Mapo Tofu

Mapo Tofu Authentic mapo tofu at home is easier than you think: soft silken tofu in a spicy Sichuan chili pork sauce can be yours in under 30 minutes. I’m addicted to the magical combination of silky soft tofu and saucy spicy pork. If you’re in the know, you know what I’m talking about: mapo tofu. What is mapo tofu? Mapo tofu is a famous Sichuan tofu dish that has plenty of mala, the signature numbing spiciness of good Sichuan food. If you haven’t had Sichuan food before, you might be scared of it’s fire-y red color, but once you get past that fear of heat, you’ll be coming back for more, more, more. I never used to love spicy food, but I’ve always, always loved tofu. As a kid, it would be on the menu two, sometimes even three times a week. Partially because we all loved it, but mostly it was because my brother was a tofu addict. He would beg my mom to cook tofu for him. He didn’t even care how it was made, he just had to have tofu. It was one of those funny things that all of our fami