Mapo Tofu | Recipe Cart

Name: Mapo Tofu | Recipe Cart
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: ½ cup oil ((divided)); 1-2 fresh Thai bird chili peppers ((thinly sliced)); 6-8 dried red chilies ((roughly chopped)); 1 1/2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns ((powdered or coarsely ground to taste, plus 1/4 teaspoon for garnish at the end)); 3 tablespoons ginger ((finely minced)); 3 tablespoons garlic ((finely minced)); 8 ounces ground pork ((225g)); 1-2 tablespoons spicy bean sauce ((depending on your desired salt/spice levels)); 2/3 cup low sodium chicken broth ((or water)); 1 pound silken tofu ((450g, cut into 1 inch cubes)); 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil ((optional)); 1/4 teaspoon sugar ((optional)); 1 scallion ((finely chopped))

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This mapo tofu recipe is the true blue, authentic real deal—the spicy, tongue-numbing, rice-is-absolutely-not-optional mapo tofu that you get in the restaurants

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Ingredients

½ cup oil ((divided))
1-2 fresh Thai bird chili peppers ((thinly sliced))
6-8 dried red chilies ((roughly chopped))
1 1/2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns ((powdered or coarsely ground to taste, plus 1/4 teaspoon for garnish at the end))
3 tablespoons ginger ((finely minced))
3 tablespoons garlic ((finely minced))
8 ounces ground pork ((225g))
1-2 tablespoons spicy bean sauce ((depending on your desired salt/spice levels))
2/3 cup low sodium chicken broth ((or water))
1 pound silken tofu ((450g, cut into 1 inch cubes))
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon sesame oil ((optional))
1/4 teaspoon sugar ((optional))
1 scallion ((finely chopped))