Wineshark Cooking Class - Ma Po Tofu 麻婆豆腐

Ingredients (for 4):

• Hard tofu - 1 brick
• Pork - 50 g
• Ginger - 30 g
• Spring onion - 3 sprigs
• Garlic - 2 cloves
• Sichuan pepper - 30 
• Dried red chili - 3
• Chili oil - 1 tbsp
• Spicy fermented bean paste - 1 tbsp
• Fermented black beans - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Sugar - 1 tsp
• Dark soy sauce - 1 tsp
• Sesame oil - 1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tbsp

Procedures:

1. Mince the pork.

2. Cut the ginger, garlic and spring onion into finely. Crush the fermented black beans.

3. Cut the tofu into cubes and then put into a bowl with boiled water, adding 1/2 tsp of salt. Let it rest for 5 minutes before draining.

4. Heat the wok and pour in the oil, then add the ginger and garlic to stir fry.

5. Add the spicy fermented bean paste, chili oil and black beans to continue to stir fry.

6. Add the minced pork and continue to stir fry, adding dark soy sauce, sugar and salt. 

7. When the meat is done, add the tofu and gently mix well with the sauce.

8. Add sesame oil and spring onion, then serve. Sprinkle with Sichuan pepper powder.