Hello Bridge to JAPAN! This time, I would like to show you how to make Mapo-Tofu, a Japanese version of Chinese food.
It is a Chinese dish made by stir-frying minced meat, red chili peppers, soybean paste and tofu with chicken broth.
Originally, miso is not used, but it can be made with miso that you have at home, so please try it!
You can also adjust the amount of chili pepper to make it as spicy as you like. So if you like it very hot, you can add more!
I think it would also be delicious served over rice as a bowl of MapoTofu.

BACK GROUND

• Originally, one of the Chinese dishes, Mapo-Tofu, which is popular in Japan, is less spicy.
• It is believed that Chen Jianmin( 陳建民 )was the first person to popularize it in Japan.
• The use of miso makes it more mellow.
• It is often served in restaurants as well as on the dinner table at home.

Episode In JAPAN

Mapo Tofu is a popular home-style dish, but for me, the most impressive product is the Mapo Tofu Base sold in supermarkets.
This product, which can be made quickly by simply adding tofu to the Mapo Tofu base, played a role in my menu planning as a single person at the time. Chinese food on a hot summer day is more sweaty and very tasty. Even if you are sweating, the spiciness of Chinese food makes you sweat even more.
I think that’s what MapoTofu is. If you put it on top of rice, it’s great! It also goes well with beer. Most tofu dishes have a light flavor, but the combination of Chinese food and tofu with spices was a shock to me.

The Key Item

After all, tofu is indispensable. Firm Tofu or Silken Tofu , it doesn’t matter which, and Miso!
If you don’t like the spiciness, you can add miso. It makes it mellow!