Recipe Cuisine: Chinese
Theme: 10 Iconic Asian Ingredients
Ma Po Mushroom Tofu
By: Selina
Ingredients
- 500g firm tofu
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 5 shiitake mushrooms
- 3 spring onions
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp ground Sichuan peppercorns
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup water
- 2 tsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp Lee Kum Kee Premium Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp doubanjiang paste (chilli bean paste)
- 3 tbsp Lee Kum Kee Peppercorn Chilli Oil
Product used in recipe
- LEE KUM KEE - PEPPERCORN CHILLI OIL
- LEE KUM KEE - CHILLI BEAN SAUCE
- LEE KUM KEE - PREMIUM SOY SAUCE
Method
- Chop the shiitake and king oyster mushrooms into similar sized cubes (about ½ cm).
- Cut 2 spring onions into 3cm batons. Finely slice the remaining spring onion for serving.
- Cut the tofu into 3cm cubes, being careful not to break the tofu.
- Heat oil in a wok to medium heat. Then add in ginger and garlic, cook for 1 min until fragrant.
- Add all of the mushrooms to the wok, cooking for 3-4 mins until soft.
- Turn the wok heat to low and put in doubanjiang paste, Sichuan peppercorns and Lee Kum Kee Peppercorn Chilli Oil, stir for 1 min.
- Gently place tofu into wok with salt, soy and water. Cook on a low heat for 3-4 mins.
- In a small bowl add 1 tbsp of water and cornflour to make a slurry. Pour into the wok, stirring to combine well, until the sauce begins to thicken.
- Put tofu and mushroom mixture into a dish, top with finely sliced spring onion and serve with rice.
