Authentic Mapo Tofu Recipe from Sichuan

Hi Everyone! Mapo tofu is such a delicious dish loved by so many cultures. I grew up eating authentic mapo tofu from Sichuan and I want to share a recipe of mapo tofu that my family uses! In this video, I shared 3 most important steps of making mapo tofu! If you get these three things right, you can impress guests even from China!
Printable Recipe: bit.ly/3QPbo0d
Read more about Mapo Tofu history on my blog: bit.ly/3QPbo0d
When I started this channel, I really wanted to share the recipes from Sichuan and the awesome food culture we have. One of the most used kitchen staples is Sichuan Chili Oil! I've shared the recipe on this channel and I also have extra ones I bottled myself using the most traditional Sichuanese recipes. If you want to create some of the delicious chili oil dishes, try these chili oil out : bit.ly/3OngvCG
Authentic Mapo Tofu Recipe:
• Ginger 1 piece,
• garlic 2 cloves,
• green onion 1,
• ground beef(3 oz),
• tofu (1 pack)
• Vegetable oil: 2 tbsp
• Water 1 cup
• Sichuan peppercorn(or ground Sichuan Peppercorn): 1 tsp
• Soy sauce: 1 tsp
• Sugar: 1 tsp,
• Broad Bean Chili Paste (also called PiXian Doubanjiang): 1.5 tbsp
• Ground Sichuan Peppercorn: 1/2 tsp (for topping)
• Corn starch (or Potato starch): 1.5 tbsp
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[@sally1269]

I really appreciated the background you provided on this dish. It looks delicious ...and I'm going to run out and get the PiXian Doubanjiang and Sichuan peppercorns to make it tonight!

[@e.t1031]

Sichuan cuisine is the best

[@YiSichuanKitchen]

Totally agree! 😊

[@hybridpsycho]

Always love to se the small differences people have when they make Mapo Tofu. i was never a fan of Tofu until I tried this disch at my local sichuan restaurant. Now it's one of my favorites and I think I even make it better at home haha. The restaurant is great but I think they've tried to adapt it a bit more to the local crowd here in Sweden so it's different.

[@YiSichuanKitchen]

Yes!!! I’m always amazed by the little differences like in Japan Mapo tofu is sweet! 😊 but overall Mapo tofu is a dish that can be changed but still tastes amazing! I would try it in every culture if I can!!

[@ovais217]

Such a well made video !! We are trying this recipe tomorrow :-) Always looking forward to your recipes.

[@YiSichuanKitchen]

I'm so excited for you to try it!! It's my favorite dish of all time :)

[@ovais217]

@@YiSichuanKitchen We tried it today, ohh it is so awesome !! Thank you so much. Your eggplant, cumin beef, haidi lao stir fry and now mapo tofu is what we are cooking nearly every week. Please share your recipe for water boiled fish,, You are our cooking guru !!

[@YiSichuanKitchen]

@@ovais217 OMG! Thank you so much!! Yes please stay tuned!! 😆☺️

[@blackhorse2947]

麻婆豆腐是我最喜欢的菜肴之一。期待您的食谱

[@Silverlightbird]

Even after so many Cookings of Mapo Tofz here in Germany I would love to eat one Plate of Mapo Tofu in the Sichuan Region itself 🔥🔥

[@YiSichuanKitchen]

Me too!!! 😊 I can’t wait to have it when I visit Chengdu!

[@capagma29]

Love your smile

[@erikazann]

Thanks for the video, I made^this recipe today for the first time but for sure not for the last, my daughter and I loved it. 🥰

[@YiSichuanKitchen]

So glad you enjoyed it ☺️

[@erikazann]

@@YiSichuanKitchen Thank you! In five minutes I´ll cook it for the second time! It´s addicting (and so easy to make it!) 🤤😍

[@arhantgandhi]

Love it

[@wfp537]

This is the same as my recipe, except I add douche, and dried chillies, chopped up, Thanks for sharing the recipe.

[@bluefantail6908]

Ma Po Tofu is one of my favourite dishes. When I found your recipe I thought i give it a try, and I just finished cooking it myself at home. It came out delicious. So quick and easy to prepare and such a yummy result. Instead of the beef i used a few mushrooms (in my culture we nickname mushrooms 'the meat of the forest') and they taste really good as well. Thank you so much for your wonderful recipe. Ma Po Tofu will be much more often on my plate in the future :)

[@YiSichuanKitchen]

Such a great idea to use mushrooms in it! I’ll have to try ☺️ Glad you liked the recipe!

[@Silverlightbird]

As A Vegan, i used Diced (Shiitake) Mushrooms, which were amazing in their flavor!

[@YiSichuanKitchen]

Great idea!! 👍

[@tomhill4003]

Thanks so much for sharing this recipe! I LOVE this dish, and miss the flavors of Chengdu.

[@YiSichuanKitchen]

So glad!!! Enjoy!!! 😋

[@jeremymetcalf2502]

So it’s like Chinese sloppy joes.

[@bearhood2004]

No MSG NO original

[@greg.peepeeface]

OMG, I swear I have watched probably all the szechuan mapo tofu videos, and this is finally the one to mention specific region/brands (pixiandouban jiang).

[@YiSichuanKitchen]

Yes pixian doubanjiang is essential to make Mapo Tofu the authentic way! Other sauces are fine for adaptations but if you want Sichuan flavor, you got to have pixian doubanjiang and Sichuan peppercorn! 😊