How To Make Mapo Tofu - Marion's Kitchen

How to make mapo tofu. A humble combination of tofu and minced pork made extra special with spicy chillies and numbing Sichuan peppercorns. Even your tofu-hating friends will love this one!

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ABOUT MARION

Marion Grasby is a food producer, television presenter and cookbook author who's had a life-long love affair with Asian food.

Marion is a little bit Thai (courtesy of her mum) and a little bit Australian (courtesy of her dad).

​Marion lives in Bangkok, Thailand and travels throughout Asia to find the most unique and delicious Asian food recipes, dishes and ingredients.

[eugene]

No Music... Just a beautiful peaceful YOU. Love it thank you.

[JessieWings]

I just made this and wow. The flavor is incredible and the spice is amazing! I paired mine with a bowl of noodles and my lips are still tingling. Thank you Marion!

[samhitharaj]

This is truly the best! I'm vegetarian so I replace pork with mini portabella mushrooms and chicken stock with vegetable stock. Fool proof. I must have made this about 8 times now and it comes out good every single time!

[rukisan]

I've been learning a lot from channel about cooking and now my hobby is cooking because of you. Thank you!

[christinatolar]

I have never had Mapo Tofu as delicious as this recipe. Highly recommend.

[SabertoothSB]

Really funny story. Every time I start getting annoyed with other cooking videos. I think, I wonder if Marion has got a recipe and end up here. Thanks Hun!!!!

[LastRODbender]

I make this dish quite often (my wife’s favorite). This version was awesome. The best. Thx!

[maishamaliha]

Would love to see more recipes with tofu. Especially hard/extra firm tofu! I love the texture of those but still looking to find the perfect recipe for them.

[beulafrancis]

Every time I made this dish I can’t help but say vow Marion love it . Waiting for more Chinese dishes in chicken or beef

[mayditan]

Thanks Marion, I love your videos and recipes. Btw, this is what I learned just now after I tried this recipe, is to REMOVE the BLACK SEEDS inside the SZECHUAN PEPPERCORNS before grinding them because they feel like gritty sand in the mouth. It was my first time using the peppercorns and I had to Google about it while eating this mapo tofu! Great recipe though!

[ireneflamel]

First thought: Yorokobe shounen!

I'm a fan of yours!!

[kathylee]

I just made this and IT WAS HEAVENN. I have been craving this forever and this just made me so happy!! Thank you! ❤

[eonoeeonoe]

woooh.. the smell is almost coming out of my screen. i love this. i have to make this. thank you sooo much for this recipe.

[beulafrancis]

I never thought I would ever make tofu but here I am saying vow !Done to perfection restaurant style . I did reduce the spice like you said to ones own palate but superb ! Marion! Thank-you you bring out the best in me with your fabulous dishes .

[blotchilim]

Wanted to eat mapo tofu, so i turn to your channel for step by step how to cook. Bcos you always keep it simple yet manageable! Thx marion

[susankara]

I have been cooking tofu for ever and never heard of the water trick. It's a recipe changer for sure. I ❤ this recipe.. but all your recipes are stunners. Thank you for sharing 😉

[akim]

Thank you for the recipe! I had to adjust the recipe for my kids for the spice level and cooked it without the peppercorns since we didn’t have any. I also didn’t have the light/dark soy sauce just regular, but I added some oyster sauce/hoisin sauce instead and a little bit of mirin since my kids like it a little sweet, and it was still good!! At least I had the doubanjiang. Next time I will definitely make it with the peppercorns to take it to the next level! 😊

[Rhall]

You make this dish look absolutely incredible! I am adding this to my cook soon list of recipes!

[az]

Thank you so much Marion. This is such a good dish, i made this the first time last week, my family loves it..

[susankara]

We love tofu and not having the szchehun pepper corns made it anyway...at least 3 times. 8 months into covid ventured to the Asian market for them... wanted to make the real thing. All the difference, a stellar dish...but then , it's a marion recipe!!!! Thank you. Hugs💕