Muar or Ma Po Tofu Recipes and Cooking Tips

Ingredients :

• 2 pieces of tofu
• 2 stalks of spring onion
• 2 chilli
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 tablespoon soybean paste
• 1 tablespoon thick soy sauce
• 1/6 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 teaspoon sugar
• 50g minced chicken meat
• 2 teaspoons minced ginger
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed well with 2 tablespoon of water
• Pepper to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon Sichuan pepper

Method :

• Cut tofu into small desired cubes
• Chopped spring onion, garlic and chilli
• Combine soypaste with 2 tablespoon of water, thick sauce, salt and sugar
• Heat up 3 tablespoon of cooking oil
• Fry minced chicken meat till separated and browned
• Add spring onion, ginger and chilli and fry till fragrant
• Stir in soybean paste then add tofu and 1/4 cup of water to cook for about 5 minutes over low flame
• Stir in cornstarch mixture for thickening
• Add in pepper and Sichuan pepper
• Switch off the flame and ready to be serve