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Fiery Sweet Mapo Tofu

  • Author: Chef Tony Reed
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. In a hot wok use vegetable oil to season wok.
  2. On low heat toast the Sichuan peppercorn and chile de arbol (15-30 seconds). Remove from wok and use a mortar and pestle to grind.
  3. In the same wok, roast your garlic, ginger with vegetable oil.
  4. Drop in ground pork and cook.
  5. Now pour over your dark soy Sichuan peppercorn and both chiles (allow the dark soy sauce to caramelize the pork).
  6. Add black bean chile sauce and black bean chili paste.
  7. Mix until the you start to see everything turn red.
  8. Add vegetable stock (or water), tofu and bring to a boil; season with Spiceology X Jet Tila Fiery Sweet and reduce for 2-3 minutes.
  9. In a separate bowl, combine water and starch and stir well to create a binder.
  10. Add the binder about 1 tablespoon at a time to mixture until you get your sauce to the thickness of liking.
  11. Plate in a bowl and garnish with green onions, ground Sichuan peppercorn, red oil, and sesame oil.
  12. Serve with rice.