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Sichuan-Style Sloppy Tofu Joes - {Mapo Doufu}

Type: Meat
Courses: Sandwiches
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 tablespoon 15mlOil
2 tablespoons 30mlMinced ginger root
3   Garlic cloves - minced
6   Green onions - thinly sliced
1/2 tablespoon 7.5mlChinese chile paste - (to 1 tbspn)
  (or use hot pepper sauce)
1/4 cup 4g / 0.1ozChopped cilantro
2 tablespoons 30mlLow-sodium soy sauce
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozGround sirloin or ground round
2 tablespoons 30mlFermented black beans - rinsed, chopped
2 cups 474mlChicken broth
1 lb 454g / 16ozFirm tofu - cut 1 1/2" cubes
1 tablespoon 15mlCornstarch

Recipe Instructions

Heat oil over high heat in wok or large skillet. Add 1 tablespoon ginger, 1/2 garlic, 3 sliced onions, 1/2 chile paste and 1/8 cup cilantro. Cook about 30 seconds. Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce and cook another 30 seconds. Add ground meat and black beans. Cook until brown, stirring frequently, about 4 minutes.

Add remaining ginger, garlic, chile paste and soy sauce, along with chicken broth, and bring to boil. Gently add tofu and simmer over medium heat about 3 minutes.

Mix cornstarch and about 1/2 cup hot liquid from wok in small bowl to create smooth paste. Slowly add paste to wok and simmer until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Stew should be slightly spicy, but remember rice will offset spiciness. Add touch more chile paste if you want spicier dish.

Serve hot over bowls of white rice and pass remaining green onions and cilantro separately in small bowls.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Each serving, without rice: 359 calories; 730 mg sodium; 32 mg cholesterol; 23 grams fat; 9 grams carbohydrates; 29 grams protein; 0.28 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 01-19-2000

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