Cold Mapo Tofu

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Mapo tofu, the beloved Sichuan dish, traditionally comes bathed successful a bold, spicy, profoundly umami sauce. While this mapo tofu mentation comes with 3 important differences – meat-free, acold and no-cook – it’s imbued with the aforesaid large flavors and textures of the archetypal dish. Doubanjiang and Sichuan peppercorns – the signature seasonings of mapo tofu – harvester with aromatics to make a quick, punchy condiment that turns a artifact of acold tofu into a meal. Taste your marque of doubanjiang truthful you’re acquainted with however spicy and salty the legume condiment is; past set the magnitude you usage accordingly. There are galore fantabulous brands connected the market, but look for ones labeled Pixian which denotes it was made successful the country of Chengdu, China, which is the location of mapo tofu. An fantabulous marque that’s disposable successful the United States is Juan Cheng.

Notes: Silken tofu that comes successful integrative containers tin beryllium tricky to region without breaking apart. Using crisp room scissors, cautiously trim disconnected the edges of the container and peel the integrative screen disconnected completely, past spot a cleanable towel implicit the tofu, followed by a plate, and flip it over. Snip each of the 4 corners of the integrative instrumentality disconnected to assistance merchandise the integrative instrumentality from the tofu and cautiously assistance it close off. Your tofu should beryllium intact. Fold the sides of the towel implicit the tofu oregon spot different connected top.

To grind Sichuan peppercorns, enactment them successful a mortar and pestle and bash them until coarsely crushed – determination volition beryllium good pulverization mixed up with bits of smashed husks. Use it all. If you prefer, substitute full dried reddish chiles oregon crushed reddish capsicum flakes (but you won’t get the tingly, numbing effect the Sichuan capsicum offers!).

Doubanjiang goes by galore names: It is sometimes sold arsenic spicy legume paste, spicy wide legume paste, wide legume chili condiment oregon fermented chili legume paste. There are 2 types of doubanjiang: One packed successful lipid that tends to beryllium spicier, portion the different is simply a chunkier paste. Both volition enactment successful this recipe, but alteration the amounts depending however spicy you privation it.

Where to buy: Doubanjiang and Sichuan peppercorns tin beryllium recovered astatine Asian markets oregon online.

Storage: Refrigerate leftovers for up to 4 days.

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From cookbook writer Hetty Lui McKinnon.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (1 cupful tofu, 2 tablespoons sauce)

• Calories

  210

• Fat

  12 g

• Saturated Fat

  2 g

• Carbohydrates

  10 g

• Sodium

  512 mg

• Protein

  16 g

• Fiber

  1 g

• Sugar

  5 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From cookbook writer Hetty Lui McKinnon.

Tested by Anna Rodriguez.