Mapo tofu is a more well-known dish, many people like to eat tofu, made very flavorful, especially the spicy taste, up to the special rice, when making mapo tofu, in the end is to use south tofu or north tofu? Many people will not do it, today to share the delicious recipe of this mapo tofu.
To do mapo tofu must be used relatively easy to form the north tofu, we usually eat lactone tofu, generally used to make cold dishes to use, that is, south tofu, it is particularly not easy to form, the production process is easy to break, in addition to the use of tofu is not easy to break, you can also add a step in the process of making, so that the mapo tofu is not only not easy to break, but also easier to taste.
【Preparation of ingredients】
Tofu, paprika, bean paste, salt, starch, green onion, ginger, garlic, beef, chicken essence, cooking wine, soy sauce.
【Cooking steps】
1. First wash the prepared tofu on the lower surface, then cut into small cubes of about one centimeter, put it into a bowl for later, add more water in the wok, add a spoonful of salt, boil the water until boiling, and then put the tofu into the boiling water for two minutes, after blanching the water, the tofu is not easy to break, fish out the dry water and put it on the plate for later.
2. Wash the prepared shallots, ginger and garlic, cut into small pieces, and then cut the beef into small pieces.
3. Heat the oil, wait for the oil temperature to be 60% hot, put in the onion, ginger and garlic to fry, wait for the color of the garlic to turn slightly yellow, then add the bean paste and chili powder, continue to stir-fry the aroma, and then add the beef grains and sauté until ripe.
4. After frying the aroma of the dish, add a little water, cook the soup until boiling, then add tofu, keep the low heat and slowly simmer for five minutes, so that the tofu pieces can be flavored, and the soy sauce and salt are added during the stewing process.
5. After five minutes, finally add a spoonful of chicken essence, mix evenly to turn off the heat out of the pot, so that the mapo tofu is very delicious, and the appearance does not look at all. It tastes very smooth and tender, and if you like to eat mapo tofu, you may wish to try it according to this method, and the taste of mapo tofu made with beef is very fragrant.
【Cooking Tips】
When making this mapo tofu, do not use lactone tofu to do, because it is very easy to break, even if the boiling water does not have much effect, lactone tofu is too soft and tender, not suitable for making mapo tofu, it is best to choose gypsum point of the north tofu to make, so that both to ensure the integrity of the tofu, but also more delicious.
Make this mapo tofu according to your own preferences to choose the spiciness of the pepper, do not like to eat spicy, you can put a little green pepper to make, the taste is also quite good.