Los Angeles Times

The ultimate mapo tofu recipe has a California twist

Yu Bo and his wife, Dai Shuang, gained international fame with their restaurant Yu’s Family Kitchen in Chengdu, China; ⁠consuming the painstakingly crafted and beautiful 16 cold dishes that begin ...

28 Creative Tofu Recipes, From Savory Mains to Delicious Desserts

From crispy sandwiches and weeknight stir-fries to comforting stews and chewy doughnuts, these dishes highlight the ...
The Telegraph

Recipe for My Mom’s Japanese-Style Mapo Tofu from ‘The Wok’

This image shows a recipe for Japanese-Style Mapo Tofu from the cookbook "The Wok: Recipies and Techniques," by J. Kenji López-Alt. (J. Kenji López-Alt/W. W. Norton & Company via AP) J. Kenji ...
The Denver Post

You can have tongue-tingling mapo tofu at home, no takeout box — or meat — required

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I eat a lot of plant-based meals, but often the fact that they don’t contain meat is beside the point. So it’s one of my pet peeves when a recipe, restaurant ...
The New York Times

Spicy Mapo Tofu Scramble and Citrusy Sumac Roasted Fish

This round of recipes goes all in on big flavors. By Mia Leimkuhler Christian Reynoso’s mapo tofu scramble.Credit...Bryan Gardner for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Greg Lofts. I am mad for mapo ...
AOL

How to Make Mapo Tofu at Home

When my father took over a takeout restaurant in Phoenix in the early 1990s, the menu quickly grew from 18 dishes to over 50. Though beyond impractical and bordering on ridiculous for such a small ...
PBS

Discover the Story Behind Mapo Tofu

Uncover the origin of this popular and spicy Chinese dish. Have your ingredients ready before you begin - stir fry cooks fast. I love a dish with a good story behind it, and Mapo Tofu is a legendary ...
The Boston Globe

Recipe: Kenji’s mom’s Japanese-style mapo tofu is one of his regular family meals

1. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and water. With a fork, mix until smooth; set aside. 2. In a wok over high heat, heat the oil until smoking. Add the beef and cook, stirring constantly, for ...
The Guardian

How to make mapo tofu – recipe

Discover the joys of creamy soy bean curd in this spicy Sichuan dish that comes together in minutes Mapo tofu is a Chengdu favourite typical of the “spicy generosity” of Sichuan food, Fuchsia Dunlop ...
The Macomb Daily

Have tongue-tingling mapo tofu at home, no takeout box required

I eat a lot of plant-based meals, but often the fact that they don’t contain meat is beside the point. So it’s one of my pet peeves when a recipe, restaurant or brand makes a bigger deal out of what a ...
Yahoo

Recipe for My Mom’s Japanese-Style Mapo Tofu from 'The Wok'

J. Kenji López-Alt has written a new cookbook with handy tips, fascinating asides and some 200 dishes all related to the wok. One recipe in “The Wok” is for a version of mapo tofu that is similar to ...