RECIPES : Tasty Lunchbox Meal: Mapo Tofu with Corn Fried Rice Recipe

 RECIPES : Tasty Lunchbox Meal: Mapo Tofu with Corn Fried Rice Recipe 

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and these days I'm going to show you my version of Mapo Tofu with Corn Fried Rice

So I'm going first of all tossing up a simple Corn Fried Rice

considering that Mapo Tofu could be very excessive on flavour

I've stored the Rice very slight.

You can toss up any Fried Rice as you desire.

So let's start.

Heat up a pan.

Let's warmth 1 tbsp of Oil.

Once the Oil is great and warm

into this upload in 1 tsp of Garlic finely chopped

stir fry the Garlic for a few seconds.

1 Capsicum finely diced,

half of a Red Capsicum finely diced,

half a red Carrot finely diced,

also upload in 1/2 a cup of Yellow Corn

or you can even take 6-7 Baby Corns

dice them up and upload in.

This Yellow Corn is boiled

Stir fry the Veggies for a couple of minutes

and now into this, I am simply going to feature in 1 tsp of Soya Sauce.

2 pinches of Black Pepper.

Next I'm going to add in

1/2 a cup of Rice that I've boiled.

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in the description field underneath on the way to boil the Rice.

Very carefully

toss up the Rice with the Veggies

make sure you don't wreck the greens

additionally add in Salt to taste.

At the quit

upload in a few Spring Onions and Leaves

toss it up and this Rice is achieved.

Turn off the flame

and I am simply going to move this pan on the aspect.

The Fried Rice is carried out and now permit's get on to making the Mapo Tofu.

So first, I am going to start with boiling some water in a pan.

Into this, now I am going to feature in just a little little bit of Salt,

turn on the flame and produce this water to a boil

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For this recipe, you may use any form of Tofu, like silken, smooth or firm Tofu

whichever texture you want the nice.

I'm going to be the use of Silken Tofu because it melts in your mouth

and I simply love the feel of Silken Tofu.

It's a bit difficult to deal with Silken Tofu,

you want to reduce it very carefully because it's very delicate and custardy.

I'm going to boil this Tofu only for 1 minute precisely in boiling water

what takes place is that, it chefs the Tofu barely

plus it rinses Tofu

and also it will become a little easier for us to handle the pieces.

Let's begin reducing this Tofu

very carefully.

It's so soft

it seems like I am slicing via Custard.

As you saw within the close shot

that the Tofu is so gentle

so very carefully in a spatula, just choose them up

and region them

and then slowly slide them in hot water.

Don't try to drop the pieces without delay into the water with your arms.

Do no longer touch the Tofu together with your spatula whilst they may be boiling

simply cook dinner them for 1 minute precisely by using the clock.

And instances up, permit's eliminate them.

Remove them over a muslin fabric or a napkin.

While these pieces are cooling down

allow's speedy make the gravy for Mapo Tofu.

For the Gravy,

let's begin heating some Oil.

So round a tbsp and a half of of Oil

as soon as the Oil is quality and hot

into this, I am going to feature in 1 tbsp each

Ginger, Garlic and Celery

Ginger goes in first,

Garlic,

and Celery finely chopped.

Stir fry these elements for a few seconds.

Next I am going to add in

2 Bird's Eye Chillies or Thai Chillies that I have lightly pounded

they're extremely highly spiced so ensure you do not add too much.

If they're no longer available you can continually add some Green Chillies.

Next, I am going to feature in a few chopped Bok Choy

Bok Choy is without difficulty available in recent times

simply in case you don't get them, you may even add in a few leaves of Spinach

or simply diced colored Bell Peppers.

Stir fry the Bok Choy for a few seconds,

ensure you use the steam as well.

Next add in Soya Sauce,

so a tbsp of Soya Sauce.

A tbsp of Black Bean Sauce,

Black Bean Sauce is without difficulty to be had on-line in addition to in shops

so don't worry you will get it.

A tsp of Rice Wine Vinegar,

simply in case if you do now not get Rice Wine Vinegar, you can usually skip it.

A tbsp of Chilli Sauce

and a tbsp of Shezwan Sauce

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While the sauces are cooking let's make the Cornflour slurry

so permit's take 1 cup of water

in that I'm going to add in a tbsp of Corn Flour.

Give it a mix

make certain there are not any lumps.

Let's add in the Slurry

I'm also going to feature in a single greater cup of water.

Cook the Slurry for at the least 2-3 minutes.

The gravy has started out to thicken and now into this

I'm going to add inside the Tofu pieces.

Same way location them over a spatula

and slide them within the gravy.

Just in case, you do not want to use Tofu, you could usually use our suitable vintage Paneer

cut up the Paneer into cubes

and dirt them with a touch bit of Corn Flour

and just flash fry them for 30 seconds and then upload it to the gravy.

Let's upload in a few Salt

move a bit easy on Salt due to the fact all the sauces also has some amount of Salt.

Some Spring Onions and Leaves

Give it a final stir

and this is done.

Both the dishes are ready

time to plate in my bowl.

Make a mattress of Rice

Let's top it up with some Mapo Tofu.

Our Corn Fried Rice with Mapo Tofu is prepared.

I'm sure this hot spicy delicacy is going to put you within the good books of your guests

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