PYF Easy Mapo Tofu

For the Base:

• 1 lb of Ground Pork or Beef 
• 1 pack Tofu (silken/soft is traditional but I have made it with medium or firm tofu)
• 2 cups of chicken stock 
• 1tbsp. beef stock powder (chicken bullion will work too)
• 1 tbsp. ginger 
• 3 Green onion finely chopped
•  2 tbsp. garlic 
• Cornstarch 2 tsp with 3 tbsp water 
• Chili oil (optional) 

For Flava sauce:

• 1tbsp Black vinegar (optional) 
• PYF Chili paste or (any Asian chili garlic paste) or 2 tbsp Chili bean paste (Tobanjang Chinese chili bean paste) 
• 1 tbsp. Oyster sauce 
• 1 tbsp. Soy sauce 

Cooking Steps:

1. Heated wok or large sauce pan 
2. Oil and add green onions, mix and then add garlic, ginger fry for one minute (and chili oil for extra spicy)
3. Add salt and pepper small sprinkle .5 tsp of each mix for additional 2 mins 
4. Add protein of choice 
5. 2 cups of chicken stock 
6. PYF Chili paste mapo sauce 
7. 1tbsp beef stock powder
8. Bring to a boil for 3 mins 
9. add Cornstarch slurry stir  
10. Add Tofu 
11. Cook on med-low for 15 minutes  
12. Gently stir the tofu by softly pushing in a forward-backward motion  

Eat with rice. Add extra PYF chili  

ENJOY!!!!