Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, spicy eggplant mapo tofu (un-stir fried eggplant and tofu). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
Make a trip to the Asian market and make one of your favorite Chinese food dishes at home! I've been cooking a lot and trying new things and Mapo Tofu is one of our favorite Chinese food dishes. It's the dish that we always order when we go out and the spicier, the better.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have spicy eggplant mapo tofu (un-stir fried eggplant and tofu) using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu):
- Make ready 1 eggplant wash and dry pat then diced into 1-2” cubes
- Make ready 1/2 of silky tofu diced into small cubes
- Prepare Chopped/sliced green onion
- Make ready Minced garlic (3 cloves garlics)
- Prepare Grated fresh ginger (1 tsp)
- Get 1 dates soaked in 1/4 cup water (you can substitute with sugar)
- Make ready 2 tsp Gochujang (fermented red pepper paste) you can get it in any Asian store. (Less or more)
- Get Mushrooms powder
- Make ready Soy sauces
- Take 1 tsp cornstarch (less or more)
- Make ready 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
- Prepare Water
The classic recipe consists of silken tofu, ground pork or beef, fermented broad beans You might want to cook the eggplant first take it out, cook the meat, and add the eggplant back in. So you won't be stir frying eggplant for a long time. Authentic Szechuan style mapo tofu is one of the branding dishes of Szechuan cuisine. It is spicy, numbing, hot, aromatic and tender.
Instructions to make Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu):
- Using your skillet over medium high heat, roasted the eggplants until turning brown. Set aside.
- Meanwhile microwave the dates in 40 seconds. Smashed it and strained it.
- Still using the skillet add the dates liquid, garlics, ginger, mushrooms powder,gochujang paste, cayenne pepper, and soy sauce. Add more water, mixed well then add the tofu.
- Cover with the lid, and let it boiled.
- When the tofu mixture boiled add the eggplant, mixed well. Put in a simmer until the eggplant is cooked and tender.
- In a small bowl mixed the cornstarch and water. Pouring into the eggplant mixture, stir quickly, taste it and add the green onion. Turn off the heat.
- Then the spicy eggplant mapo tofu is ready to served along with steam rice or brown rice as your choice. Enjoy 😊
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Tofu - silken tofu will not work for this dish as it will literally fall apart as you stir it while cooking. Extra firm or fried tofu is also not suitable - these are My family loves Mapo Tofu, and I have been searching for a delicious recipe. This one was an absolute hit!!! So tasty, I am making it again tonight. This melt-in-your-mouth Szechuan eggplant is pan fried, coated in a garlicky sweet-spicy sauce and served with crispy tofu over a bed of rice.
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