Скачать или смотреть Mapo Tofu but in 20 minutes

Normally with my 80/20 series, I try to find the 20% that gives you maximum results but this recipe is already so simple as it is, it was hard to simplify any further. So instead, I’ll show you exactly how to make it in less than 20 minutes (it was actually a little under 15 minutes when I timed it).

Mapo tofu is a super popular asian dish that can be made in a variety of ways (e.g. with more peppercorns for sichuan flavor, or miso paste for a japanese style) but it really only takes about 5 ingredients for it to taste delicious.

Also in testing, I tried many of the pre-made mapo tofu sauce packets from the asian grocery store, and while they’re all pretty good, I felt it was both cheaper and just as simple to use a chili bean sauce (aka douban jiang) which is likely to be more available at grocery stores and can also be used in many other asian recipes (like taiwanese beef noodle soup).

Ingredients:

1 lb ground pork (450g)
1 box of silken tofu (400g)
1 cup chicken broth (240g)
2 tbsp douban jiang / chili bean sauce (50g)
3 green onions, chopped (50g) (optional)
2 cloves garlic, minced or grated (6g) (optional)
2 tbsp cornstarch (18g) (optional)
4 tbsp water (60g) (optional)