ma po dou fu

Ma Po Dou Fu Recipe

(Spicy Pork To Fu)

Here’s a relatively easily recipe for a famous Northern dish. It’s traditionally quite oily and spicy but you can vary it to your taste.

Ingredients:
1) Silken Tofu (1 lb or less) Soft tofu is best but firm varieties can also be used.
2) 1lb of ground lean pork
3) a few cloves of garlic
4) 1-2 tablespoons edame beans cooked (optional)
5) Lee Kum Kee Ma Po Dou Fu Sauce (yeah we cheated)
6) Chinese Ma sauce.
7) A teaspoon of soy sauce
8) Tablespoon of Cornstarch
9) One scallion.

Serves 2-3 people.

1) Take your ground pork and add cornstarch and soy sauce. Stir and let marinate for about 5 minutes.
marinate pork ma po dou fu

2) Fry each side of your Tofu till golden brown (about 2-3 minutes on each side on high heat)
fry tofu on each side - ma po dou fu

cooking ma po do fu
3) Fry garlic in hot oil in your wok and then add pork. Cook till about 50%

4) Remove pork and add in your tofu and edame beans.

5) Stir in pork and add in your Ma Po Dou Fu sauce and Ma sauce.

6) Cover pan with a lid and let steam for about 5 mins.

7) Add cut scallion and serve immediately.