2 teaspoons of bean paste

1 tsp of minced ginger

Salt

Half teaspoon of dark soy sauce

2 teaspoons of cornstarch

Minced beef

1 teaspoon of sugar

1 tsp of minced garlic

2 teaspoons of soy sauce

1 teaspoon of peppercorn powder

Slightly Spicy Flavor

Burning Craftsmanship

Twenty Minutes Consumption

Normal Difficulty

Ma Po Tofu - Home Version Step by Step

1

Prepare ingredients and seasoning, cut the tofu into small cubes and mince the beef.

2

Cook the tofu cubes in a pot of boiling water for 2-3 minutes.

3

Heat the pan with cold oil, add the minced beef and stir-fry over low heat, adding a little pepper and soy sauce and stir-frying until the water evaporates, then spatula up and set aside.

4

Pot leave a moderate amount of oil (oil is not too much), under a tablespoon of Pixian bean paste slowly stir-fried over low heat, add minced garlic and ginger continue to stir fry for a while, add a bowl of water (with broth is better).

5

Water boiled into the tofu, during the addition of soy sauce, soy sauce and sugar, the soup received only half of the time to add water starch thickening.

6

After thickening the sauce, add the fried minced beef, sprinkle in green onions and pepper, stir fry evenly can be removed from the pot.

Tips

1. Stir-frying minced beef can be used in a pan, non-stick, if you use an iron pan, then hot pan cold oil, or easy to stick to the pan. 2. Stir-frying bean paste must be stir-fried slowly over low heat, so that the flavor of bean paste slowly evaporates out into the tofu. 3. If you omit the beef, then this dish is faster, but the flavor may be slightly different.