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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      35 min

Appears in
Radikal Kitchen: Flavours without Borders

By Radhika Howarth

Published 2024

  • About

Mapo Tofu is a delightful, mouth-tingling dish that perfectly balances the vibrant flavours of Sichuan cuisine. It is known for its spicy, bold flavours and features a combination of tofu (bean curd) and minced meat (usually pork or beef) cooked in a spicy and savoury sauce.

The vegetarian version of Mapo Tofu replaces the meat with mushrooms but keeps the signature spicy and numbing addition of the Sichuan peppercorns and chilli bean paste.

The ‘Mapo’ in Mapo Tofu is in hon