4.5 from 6 votes
Addictively Spicy MaPo Tofu
One bite and you'll be hooked on this spicy Sichuan MaPo Tofu!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
227 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 2 blocks tofu about 12 ounces per block, firm
- 2 onion diced
- 1 cup mushrooms sliced
- 3 talks green onions chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 Tablespoons mirin sweet white cooking wine
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger powdered
- 2 teaspoons Chili oil
- 1/4 teaspoons Chinese five-spice
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- 3 Tablespoons doubanjiang spicy fermented bean paste
Instructions
- Add diced onions to a large sauté pan with 2 TB oil and saute on medium heat until onions start to brown.
- Add mushrooms, Doubanjiang (spicy fermented bean paste) and stir until well combined.
- Add chili oil, ginger, soy sauce, garlic, 5-spice, sugar, and mirin. Stir.
- Cut tofu into bite-sized cubes and lay on top of the ingredients in saute pan. Add 1 1/2 cup hot water and gently stir.
- Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for about 20 minutes or until tofu is tender.
- Garnish with green onions and serve over jasmine rice.
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Notes
- Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.
Nutrition Information
Calories
227kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Sodium
533mg
(22%)
Potassium
193mg
(4%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
90IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
7.5mg
(8%)
Calcium
237mg
(24%)
Iron
2.9mg
(16%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 227
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 227kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Sodium | 533mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 193mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 90IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 7.5mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 237mg | 24% |
| Iron | 2.9mg | 16% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.