Mapo tofu {$100 Visa gift card giveaway}

Mapo tofu {$100 Visa gift card giveaway} takes about 25 minutes from beginning to end. For $1.73 per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 326 calories, 20g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. 46 people have made this recipe and would make it again. This recipe from Running to the Kitchen requires sugar, dried chiles, soy sauce, and ground beef. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. With a spoonacular score of 43%, this dish is pretty good. Try Crispy sweet and sour tofu ($100 Visa gift card giveaway), Chef’s Salad + $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway, and Tropical Trifles + $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

½ tablespoon black peppercorns

1 cup chicken broth

1½ tablespoons red chili paste

1 tablespoon cornstarch

4 dried chiles

1 tablespoon fish sauce

2 cloves garlic, minced and divided

1 tablespoon grated ginger

2 tablespoons grapeseed oil

3 green onions, chopped

½ pound ground beef (a leaner cut is preferable so you don't have to deal with draining excess fat)

1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon sugar

1 package organic firm Mori-Nu tofu

2 tablespoons water

Equipment:

bowl

frying pan

wooden spoon

spatula

Cooking instruction summary:

Combine the beef, soy sauce, 1 of the minced garlic cloves and rice vinegar in a bowl, set aside.Combine the fish sauce, sugar, ginger, red chili paste and remaining clove of garlic in another small bow, mix and set aside.Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.Once hot, add the dried chiles and peppercorns and cook for 30 seconds.Add the green onions, cook for another 1 minute.Add the beef mixture, break up with a spatula or wooden spoon and cook until browned.Add the chili paste mixture and stir until combined.Add the tofu and chicken broth and stir gently. Bring to a boil and cook for 3-5 minutes.Mix the cornstarch and water together in a small bowl, pour it into the skillet and gently stir. This will thicken the sauce a bit.Serve over white rice and garnish with additional chopped green onions.

 

Step by step:


1. Combine the beef, soy sauce, 1 of the minced garlic cloves and rice vinegar in a bowl, set aside.

2. Combine the fish sauce, sugar, ginger, red chili paste and remaining clove of garlic in another small bow, mix and set aside.

3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.Once hot, add the dried chiles and peppercorns and cook for 30 seconds.

4. Add the green onions, cook for another 1 minute.

5. Add the beef mixture, break up with a spatula or wooden spoon and cook until browned.

6. Add the chili paste mixture and stir until combined.

7. Add the tofu and chicken broth and stir gently. Bring to a boil and cook for 3-5 minutes.

8. Mix the cornstarch and water together in a small bowl, pour it into the skillet and gently stir. This will thicken the sauce a bit.

9. Serve over white rice and garnish with additional chopped green onions.


Nutrition Information:

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325k Calories
20g Protein
22g Total Fat
10g Carbs
5% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
325k
16%

Fat
22g
35%

  Saturated Fat
5g
35%

Carbohydrates
10g
3%

  Sugar
2g
3%

Cholesterol
40mg
13%

Sodium
866mg
38%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
20g
40%

Vitamin K
22µg
21%

Vitamin B12
1µg
21%

Zinc
2mg
17%

Iron
2mg
16%

Vitamin B3
3mg
16%

Calcium
156mg
16%

Vitamin E
2mg
16%

Manganese
0.28mg
14%

Selenium
9µg
14%

Vitamin B6
0.26mg
13%

Phosphorus
115mg
12%

Vitamin C
7mg
9%

Potassium
309mg
9%

Vitamin B2
0.12mg
7%

Magnesium
26mg
7%

Fiber
1g
7%

Copper
0.1mg
5%

Vitamin A
242IU
5%

Vitamin B5
0.35mg
4%

Folate
14µg
4%

Vitamin B1
0.04mg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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