Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, spicy eggplant mapo tofu (un-stir fried eggplant and tofu). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

This dish truly lights up all the senses. Try this easy-to-make recipe for yourself, and you will. Mapo Eggplant is a spin on the Szechuan classic Mapo Tofu. Silky roasted eggplant is topped with a slightly spicy and garlicky bean sauce with ground A good rule to follow when preparing any kind of stir-fried dish is to prepare the sauce first.

Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have spicy eggplant mapo tofu (un-stir fried eggplant and tofu) using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu):

1. Make ready 1 eggplant wash and dry pat then diced into 1-2” cubes
2. Get 1/2 of silky tofu diced into small cubes
3. Prepare Chopped/sliced green onion
4. Take Minced garlic (3 cloves garlics)
5. Make ready Grated fresh ginger (1 tsp)
6. Prepare 1 dates soaked in 1/4 cup water (you can substitute with sugar)
7. Make ready 2 tsp Gochujang (fermented red pepper paste) you can get it in any Asian store. (Less or more)
8. Take Mushrooms powder
9. Make ready Soy sauces
10. Prepare 1 tsp cornstarch (less or more)
11. Take 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
12. Make ready Water

It is spicy, numbing, hot, aromatic and tender. Mapo tofu is one of the top ten famous Chinese dishes and enjoys a high popularity among not only Chinese people but also many western countries. Eggplant Mapo Tofu With Chicken Stock, Cornstarch, Low Sodium Soy Sauce, Granulated Sugar, Sesame Oil, Garlic, Minced Ginger, Green Onions, Bean Paste Add more spicy bean sauce if needed. Whisk together the chicken stock mixture again and then pour it over the tofu and eggplant.

Steps to make Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu):

1. Using your skillet over medium high heat, roasted the eggplants until turning brown. Set aside.
2. Meanwhile microwave the dates in 40 seconds. Smashed it and strained it.
3. Still using the skillet add the dates liquid, garlics, ginger, mushrooms powder,gochujang paste, cayenne pepper, and soy sauce. Add more water, mixed well then add the tofu.
4. Cover with the lid, and let it boiled.
5. When the tofu mixture boiled add the eggplant, mixed well. Put in a simmer until the eggplant is cooked and tender.
6. In a small bowl mixed the cornstarch and water. Pouring into the eggplant mixture, stir quickly, taste it and add the green onion. Turn off the heat.
7. Then the spicy eggplant mapo tofu is ready to served along with steam rice or brown rice as your choice. Enjoy 😊
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Eggplant Mapo Tofu With Chicken Stock, Cornstarch, Low Sodium Soy Sauce, Granulated Sugar, Sesame Oil, Garlic, Minced Ginger, Green Onions, Bean Paste Add more spicy bean sauce if needed. Whisk together the chicken stock mixture again and then pour it over the tofu and eggplant. Asian, Eggplant, Tofu, Water Spinach, Dinner, Easy, Main Course, Summer, Dairy Free, Healthy, High Fiber, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, Vegan, Vegetarian. This mapo tofu recipe is the true blue, authentic real deal—the spicy, tongue-numbing, rice-is-absolutely-not-optional mapo tofu that you get in the restaurants! Anyway, this recipe called for a lot of oil, but I cut it down because it's not unnecessary I used a technique called 'dry frying' the tofu, which eliminates the oil 'needed'.

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