Mapo Tofu is my favorite tofu dish. The sauce is meaty and savory; it clings to the tofu, rich with oyster sauce, bits of ground turkey and minced garlic. This version uses frozen peas and carrots, ...

Want something fiery and comforting? Learn how to make Mapo Tofu — soft tofu cooked in a spicy, garlicky sauce with ground meat, fermented bean paste, and Sichuan peppercorns. It’s bold, numbing, and ...

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 ...

Stir together 1 cup hot water and mushroom seasoning in a small bowl until well dissolved. Set aside. Toast chiles in a 14-inch wok over medium-low, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add ...

Anyone who says tofu is bland or boring hasn’t eaten mapo tofu, the intoxicatingly spicy, fragrant dish from the Sichuan province of China. Unlike the gentle Vietnamese tofu dishes I grew up with in ...

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 ...

Want bold heat and deep umami in one dish? Learn how to make Mapo Tofu — a classic Sichuan Chinese recipe featuring soft tofu simmered in a rich, spicy sauce with ground pork, fermented bean paste, ...

In medium heat warm oil in a pan, add minced garlic. Warm until garlic smells like a real kitchen should. Add ground meat and brown the meat. Add hot bean sauce, soy sauce and water, and mix ...

Famed Chinese chef Yu Bo’s mapo tofu takes the spicy, hearty and pleasingly numbing dish and kicks it into a higher gear. The addition of avocado, a California twist, is — and I don’t always love this ...