Sichuan-style yuxiang aubergine
Share this veggie Sichuan dish with friends as part of a Chinese banquet with steamed jasmine rice. It used minced soy for a meaty texture
Mushroom mapo tofu
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
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- 400g fresh firm tofublock
- 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 2 garlic clovesfinely chopped
- 2.5cm piece gingerpeeled and finely grated
- 1 red chillideseeded and finely chopped
- 150g fresh shitake mushroomssliced to 1cm strips
- 1 tsp dry toasted whole Sichuan pepper
- 1 tbsp chilli bean paste
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wineor dry sherry
For the sauce
- 250ml cold vegetable stockor mushroom stock
- 2 tbsp Chinkiang black rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp tamarior low-sodium light soy sauce
- 1 heaped tbsp cornflour
To serve
- large pinch of toasted ground Sichuan pepperto garnish
- 3 spring onionstrimmed and sliced
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal233
- fat13g
- saturates2g
- carbs11g
- sugars4g
- fibre4g
- protein16g
- salt2.83g
Method
step 1
Drain the tofu and press gently with kitchen paper to remove any excess moisture. Alternatively, you could place the tofu on a clean tea towel, place a clean medium chopping board over the top and leave for 10 mins to press out any excess moisture. Slice into 1.5 x 1.5cm sized chunks.
step 2
Mix all of the sauce ingredients together in a jug.
step 3
Heat a wok over a high heat and drizzle in the rapeseed oil. Add the garlic, ginger and chillies and stir for a few seconds. Tip in the mushrooms and stir-fry for a few seconds, then add the Sichuan pepper and the tofu, gently stirring. Add the chilli bean paste and dark soy sauce, followed by the Shaoxing rice wine or sherry. Pour in the sauce ingredients, stir everything to combine, and bring to the bubble, cooking for 1 min.
step 4
Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle over the ground toasted Sichuan pepper and spring onions to serve.
