Best Mapo Tofu Recipe | Saveur

Ingredients

• ¼ cup cornstarch
• One 14-oz. package silken tofu, drained and cut into 1-in. cubes
• Kosher salt
• ½ cup hong you (Sichuan red chile oil), or substitute store-bought
• 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 6 oz. ground pork or beef
• 2 Tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. doubanjiang (Chinese red chile bean paste)
• 1 Tbsp. douchi (Chinese fermented black soybeans)
• 4 Chinese chives (blossoms discarded), or scallions, thinly sliced, plus more for garnish
• 1 xiao mi la or red Thai chile, finely chopped
• 1¼ cups chicken stock
• 1 Tbsp. light soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• ¼ tsp. ground Sichuan pepper
• Steamed rice, for serving