# Mapo Tofu and Smashed Cucumber Salad

- Servings: 2 servings
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 clove garlic, peeled
- red chili pepper, finely chopped
- green onion, thinly sliced
- ginger, peeled and finely minced
- 1 block tofu, cut into cubes
- 1 cup water
- salt (optional)
- 2 tbsp oil
- 250 g ground pork
- 2 tbsp chili bean paste
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp cooking wine
- 2 tbsp cornstarch slurry
- white pepper (optional)
- 1 whole cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp sugar

## Instructions

1. Mince the garlic, finely chop the red chili pepper, slice the green onions, and mince the ginger.
2. Cube the tofu block.
3. Add cubed tofu to a pan of salted boiling water.
4. Drain the tofu into an oiled plate.
5. Form pork into meatballs and add to a hot pan with oil, smashing them down into the pan.
6. Add minced ginger, chopped garlic, chili pepper, and most of the sliced green onions to the pan, cooking until aromatic.
7. Stir in the chili bean paste, cooking sauce, and soy sauce.
8. Pour in water, then thicken with the cornstarch slurry, and season with white pepper.
9. Return the boiled tofu to the pan and gently incorporate.
10. Slice cucumber thinly, then place into a bowl, salt, and let it rest.
11. Drain excess water from the cucumber, then toss with soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar.
12. Serve the mapo tofu over rice and garnish with the remaining green onions.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HBCzxfJaRNM
- Creator: Jesse Jenkins - Another Day In Paradise
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4c41cf14-b887-462f-8a79-a58316cf68c7
- Extracted: 2026-10-08

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