Meat Mountain Mapo Tofu Rice
More meat than tofu!? Sea of ground meat made with Taiwanese-style "sweet bean paste soy sauce"
Description
Unlike Sichuan numbing Mapo Tofu, uses Taiwan's sweet doubanjiang (like Gangshan), reducing tofu ratio and increasing 'minced pork' to the limit. Taiwan home's massive Mapo bowl.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Minced pork(massive)
- Tofu(lesser)
- Taiwan doubanjiang
- Garlic
- Scallions
- Soy sauce
- Sugar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Heat generous oil in wok, fry minced pork (3-4x usual, hamburger-level amount) until crispy in its own fat.
- Fragrantly sauté massive minced garlic, scallions, and Taiwan's 'La Doubanjiang (sweet doubanjiang)'.
- Add a little water, soy, sugar; bring to boil.
- Add lesser amount of diced tofu, thicken strongly with starch slurry.
- Dump this 'mince flood' over bowl rice.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Doubanjiang fermented sweet aroma and garlic
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Irreplaceable due to Taiwanese sweet Mapo style)
Pairing
Cold tea、Fried egg(topping)
Trivia
[Hardcore] Named 'Mapo Tofu', but practically 'ultra-gooey spicy Lu Rou Fan with tofu'. Weak numbness (Sichuan pepper), fronting 'sweet/saltiness' of sugar and doubanjiang, so even spice-hating students shovel it down. The hidden boss of Taiwan B-grade gourmet.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Top with a 'soft fried egg (Hebao Dan)', break the yolk to coat the meat-filled sweet/spicy Mapo Tofu, enjoying a mild, rich flavor change!
Allergen
Pork, Soy, Wheat