Ma po recipe

Recipe ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable broth
• 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tb rice wine/dry sherry
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1/2 ts hot sauce
• 1 tb sesame oil
• 1 tb vegetable oil
• 3 ea garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb firm tofu, cut to 1/2" cubes
• 2 cups mung bean sprouts
• 1 tb cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
• 2 ea green onions, slivered

Recipe method

• In a small bowl, combine broth, hoisin sauce, rice wine or sherry, ketchup and hot sauce. Set aside.
• Place a wok over high heat, when hot, add vegetable oil.
• Add garlic and stir for 5 seconds.
• Add tofu and stir fry for 2 minutes.
• Stir in reserved sauce and cook 1 minute.
• Add bean sprouts and cook another minute.
• Add dissolved cornstarch and stir till sauce thickens.
• Serve over noodles tossed in sesame oil or over steamed rice.
• Garnish with onions.

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• Mongolian beef recipe
• Moo goo gai pan recipe
• Mu shu chicken recipe
• Orange beef recipe
• Peanut sauce recipe

Ma po recipe