Teppan Mapo Tofu
Juju, I can't stand the sound! Teppanyaki with burnt soy sauce in a Taiwanese izakaya
Description
A staple of Re Chao (taverns) where strongly flavored Mapo Tofu stir-fried over high heat is poured vigorously onto a smoking hot steak iron plate to enjoy the scorched sauce aroma.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Hard firm tofu
- Minced pork
- Doubanjiang
- Soy sauce
- Garlic
- Scallions
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Use hard firm tofu that won't crumble, dice to
- 5cm, and blanch.
- Stir-fry minced pork, garlic, ginger, and plenty of doubanjiang and soy sauce on high heat in a wok until crispy. Make the seasoning very strong (salty) for the Taiwanese tavern style.
- Add tofu and a little water, simmer briefly, and thicken 'very firmly' with potato starch slurry (so the liquid doesn't evaporate completely on the hot plate).
- Heat a beef steak iron plate on a gas stove until smoking hot.
- Vigorously pour the Mapo Tofu from the wok onto the hot plate. It erupts with an explosive sizzle and the savory smell of scorched soy sauce as it's carried to the table.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Scorched soy sauce and Doubanjiang aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought Mala sauce, Silken fried tofu
Pairing
Ice-cold Taiwan Beer exclusively
Trivia
[Trend] An entertainment dish enjoyed more for the 'sizzling sound' and 'rising steam and scorched smell' upon serving than the taste itself. An absolute hype-builder at Taiwanese taverns.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Scrape off the sauce and tofu that have charred like 'okoge' at the bottom of the iron plate with a spatula, washing it down with cold beer in a blissful entertainment!
Allergen
Soy, Pork, Wheat