【1mintips】This hot n' spicy Mapo Tofu recipe will warm up your winter day!

【Ingredients】
300 gram block of Tofu
100 grams minced pork
2 lengths scallions
5 grams minced garlic
5 grams ginger


【Seasonings】
part A
2 tablespoons spicy bean sauce

part B
1 teaspoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
100cc of water

part C
1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with water
1/8 teaspoon pepper


【Steps】
1. Dice the tofu; cut up the scallions and set this aside.
2. Pour a little oil into a hot frying pan and begin with the garlic and ginger over low heat then add in the ground meat and stir-fry.
3. Then add the spicy bean sauce and saute while adding in seasonings B. Boil the Tofu from step 1. (Important point: Saute the spicy bean curd sauce first then adding the Tofu will maximize the flavor.)
4. Bring to a boil over a low flame and add the cornstarch and water to the Tofu shifting the pan from side to side slowly so that the cornstarch water will spread evenly. Move with the spatula onto a plate and sprinkle with pepper and onions.
(Important point: Mapo Tofu is delicioius but the secret is in the ground pepper. Clean out the frying pan before adding it for a richer flavor.)

Your dish is now ready to be served!!