Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version).
You can cook Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version) using 23 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version)
- You need of soft silken organic tofu (package).
- Prepare of green onion.
- Prepare of garlic.
- You need of ginger freshly peeled (size of thumb ).
- Prepare of ground pork.
- It's of star anise.
- Prepare of salt.
- You need of black pepper or white pepper.
- It's of oyster sauce.
- It's of hoisin sauce.
- Prepare of garlic chili sauce.
- You need of sirracha.
- It's of shaoxing rice wine.
- It's of chicken stock.
- It's of avocado oil.
- It's of cayenne pepper powder.
- You need of chili powder.
- It's of crushed red pepper.
- Prepare of dark soy sauce.
- It's of cilantro chopped discard stem.
- It's of cornstarch mixed in 2 tablespoons cold water.
- You need of dry red chilis.
- You need of white rice.
Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version) instructions
- Finely chop green onion, peeled garlic and peeled ginger. Set aside..
- Combine ground pork, salt and pepper to taste,cayenne, chili powder and pour in Shao xing rice wine, dark soy sauce and set aside to marinate for 10 min.
- In a hot wok, pour in avocado oil. Sautee green onion, garlic and ginger until aromatic. Be careful not to brown the garlic.
- Add in ground pork mixture and brown..
- When pork is cooked, add in star anise, crushed red pepper, dry red chilis, oyster sauce, hoisin, chili garlic sauce, sirracha, and chicken broth. Let everything combine and bring to a boil..
- Cut tofu into 1/2 inch cubes and add to pork mixture. Let boil for 5 min. Taste it to see if more salt needed.
- Add cornstarch slurry to mixture. Let boil for 1 min. Remove from heat, pour into casserole dish and top with freshly chopped cilantro.
- Make steamed rice on the side. And serve together.
