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Mabo Dofu
Yuka
Japanese Mabo Dofu is a mildly spicy dish that is great to eat with lots of rice! This mouth watering dish is easy for anyone to cook with just a couple of ingredients!
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Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Chinese
Servings
4
people
Calories
214.13
kcal
Ingredients
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1
firm tofu
I use extra firm tofu in this recipe
230
g
ground pork
Using ground pork is the classic way to prepare this dish but any ground meat is ok to use
1
scallion (green onion)
1
knob
ginger
1 tsp
minced ginger
1
clove
garlic
1 tsp
minced garlic
1 1/2
teaspoon
doubanjiang
I love this
doubanjiang
1
teaspoon
torigara soup or bouillon
torigara soup base
150
ml
water
2
Tablespoon
sake
HERE to buy
sake
1
Tablespoon
soy sauce
HERE to buy
soy sauce
1 1/2
teaspoon
sugar
1
Tablespoon
miso
HERE to buy
miso
1
teaspoon
potato starch or Katakuriko
1
teaspoon
sesame oil
1
teaspoon
vinegar
to taste if you have it.
Instructions
Gather all the ingredients.
Drain the
tofu
and cut into about 1 inch squares.
Mince the
garlic
cloves and
ginger
finely.
Cut
green onion
into small pieces.
Use a medium bowl and add
torigara soup base
,
water
,
sake
,
soy sauce
,
sugar
and
miso
. Mix them well.
Heat up a medium sized pan on
medium heat
. Add thin oil for the pan(about 1 tsp), then add
ginger
, and
garlic
. Cook for 1 minute.
Add
doubanjiang
.
Add
ground pork
and cook until it turns brown and is cooked through.
Add ④ into the pan. When you see it just beginning to boil, add the
tofu
.
Turn the heat to low
for 5 minutes.
Turn the heat off once and add water-soluble
potato starch
. *1
Stir well and turn
the heat to medium
.
Add
the green onion
,
vinegar
,
sesame oil
to taste.
Let's serve!
Notes
*1 use a small cup and add 2 tsp water and 1 tsp . Mix well before you use.
Nutrition
Calories:
214.13
kcal
Carbohydrates:
5.33
g
Protein:
13.01
g
Fat:
14.76
g
Sodium:
437.7
mg
Fiber:
0.52
g
Sugar:
1.96
g
Keyword
tofu
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