Similar Recipes
Mapo Tofu
The traditional Sichuan dish of silken tofu and ground beef, packed with málà flavor from chili oil and Sichuan peppercorns.
Gong Bao Chicken
If you've ordered takeout from a Chinese restaurant in your life, you've probably either seen or tasted Kung Pao chicken. And I'll admit that it's a dish I've loved and still enjoy. But the Westernized version is missing the key ingredient that is the star of the authentic Sichuan version, known more commonly as Gong Bao chicken: Sichuan peppercorns. It's their unique, mouth-numbing effect that gives the dish its spicy, warming quality.
Chongqing Chicken (Sichuan La Zi Ji)
Chongqing chicken is a traditional, spicy dish of chicken and dried red chilies. Use our authentic Sichuan La Zi Ji recipe & make this classic dish at home!
Real-Deal Kung Pao Chicken
Homemade Kung Pao chicken is marinated with soy sauce, fresh ginger, and spices before cooking in a smoking hot wok.
Kung Pao Chicken
Take out style Kung Pao Chicken! You'll love the sweet, savoury, tangy Kung Pao Sauce with the addictive numbing heat of Sichuan pepper. A flavour explosion!
Chicken with Garlic Sauce
Don't mistake this Chicken with Garlic Sauce dish with what’s on your Chinese takeout menu. This chicken and garlic sauce is 99 times better - Trust me!
Sichuan Chicken with Peppercorns and Chile
Dried red chiles and whole Sichuan peppercorns give this chicken a warm and tingling heat.
Sichuan Spicy Three Pepper Chicken
Three Pepper Chicken is a classic spicy Sichuan dish with a combination of fresh peppers, dried chilies, and Sichuan peppercorns.
Gong Bao Ji Ding (Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken)
This gong bao ji ding (Sichuan kung pao chicken) recipe is based upon the version from the source in Chengdu and a near-perfect weeknight dish.
Braised Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
A Cantonese classic: chicken simmered in black bean sauce, with fermented black beans with loads of minced garlic. The beans and the garlic are a snappy pairing, and there is enough sauce in the pot to spoon on top of rice or noodles for a one-dish meal.
Tofu haters can have a shot at tasting the addictive Sichuan-style sauce flavored with hot chili oil and numbing Sichuan peppercorns.
Serve With
Korean-style mapo tofu (Mapadubu: 마파두부)
I'm excited to share my Korean-style mapo tofu (mapadubu: 마파두부) recipe with you today! If you've been cooking Korean dishes for a while, I'm sure you have some Korean sauces and pastes stocked in your pantry or refrigerator by now. Using what you have already, you can make this dish very easily!...
Mapo Tofu (Mince & Tofu in Spicy Sauce)
Mapo Tofu - the Japanese version of a classic Sichuan dish with a lot less oil but just as much flavour, made with readily available ingredients. A flavour explosions in a bowl, only 340 calories per serving!
Mapo Eggplant
Mapo Eggplant takes the familiar flavors of everyone’s favorite Sichuan Chinese Mapo Tofu recipe, with the replacement of tender eggplant!
Mapo Tofu
The traditional Sichuan dish of silken tofu and ground beef, packed with málà flavor from chili oil and Sichuan peppercorns.
Cheat’s Mapo Tofu Packet
Use this Mapo Tofu packet sauce to create a mapo tofu dish packed with all the flavor, spice, and chili goodness you’d expect from your favorite restaurant.
Mapo Tofu Recipe: The Real Deal - The Woks of Life
This mapo tofu recipe (麻婆豆腐) is the true blue, authentic real deal––the spicy, numbing, rice-is-not-optional Sichuan mapo tofu you get in restaurants.
Vegan Mapo Tofu: Easy Recipe! - The Woks of Life
Spicy, delicious mapo tofu is usually made with ground pork, but for this vegan recipe, we use chopped shiitake mushrooms and haven't sacrificed any umami!
The Best Vegan Mapo Tofu
This is my favorite dish of all time, in a completely meat-free form. Using dried and fresh mushrooms complexity and texture to the fiery dish, making it every bit as good as—if not better than—the original.
Mapo Tofu with Ramps
While mapo tofu is a dish suitable for any season, adding in a few big handfuls of sliced ramps, the ephemeral wild spring onions that show up by the bushel at farmers' markets, makes the dish into a hyper-seasonal, incredibly delicious treat.
Mapo Beans (White Beans Cooked in the Style of Mapo Tofu)
A quick-cooking riff on mapo tofu that's perfect for using up cannellini from a big batch of cooked dry beans.