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If you've eaten at a Sichuan restaurant, chances are you've had some version of mapo tofu. Whether or not you enjoyed it depends on your spice tolerance and, of course, the quality of the restaurant ...

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In medium heat warm oil in a pan, add minced garlic. Warm until garlic smells like a real kitchen should. Add ground meat and brown the meat. Add hot bean sauce, soy sauce and water, and mix ...

Mapo tofu is one of the most well-known dishes from Sichuan in southwest China, made of tofu, minced pork, and spices. A plate of well-cooked mapo tofu is aromatic, soft, and numbingly spicy. That ...

This image shows a recipe for Japanese-Style Mapo Tofu from the cookbook "The Wok: Recipies and Techniques," by J. Kenji López-Alt. (J. Kenji López-Alt/W. W. Norton & Company via AP) J. Kenji ...

Mapo tofu — minced meat and silky tofu bathed in chile sauce — is our all-time favorite Chinese takeout dish. Yours, too? This simple DIY version comes together ...

Want bold heat and deep umami in one dish? Learn how to make Mapo Tofu — a classic Sichuan Chinese recipe featuring soft tofu simmered in a rich, spicy sauce with ground pork, fermented bean paste, ...

Yu Bo and his wife, Dai Shuang, gained international fame with their restaurant Yu’s Family Kitchen in Chengdu, China; ⁠consuming the painstakingly crafted and beautiful 16 cold dishes that begin ...