Simple Way to Make Quick Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu)

Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu). This dish truly lights up all the senses. Try this easy-to-make recipe for yourself, and you will. Make a trip to the Asian market and make one of your favorite Chinese food dishes at home!

All you need to do is to stir. This mapo tofu recipe is the true blue, authentic real deal—the spicy, tongue-numbing, rice-is-absolutely-not-optional mapo tofu that you get in the restaurants! Mapo Eggplant is a spin on the famous Szechuan Mapo Tofu.

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, spicy eggplant mapo tofu (un-stir fried eggplant and tofu). One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

This dish truly lights up all the senses. Try this easy-to-make recipe for yourself, and you will. Make a trip to the Asian market and make one of your favorite Chinese food dishes at home!

Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It's simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. It's enjoyed by millions every day. Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu) is something which I've loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have spicy eggplant mapo tofu (un-stir fried eggplant and tofu) using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu):

1. {Get 1 of eggplant wash and dry pat then diced into 1-2” cubes.
2. {Take 1/2 of of silky tofu diced into small cubes.
3. {Take of Chopped/sliced green onion.
4. {Make ready of Minced garlic (3 cloves garlics).
5. {Take of Grated fresh ginger (1 tsp).
6. {Make ready 1 of dates soaked in 1/4 cup water (you can substitute with sugar).
7. {Prepare 2 tsp of Gochujang (fermented red pepper paste) you can get it in any Asian store. (Less or more).
8. {Prepare of Mushrooms powder.
9. {Prepare of Soy sauces.
10. {Make ready 1 tsp of cornstarch (less or more).
11. {Take 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper (optional).
12. {Prepare of Water.

This adaptation is less spicy but does not lack in flavor. This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. This means that if you make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Consider this eggplant tofu stir-fry recipe when you're looking for a quick, protein-packed vegetarian dish.

Instructions to make Spicy Eggplant Mapo Tofu (un-stir fried Eggplant and Tofu):

1. Using your skillet over medium high heat, roasted the eggplants until turning brown. Set aside..
2. Meanwhile microwave the dates in 40 seconds. Smashed it and strained it..
3. Still using the skillet add the dates liquid, garlics, ginger, mushrooms powder,gochujang paste, cayenne pepper, and soy sauce. Add more water, mixed well then add the tofu..
4. Cover with the lid, and let it boiled..
5. When the tofu mixture boiled add the eggplant, mixed well. Put in a simmer until the eggplant is cooked and tender..
6. In a small bowl mixed the cornstarch and water. Pouring into the eggplant mixture, stir quickly, taste it and add the green onion. Turn off the heat..
7. Then the spicy eggplant mapo tofu is ready to served along with steam rice or brown rice as your choice. Enjoy 😊.
8. ❤️HappyCooking❤️.

Serve it over whole-grain brown rice to complete the meal. Serve over rice with a simple green salad for a complete meal. Eggplant and tofu are fantastic together; the tofu holds its shape, the eggplant collapses and partly joins the sauce and the result was too dark and While tofu and eggplant roasts, prepare the sauce. Heat a large, heavy skillet over medium heat and add butter. Once butter melts, add shallots, garlic.

So that's going to wrap it up with this special food spicy eggplant mapo tofu (un-stir fried eggplant and tofu) recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I'm sure you will make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!