Mapo Tofu

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450 g soft tofu ,I am using Szechuan tender lushui tofu

100 g minced meat-beef or pork

½ tbsp. sesame oil

½ tsp. salt

3 tbsp. cooking oil , divided

1.5 tbsp. Doubanjiang ,roughly chopped

½ tbsp. fermented black beans ,also known as dou-chi and fermented soya beans, roughly chopped

1 tbsp. pepper flakes or powder ,optional

½ tbsp. Sichuan pepper for making fresh ground powder

water or broth for braising ,I use 400ml this time

1 tbsp. light soy sauce

1 tsp. sugar ,optional for reducing the spiciness

2 scallion whites ,finely chopped

4 garlic greens or scallion greens ,finely chopped

2 garlic cloves ,finely chopped

5 ginger slices ,finely minced (around 1 teaspoon)

subheading: Water starch:

2 and ½ tablespoon water

1 tablespoon cornstarch

subheading: Serving:

steamed rice for serving

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