Mapo Tofu Noodles

15 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Slice up an entire onion into small pieces.
  2. 2Grate some garlic and ginger.
  3. 3Heat up some oil in a pan and cook down some ground pork until it gets a little crispy on the bottom.
  4. 4Add the onions and cook for a minute.
  5. 5Add in the grated ginger and garlic and cook for another minute.
  6. 6Add in some chicken broth.
  7. 7Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, and fish sauce.
  8. 8Add sesame oil, Sichuan chili flakes and Korean chili powder.
  9. 9Add a little bit of sweetener and a lot of MSG.
  10. 10Mix everything together and let it boil for 10 minutes.
  11. 11To thicken the broth, mix some corn starch with water and add it to the sauce.
  12. 12Cook a handful of somen noodles.
  13. 13Add tofu chunks and cook for one minute.
  14. 14Serve a bunch of the sauce on top of the noodles, then top with green onions and sesame seeds.

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon garlic
  • 1 tablespoon ginger
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 cup ground pork
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 6 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon Sichuan chili flakes
  • 1 tablespoon Korean chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons sweetener
  • 1 tablespoon MSG
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 handful somen noodles
  • 1 cup tofu
  • 1 cup green onions
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Equipment

knifegraterpanwooden spoonbowlchopsticks