Spicy Mapo Tofu | The Only Reason Rice Exists

This Spicy Mapo Tofu recipe is the only reason your rice exists — silky tofu and savory ground pork in a glossy, numbing Sichuan sauce. It's a Chinese recipe built for cooking for one, using real Sichuan doubanjiang and chili oil for that authentic, better-than-takeout flavor. Ready in one pan, it's the kind of weeknight dinner that turns a plain bowl of rice into the main event. If you've been craving restaurant-style Sichuan food without the delivery fee, this is it. ✨ What you’ll love about this recipe: ✔️ Ready in under 20 minutes, all in one pan ✔️ Silky tofu and savory pork in a glossy, numbing sauce ✔️ Just one skillet — barely any dishes to wash ✔️ Cheaper than delivery, and way spicier ✔️ Turns a plain bowl of rice into the main event -------------------------------------------- 🛒 Ingredients (1 serving) -------------------------------------------- 🥢 Main Firm tofu — 12 oz (350g) Ground pork — 5 oz (150g) 🌿 Aromatics Fresh chili — 1 Ginger — 3-4 slices Green onion — 1 🥄 Sauce Base Sichuan doubanjiang — 1 tbsp Black bean sauce/Fermented black bean — 1 tsp Water or chicken broth — ⅔ cup (150ml) Sugar — ½ tsp White pepper — ⅛ tsp Light soy sauce (optional, adjust to taste) — ½ tsp Dark soy sauce (optional, for color) — ¼ tsp 💧 Cornstarch Slurry Cornstarch — 1 tsp Water — 1 tbsp 🌶️ Final Seasoning Sichuan peppercorn powder — ½ – 1 tsp Chili flakes — ¼ tsp Sichuan chili oil — 1 tsp 📅 New video every Wednesday 7:30PM EST (4:30PM PST) -------------------------------------------- 🕒 Chapters -------------------------------------------- 00:00 - Intro 00:19 - Cutting and Prepping the Tofu 00:59 - Blanching Tofu in Salted Water 01:41 - Chopping Ginger, Green Onion and Chili 02:39 - Mixing Doubanjiang and Black Bean Sauce 03:20 - Prepping Peppercorn, Chili Oil and Slurry 03:52 - Frying Aromatics and Browning Ground Pork 04:38 - Stir-Frying Doubanjiang Sauce with Chili 05:03 - Simmering Broth and Adjusting Seasoning 05:35 - Adding Tofu and Sichuan Peppercorn 06:20 - Thickening Sauce with Cornstarch Slurry 07:11 - Final Chili Oil and Plating -------------------------------------------- 🔖 #MapoTofu #ChineseTofuRecipe #TofuRecipe #SichuanFood #TofuStirFry #ChineseFood #AsianRecipes #LazyWeeKitchen -------------------------------------------- 🎬 by Lazy Wee Kitchen | Powered by Lazy Logic