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Without dry toasting, the spices will not grind easily and finely too, so do not skip this step. Grind the peppercorns to a powder with a spice grinder, or a pestle and mortar. You will also see a layer of oil develop on the surface of the peppercorns. There will be some fun popping sounds from the peppercorn too. Once the fragrance releases, your peppercorns are ready for use. Toast them over low heat, making sure to stir or swirl your pan to move the peppercorns around so as to not burn them. To a dry pan, add the sichuan peppercorns.

To prepare, you will need to dry toast the peppercorns first to unleash the flavours. I love adding Sichuan Peppercorns for that addictively numbing sensation. If you are using chilli oil, you only need to toast the dried chillies over medium heat until it releases a smell. You do not want to burn the dried chillies especially, as it will lead to bitter chillies.

To toast the chillies so that it does not burn.

Alternatively, you can use your own chilli oil in place of this for an even quicker dish.

Fake the chilli oil! The chillies will infuse the oil with some spice and flavour.

In the recipe, I toasted the chillies first to do a couple of things: To do this, we toast the chillies over low heat to infuse the oil with flavour. In this recipe, I faked an instant chilli oil, since not everyone will have chilli oil – which can take hours to infuse – at the ready. Mapo Tofu taste the best if you use Chilli Oil – I have recipe for it here. The same goes for the bird’s eye chillies. To prepare the dried chillies, I simply give the dried chillies a rinse, and cut it into smaller pieces. Dried chillies are spicy, but it’s definitely mild.

Bird’s Eye Chillies – for some actual spicy heat.

You can use authentic Sichuan dried chillies, but I use regular spur Dried Chillies that I use for my everyday cooking, such as to make Dried Chilli Paste.

Dried Chillies – to give a delicious, toasty spice.

Types of Chillies to use for Mapo Tofuįor Mapo Tofu, I used two types of chillies:

Add the spicy taucheo at the same step that you would add the doubanjiang. For the spice, I added some spicy chilli flakes, adjusted to your spice tolerance. To use Taucheo in place of Doubanjiang, simply mash the taucheo to a paste. Taucheo is salted soybeans, so it has that similar bean umami flavour that the doubanjiang provides for the dish. A couple dishes that use Taucheo include Mee Siam Goreng and Mee Rebus. I don’t always have Doubanjiang at home! Instead I prefer to use Taucheo, which is an ingredient I have at home, and is a staple ingredient in Singapore cuisine. It’s very easy to purchase ready-made in supermarkets these days. Alternative to Doubanjiang: Taucheoĭoubanjiang is a spicy bean paste used in Chinese cooking. To prepare the soft tofu, you want to slice the tofu into cubes – which should be very easy with a knife. I’ve tried to use firm tofu, and it’s ok, but definitely a better eating experience with the melty soft tofu. The soft tofus go so great with the spicy gravy, almost melting into it. I like to use silken, soft tofu, and I highly recommend you do. Mapo Tofu is a Sichuan dish of soft tofu in a spicy and savoury minced meat gravy made with doubanjiang, or spicy Chinese bean paste. I love it for the bold and spicy flavours that go so amazingly well with some rice. If you want more to add more of a kick to your dish, I would add more chilies than what's prescribed in my dad's recipe.Mapo Tofu is not a typical Chinese-Singaporean food, but it’s the one dish that I make very often at home. Sichuan, on the other hand, is well-known for its bold and spicy flavors. My family is Cantonese, acclimated to the more earthy, mild flavors of Guangdong. My dad typically does not add a ton of spiciness into his dishes. If you use these links, we really appreciate the support! On Spiciness These links are affiliate links, which means that if you use our links to purchase these ingredients, Amazon pays my family a small amount for the sale - at no extra cost to you.

Substitute with Kikkoman Vegetarian Oyster Sauce.

Premium Oyster Sauce (yes, there is a difference).

If you don't live near an Asian market, most of what my dad uses can be found on Amazon: Some of these ingredients are hard to find in a typical grocery store.