Recipe: Appetizing Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu)

Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu). Serve over rice with a simple green salad for a complete meal. Get the recipe for Eggplant and Tofu Stir-Fry. Make a trip to the Asian market and make one of your favorite Chinese food dishes at home!

Authentic Szechuan style mapo tofu is one of the branding dishes of Szechuan cuisine. 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. You can have Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu) using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu)

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

This dish truly lights up all the senses. Try this easy-to-make recipe for yourself, and you will. Mapo Tofu is a popular Chinese dish from Sichuan province. So you won't be stir frying eggplant for a long time.

Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu) instructions

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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Asian, Eggplant, Tofu, Water Spinach, Dinner, Easy, Main Course, Summer, Dairy Free, Healthy, High Fiber, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, Vegan, Vegetarian. In this vegan, Szechuan-inspired dish, eggplants and tofu are cooked in a spicy garlic and ginger-infused sauce that will make anyone an eggplant lover. Eggplant recipes appear on this blog so often that I could probably change the name to FatFree Eggplant Recipes. It has a spicy, pungent, and appetizing flavor that goes perfectly with steamed rice. I love cooking mapo tofu for a quick lunch or dinner.