Recipe of Ultimate Mabo Dofu

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, mabo dofu. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Mabo Dofu is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Mabo Dofu is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have mabo dofu using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mabo Dofu:

1. Get Flour-Water Slurry
2. Make ready 1/4 c flour
3. Get 1/3 to 1/2 c of water
4. Make ready Seasoning
5. Make ready to taste (sea) salt
6. Take 1 tsp garlic powder
7. Take 1/4 c 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. Get 1 pinch turmeric powder (for color) OPTIONAL
9. Take 1 pinch paprika (for color) OPTIONAL
10. Prepare 2 tbsp ground chili or 1 tbsp of fresh spicy pepper (I use habanero) OPTIONAL
11. Get 2 tbsp soy sauce
12. Prepare 1 tbsp sesame oil
13. Get Filling
14. Prepare 4 baby bok choy, sliced or diced
15. Prepare 1 1/2 stalks celery, sliced or diced
16. Get 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
17. Take 1 1/2 box soft tofu, cut into small cubes
18. Get 1/2 lb 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)

Instructions to make Mabo Dofu:

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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

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