Spicy Mapo Tofu
Ingredients
- recipe:
- 2 packages of soon/extra soft/silken tofu, cubed you can just cut them with your spatula when cooking them in the pan
- 1/4 cup soy chorizo/'meat' crumbles (optional)
- 1/2 cup frozen peas and chopped carrots
- 2 dried chili, soaked in hot water
- 3 slices of ginger, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, sliced
- 2 tsp chili oil (more if needed)
- 1/4 tsp sichuan peppercorns (more for extra numbness)
- chopped scallions
- sauce:
- 1 tsp pure cane sugar
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 cup water
- salt if needed
Preparation
In a heated pan with 3 tsp oil, sauté garlic and ginger until fragrant
Then add chorizo, peas, carrots, peppercorns, dried chili and sauce, let simmer for 2 mins
Slowly add in tofu and chili oil, let cook for another 3mins or until tofu is coated with sauce and finallly stir in starch
Serve warm with your favorite grain and chopped scallions