Chinese Food
Mapo Tofu
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It's said that Mapo, whose surname is Chen, specializes in making tofu. During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, wanfuqiao, Chengdu, was a place where merchants gathered. Old lady Chen opened a tofu shop here. Because of her excellent technique of ordering milk, the tofu she made was white and tender, and the tofu dish she cooked was special. Therefore, the business became more and more prosperous. Unexpectedly, this caused her to envy the owner of a tofu shop. One day, a passer-by came to Chen's shop to take a seat with two Jin of freshly minced beef. The owner's wife of the tofu shop, depending on her youth and beauty, secretly sent the guest an autumn wave. The guest was surprised and forgot that the package of beef mince went to her door. Seeing this, Chen was angry and annoyed. At this time, several guests came in. They looked at the minced beef on the table and said that they would have fried beef and tofu. Mrs. Chen didn't want to use others' minced beef. But the guests were in urgent need of it. So she cooked the minced beef with tofu for the guests. Unexpectedly, the dish was delicious and delicious
Cooking ingredients
Cooking Steps
Step1:Cut tofu into cubes. Blanch in boiling water with a little salt. Remove the fishy smell of tof
Step2:Chop up the Douban sauce and Douch
Step3:Heat the oil in the pot. Put in the minced pork. Dry the water in it. Put it out of the plate for use
Step4:Heat the oil in the pot and add the bean paste to stir fry it to make it fragrant. Add the ginger powder, mashed garlic, dried chili powder and black bean to stir fry until it is red. Add water, tofu and sugar to burn through. Pour in the soy sauce. Thicken it with starch once
Step5:Add minced pork, chicken essence and heat slightly. Thicken with starch twice. Mix wel
Step6:Take the juice and put it into the pan. Sprinkle with pepper powder and chives. Drizzle with chili oil.
Cooking tips:How to make Mapo Tofu? 1. Cut two corners of the bottom of the tofu box with scissors. In this way, the poured tofu will remain intact. 2. When the tofu is blanched, add a little salt to the boiling water. It can not only remove the beany smell, but also keep the tofu soft and tender. 3. Use medium heat when frying bean paste. Do not fry bean paste to affect the taste. 4. In order to prevent tofu from coming out of the water, it is best to thicken twice. The first time is after adding clear water and the second time is after adding salt, sugar and chicken essence. 5. The pork stuffing in the dish can also be replaced by beef stuffing. It can also not put any meat. There are skills in making delicious dishes.
