This recipe for Chinese Mapo Tofu is a classic, spicy, numbing, saucy tofu dish that comes together in 20 minutes. It's bold, comforting, and perfect over a bowl of freshly steamed rice. Mapo Tofu is ...

Tofu as an ingredient often takes on the characteristics of whatever sauce or preparation is being used to dress it. In the case of mapo tofu, those soft, placid blocks of tofu guard a scorching ...

To prepare Mapo Tofu, first cut the tofu into cubes, being very careful not to break them (1). Blanch the tofu cubes in lightly salted water for one minute (2), then drain and set aside (3). Heat a ...