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Mapo Doufu Meal

Mapo Doufu Meal (anime)
Anime, Episode 39

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Wiki recipe, completed by Totsuki AI

Mapo Doufu Meal (Restaurant Yukihira Set)

The mapo doufu at the heart of the set; serve with rice, a soup and a pickle to make the full meal

Difficulty
Total time
30 min
Hands-on
30 min
Cost
¥¥¥¥
Servings
2

Equipmentwok, mortar and pestle, pot

Tastespicy, umami, comforting

Ingredients

+ added by Totsuki AI.

  • 120 ml chicken broth, low sodium
  • 2 tsp potato starch, halve if using cornstarch
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp ginger, minced
  • 4 scallions, white part only, minced
  • 1 tbsp fermented black beans, roughly chopped
  • ½ tsp sichuan peppercorns, ground — optional
  • 170 g ground pork
  • 2 tsp doubanjiang
  • 400 g silken tofu, drained and cut into 2 cm cubes
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • scallions, to taste, green part, minced, to garnish
  • 1 tsp sweet bean sauce (added by Totsuki AI)
  • 1 tsp chili powder (added by Totsuki AI)
  • 1 tbsp neutral oil (added by Totsuki AI)
  • salt, to taste, for simmering the tofu (added by Totsuki AI)

Method

  1. 1

    Roast the Sichuan peppercorns for a couple of minutes on low heat until fragrant and darker. Cool, then crush to a powder with a grinder or mortar and pestle.

  2. 2

    Gently simmer the tofu in salted water for about 2 minutes and drain. Pat dry with a thick paper towel.

  3. 3

    Heat the wok and add the oil. Once hot, sauté the ground pork over high heat until browned and fragrant. Add the white parts of the scallions and fry.

  4. 4

    Turn the heat to medium and gently mix the tofu with the pork for about 3 minutes, being careful not to break it.

  5. 5

    To the chicken broth add the sweet bean sauce, chili bean sauce, black beans, garlic, ginger and chili powder.

  6. 6

    Stir the broth mixture into the pan; when it boils, add the soy sauce and sugar.

  7. 7

    Make a slurry of the starch with a little water and add to the wok to thicken.

  8. 8

    Add the sesame oil for flavour and aroma.

  9. 9

    Garnish with the scallion greens and crushed Sichuan pepper.

Tips
  • To make the full Restaurant Yukihira set, serve with steamed rice, a simple egg-drop soup and a small dish of pickles.
Food safety
  • Cook minced meat through to 71 °C / 160 °F — no pink in the centre.