1. Take 300 g tofu (1 box)
2. Take 100 g ground pork (or beef, chicken)
3. Get 1 green onion
4. Take 1/2 tbsp garlic (minced)
5. Make ready 1/2 tbsp ginger (minced)
6. Make ready For braising
7. Prepare 1/3 tsp Sichuan peppercorns powder
8. Make ready 1/8 tsp chinese five spices powder
9. Take 1/8 tsp white pepper
10. Prepare 1 tbsp doubanjiang (chilli bean sauce)
11. Take 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
12. Take 1 tbsp corn starch
13. Make ready 2 tbsp water (mix with corn starch)
14. Make ready 1/2 cup water
15. Prepare 1 tsp sugar
16. Take 1 tsp sesame oil

DISCLOSURE: This article contains Amazon affiliate links. Mapo Tofu is a popular Chinese dish from Sichuan Province, where spicy food is king and the signature spice of the region–the Sichuan Peppercorn–gives dishes a unique "numbing" effect. It's almost like the Sichuan peppercorns are there to not only add their fragrance and flavor, but also to. Mapo tofu, one of the most notable regional Chinese dishes has become a popular Sichuan dish around the world.

Instructions to make Chinese Mapo Tofu (Sichuan Cuisine):

1. Cut tofu into 2cm cubes. Slice green onion into small pieces, separate white part and green part. Mince garlic and ginger.
2. Mix 1 tbsp corn starch and 2 tbsp water.
3. Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil, add ground pork, stir fry for a while, then add garlic, ginger and half of 1/3 tsp Sichuan peppercorns powder, 1/8 tsp chinese five spices powder, 1 tbsp doubanjiang (chilli bean sauce), sugar, white part of green onion, stir fry for 1 minute.
4. Pour 1/2 cup of water in, add tofu, gently push tofu with spatula, then cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
5. Mix cornstarch water, swirl it into the wok, gently stir till sauce thickens. Before serving, add pinch of Sichuan peppercorns powder, pinch of white peppers, add green part of green onion, 1 tsp sesame oil. Then transfer to a serving plate or bowl.
6. Serve with steamed rice.
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Mapo tofu is a combination of tender tofu and spicy chili-and-bean-based sauce, sprinkled with minced meat, usually pork or beef, and topped with some chopped scallion pieces. Mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐) is named after its inventor Mapo (means pockmarked elderly lady) who ran a small restaurant over a century ago in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. It's a signature dish of Sichuan cuisine, presenting its characteristic flavour: Mala (麻辣), namely numbing and spicy. Mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐, ma po dou fu) is one of the most popular classic Sichuan dishes. It has a spicy, pungent, and appetizing flavor that goes perfectly with steamed rice.

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