Instant Pot Mapo Tofu with Pot-in-Pot Steamed Jasmine Rice | Careful! Heat Advisory! 🌶️🌶️🌶️🥵🔥♨️❤️🔥🧯
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2024
- Spicy mapo tofu with pot-in-pot steamed jasmine rice - a one-pot meal that’s super quick and easy to make in your pressure cooker! I love tofu (Steve hates it) and I’m always looking for new ways to eat it.
NOTES:
• Protein Choices: Any ground meat would work here. If you use a fattier ground beef, you may want to pour off extra fat after browning. You can also go vegetarian by omitting meat and using vegetable broth instead of chicken broth. Tofu is already protein-heavy so it’s a great idea for a meatless meal.
• Doubanjiang (豆瓣酱): This is a spicy Chinese chili bean paste made from chilies, soybeans, and broad beans. It tastes like a mix of Korean doenjang (fermented soybean paste) and sambal oelek (Indonesian chili paste). A 2:1 ratio of doenjang:sambal would be a good substitute if you can’t find a pre-mixed jar at your Asian market.
• Sichuan Peppercorns: This is what causes the tingling and numbing in the dish. Look for whole peppercorns and use a spice grinder to finely grind the amount you need when it’s time to cook. I have a coffee grinder that I use just for spices: Bodum Bistro Coffee Grinder amzn.to/3XSqA2H
• Spice Levels: This dish is meant to be spicy, but you can tone it down to your level if needed. Omit the dried red chilies and Thai bird’s eyes if you need to, but use at least 1 teaspoon of the Sichuan peppercorns as they are a key component.
• Tofu Firmness: Traditional stovetop versions use soft tofu for the silky texture, but it won't hold up under pressure. I like using firm or extra firm tofu because it stands up well under pressure and absorbs the sauce as it cooks. It also softens up to a better consistency by the time it’s done - not quite silky like soft tofu, but it’s pretty darn good.
• Pot-in-Pot Rice: Mapo tofu is usually served with rice so why not get it all done in the same pot at the same time? In fact, whenever I cook something that needs around 10-15 of cooking time, I usually slide in a PIP rice for an easy side.
• Optional Thickening: See step #9 below.
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Today’s Ingredients:
2 TB vegetable oil
1 small onion, chopped
8 oz ground pork (chicken, turkey, or beef are good, too!)
¼ tsp salt
3 TB doubanjiang (豆瓣酱-Chinese chili bean paste)
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 inches fresh ginger, minced (≈ 3 TB)
2 TB ground Sichuan peppercorns (more or less to your tolerance)
8 dried chilies, hand-crushed (more or less to your tolerance)
4 fresh Thai bird’s eye chilies, chopped (more or less to your tolerance)
1 tsp sugar
1 cup chicken broth (Better-than-Bouillon in the video)
14 oz firm tofu, ½” cubed
PIP Jasmine Rice:
2 cups jasmine rice, rinsed
2 cups water
1 TB rice vinegar
½ tsp salt
Optional Toppings: Scallions, fresh chilies, ground Sichuan peppercorns, toasted sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, black vinegar, soy sauce, etc.
Instructions:
1. Preheat the Instant Pot to on the highest sauté setting and add the oil when the display reads “HOT.” Once the oil is heated through, add the onion and ground pork. Cook, stirring once or twice, until onions are softened and meat is no longer pink.
2. Add the doubanjiang, garlic, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, dried chilies, Thai chilies, and sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, for just another minute.
3. Add the chicken broth and deglaze the bottom of the pot. Make sure to scrape up any stuck-on browned bits to avoid a “BURN” warning later.
4. Add the cubed tofu, tossing to coat with the sauce and spreading out in an even layer.
5. To make the pot-in-pot rice: Place a tall trivet into the pot (tall enough to leave at least ½” space between tofu and the trivet. Then place a 7” cake pan or other metal pan onto the trivet. In the pan, add the rinsed rice, water, rice vinegar, and ½ teaspoon salt. Stir to evenly distribute the ingredients.
6. Lock and seal the lid and cook on high for 10 minutes followed by a full natural pressure release. Once the pin has dropped, reopen the lid.
7. Remove the rice pan to a heat safe surface and remove the trivet from the pot.
8. Stir and taste the mapo tofu and adjust seasoning to your liking.
9. Optional: If your mapo tofu is too loose/soupy, you can thicken it by whisking together a mix of 1 tablespoon each corn starch and water. Set the pot to the lowest sauté setting and gently stir in the corn starch slurry until thickened.
10. Serve mapo tofu over steamed rice with optional toppings and ENJOY!
OMGGGGGGGGG!! THIS IS MY FAVORITE DISH! ! well, one of my faves! hahah thank you so much for this! :)
Haha! It's so hard to pick favorites when there's so much good food in the world! Thanks for watching, Jen! 💖🐝
@@NosieBee this is on eof my top ten for sure. I can't wait to try to do it in the IP. ,😍 always love your content my friend!
Thanks, Jen! Let me know if you have suggestions after you try! I added vinegar off-camera with the leftovers. 💖🐝
Lot of flavor there !! Looks like all ingredients I would like !! I have one stupid question though! What is tofu?
Looks delicious 👍🏼😊
Thanks, Hemi! Tofu is soybean curds pressed together into a block. It comes in different textures, soft to extra firm. I like the taste straight from the package, but most people find it bland so they use it in recipes with flavorful sauces Super high in protein so it's a great meat substitute. Look for it in the salads/produce in most grocery stores.
Thanks for watching! 💖🐝
I see the hands are hard at work making something good to eat. Looks delicious but I would want a mild heat. Steve sure is a picky eater if he doesn't some of the delicious meals you make.
Hey, tmac! Been a while, huh? Hope all's well. Start with 25% of what I used in the video - there are also plenty of Japanese versions that leave the heat out completely.
Steve's trying, but he's quite set into his ways as he was raised, not exactly into trying new things.
Thanks so much for watching! 💖🐝
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