Mapo tofu, a spicy minced pork and tofu dish, is the perfect dish for a quick weeknight meal.
Course Main
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword tofu
Servings 6
Author Jan Chan
Ingredients
250gground pork
700gsoft tofu, cubed
3tbspminced garlic
2tbspminced ginger
3green onion, finely chopped
1.5tbspvegetable oil
Mapo Tofu Sauce
5tbspspicy chili bean saucespicy doubanjian
4tbspmirin
2tbspoyster sauce
1tbspsoy sauce
1.5tspsesame oil
2tspcorn starch
8tbspwater
Instructions
Combine all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl and mix well with a whisk.
Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan or wok over medium heat. Add minced garlic and minced ginger, and cook until fragrant. Add the ground pork and break it up with a wooden spoon or spatula.
Once the ground pork is cooked and no longer pink, add the sauce and mix thoroughly. When the sauce begins to bubble, add in the cubed tofu and gently fold everything together, trying not to break up the tofu. Once the tofu is heated through, remove the pan or wok from heat and gently stir in the green onion. Serve with rice. Enjoy!