Homemade Ma Po Tofu
(4/5)
Made this for Dinner Thursdays. Read full post here.
This was Vivian’s creation and is not as ’saucy’ as the traditional Ma Po Tofu dishes that you will find in a restaurant. Like her beau, Vivian is a natural in the kitchen and kind of magic’d the thing together. From watching Kyle do the cooking, it’s a good idea to taste the dish midway through after the pork has cooked before adding in the tofu. It will taste a little over-salty before adding in the tofu, but once that is in the mix, everything evens out nicely. Personally, I’m a fan-boy for spicy foods and this had the right amount of heat to it.
Homemade Ma Po Tofu
Recipe by Vivian S.
Ingredients:
12 oz soft tofu (medium soft will do as well)
olive oil/canola oil
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 onion
2 green onions
8 oz ground pork
salt
Lee Kum Kee Black Bean Garlic sauce
Huy Fong Foods Chili Garlic Sauce
soy sauce
2 dried chili peppers (more if you like it to be more spicy)
steamed white rice
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Directions:
Chop dried chili peppers, green onions and 1/2 an onion. Cut tofu into medium sized cubes.
Heat a pan with olive oil/canola oil until on high until oil is hot. Add the chopped garlic and 1/4 of the chopped onions and saute for until garlic is golden brown. Add ground pork with some soy sauce (approx 2-3 tablespoons) and break it up into chunks. Sprinkle some salt on as the meat cooks. Add chopped chili peppers, a spoonful of black bean sauce and chili garlic sauce and stir when the pork is nearly cooked. Add the tofu cubes and chopped green onions along with another spoonful of black bean sauce and cook until tofu is ready.
Serve with steamed rice.
Tags: 4 star, Chinese, Dinner Thursdays, Recipe, Tofu
