Mapo Meat Pile Tofu (Failed Mapo Tofu)
Mapo Meat Pile Tofu (Failed Mapo Tofu)
Ingredients
- 1 stalk Japanese long onion
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 250 g ground meat
- 1 block tofu, uncut
For the Sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon doubanjiang
- 1 tablespoon tianmianjiang
- 1 tablespoon chicken soup powder
- 2 tablespoons cooking sake
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Finely chop the white part of the Japanese long onion. Thinly slice the green part of the Japanese long onion and set aside for garnish.
⏱️ 3 min
- 2
In a medium bowl, combine all sauce ingredients: sugar, cooking sake, soy sauce, tianmianjiang, doubanjiang, and chicken soup powder. Mix well until thoroughly combined.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Heat sesame oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and minced ginger and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Add the ground meat to the frying pan and cook, breaking it apart with a spoon, until it is no longer pink and has started to brown. Then, add the finely chopped white part of the onion and cook for another 1-2 minutes until slightly softened.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Pour the prepared sauce mixture into the pan with the meat and onion. Increase the heat to high and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, allowing the sauce to thicken slightly and the flavors to meld.
⏱️ 5 min
- 6
Carefully place the entire block of tofu (without cutting) right in the center of the pan on top of the meat and sauce mixture. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and let it simmer for a short while, about 3-5 minutes, allowing the tofu to heat through and absorb some of the flavors.
⏱️ 5 min
- 7
Remove the lid and sprinkle the thinly sliced green onion (the green part) on top of the dish.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Serve hot. To eat, break the tofu apart with a spoon directly in the pan or on individual plates, allowing the sauce to seep into all the uneven edges of the tofu. Enjoy with rice.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Mapo Meat Pile Tofu (Failed Mapo Tofu)
- 1 stalk Japanese long onion
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 250 g ground meat
- 1 block tofu, uncut
For the Sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon doubanjiang
- 1 tablespoon tianmianjiang
- 1 tablespoon chicken soup powder
- 2 tablespoons cooking sake
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Finely chop the white part of the Japanese long onion. Thinly slice the green part of the Japanese long onion and set aside for garnish.
⏱️ 3 min - 2
In a medium bowl, combine all sauce ingredients: sugar, cooking sake, soy sauce, tianmianjiang, doubanjiang, and chicken soup powder. Mix well until thoroughly combined.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Heat sesame oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and minced ginger and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Add the ground meat to the frying pan and cook, breaking it apart with a spoon, until it is no longer pink and has started to brown. Then, add the finely chopped white part of the onion and cook for another 1-2 minutes until slightly softened.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Pour the prepared sauce mixture into the pan with the meat and onion. Increase the heat to high and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, allowing the sauce to thicken slightly and the flavors to meld.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
Carefully place the entire block of tofu (without cutting) right in the center of the pan on top of the meat and sauce mixture. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and let it simmer for a short while, about 3-5 minutes, allowing the tofu to heat through and absorb some of the flavors.
⏱️ 5 min - 7
Remove the lid and sprinkle the thinly sliced green onion (the green part) on top of the dish.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Serve hot. To eat, break the tofu apart with a spoon directly in the pan or on individual plates, allowing the sauce to seep into all the uneven edges of the tofu. Enjoy with rice.
⏱️ 1 min