Simple Way to Make Appetizing Mabo Dofu

Hello everybody, welcome to our recipe page. Today I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, Mabo Dofu. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mabo Dofu Recipe.

You can have Mabo Dofu using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mabo Dofu

1. Take of Flour-Water Slurry.
2. It’s 1/4 c of flour.
3. Make ready 1/3 of to 1/2 c of water.
4. Prepare of Seasoning.
5. Prepare to taste of (sea) salt.
6. It’s 1 tsp of garlic powder.
7. You need 1/4 c of dashi (dried Japanese fish stock) or 1-2 tbsp of miso or 1-2 chicken bouillion [this is really to taste, since it's used to add the most savory flavour].
8. It’s 1 pinch of turmeric powder (for color) OPTIONAL.
9. Prepare 1 pinch of paprika (for color) OPTIONAL.
10. Take 2 tbsp of ground chili or 1 tbsp of fresh spicy pepper (I use habanero) OPTIONAL.
11. It’s 2 tbsp of soy sauce.
12. Make ready 1 tbsp of sesame oil.
13. Take of Filling.
14. You need 4 of baby bok choy, sliced or diced.
15. It’s 1 1/2 stalks of celery, sliced or diced.
16. Prepare 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced.
17. It’s 1 1/2 box of soft tofu, cut into small cubes.
18. It’s 1/2 lb of ground beef or other (about beef/pork/turkey: be sure to "cut" into small pieces when cooking so you don't end up with meat clumped together).

Mabo Dofu step by step

1. In a small bowl mix the water and flour, gradually adding the flour. Be sure that it's not too thin or too thick. Set aside mixture for later.

Note: It should feel like you've added a bit of water to some honey, still somewhat thick but moves a lot smoother..

1. In a pan, add some oil and saute the meat until brown. Season lightly with salt. Add the veggies and cook till soft, then add the tofu last.

Note: Garlic and spicy pepper should be cooked last among the vegetables to avoid burning..

1. Add your seasonings, then the flour-water slurry and mix thoroughly immediately. If it seems like it's too thick, add some water to thin it out. When everything has thickened up nicely and sticks together more or less, it's done! Serve over rice..
2. THIS IS NOT A STEP; if you feel that the ingredient list is way too long then just go with a basic mabo dofu recipe using just the ground meat, your choice of veggies and the dashi, soy sauce, sesame oil and salt. That's really all you need, everything else is just my preference, such as the habanero..