My family is Cantonese, and Mapo Tofu is just not part of that heritage. It’s not like Grandma and Mom had the internet back then to help them looking up recipes like we do. But once I started learning to cook, Mapo Tofu is one of the recipes that I want to be part of my cook...
Although very tempted, I will not call my recipe the most authentic Mapo Tofu because every family or restaurant in Sichuan cooks this dish differently and I am fully aware that there are many variations around the world ranging from the ketchup infused Cantonese style to Japanese style Mabo ...
An authentic Sichuan mapo tofu recipe. If you haven't tried authentic mapo, you might be scared of it's fire-y redness, but this is the best version ever.