Name: Mapo Tofu Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 8 oz pork loin; 6 oz white mushrooms; 4 oz sliced bamboo shoots; ½ yellow onion; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp ginger; 2 Green Onions; 1 cup chicken broth; 1 tsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp sugar; ½ tsp Szechuan peppercorns; 3 tbsp black bean paste; 1 tbsp chili garlic paste; 4 red chili peppers; 14 oz medium tofu

Mapo Tofu Recipe

Sara Hunt Modified: February 18, 2024

How To Make Mapo Tofu

A hearty dish made with tofu and pork, the addition of black bean paste and Szechuan peppercorns makes this Mapo tofu a truly authentic Szechuan dish.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3tbspvegetable oil
8ozpork loin
6ozwhite mushroomsquartered
4ozsliced bamboo shootsdrained
½yellow oniondiced
1tbspsesame oil
2clovesgarlicminced
1tbspgingerminced
2green onionssliced white part only
1cupchicken broth
1tspcornstarch
1tbspsoy sauce
1tspsugar
½tspSzechuan peppercornsground
3tbspblack bean paste
1tbspchili garlic paste
4red chili peppers
14ozmedium tofudrained and cut in 3/4” chunks

Instructions

Add the vegetable oil to a wok or large skillet with the pork, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and onions and cook on medium-high heat until cooked through for about 3 to 4 minutes.
Add in the sesame oil, garlic, ginger, green onions, and cook for an additional 30 seconds while whisking together the broth, cornstarch, soy sauce, sugar, and peppercorns in a small bowl and add it to the skillet.
Add the black bean paste, chili garlic paste, red chili peppers, and whisk together. Add in the tofu and stir to combine until the sauce starts to thicken another 2 minutes before serving.