Chinese cooking--sichuan food --Mapo Tofu

[reieto]

Wow..this is wonderful. 谢谢

[rianna596]

english version please

[210482fmj]

i have never seena chinese wok burner with flames that yellow before. It looks more like the setting on a gas fire place. I'm guessing this provides different amounts of heat to the more vortex jet type looking burners

[GhibliMoon]

like e chop veggie into thin slices..mmm this food must be delicious :)

[ryanphan1211]

oh looking at how thin the raw food that he slices...definitely a professional @_@

[LidiyaShadow]

awesome fire show at 4:31 x3

[leilawonderland]

and all i have is a bag of crisps...

[piehnoharmony]

absolutely delicious dish!! By the way does anyone know the name of the song that is used in the background? 

[Vireeze]

@piehnoharmony The background music is 康定情歌 which means Kangding Love Song

[piehnoharmony]

@Vireeze thank you for telling us the name of the song.

[chefkoo]

Still, to date, the only video on youtube that shows the real thing. This the only reference I go to for mapo tofu.

[Doleafol]

He is literally playing with fire.  Beautiful.

[szchoedee]

this is a very nice video, however, we dont understand the language, would you please install an english sub language so that we could follow your ingredients in this recipe... I know this is a very hearty and delicious Mapo Tofu! Wishing for more videos to be uploaded!!!

[sommif]

A joy to watch such skill.

Never knew how he kept his rag from catching fire.

[mahtay2000]

this and REAL Kung Pao chicken are two of my favourite dishes from China. Thanks for the post. Can you include any that have the freshwater fish served whole?

[mara235]

This looks really good and I appreciate the ingredients translated..though it looks to me as if he is adding a variety of wines or stronger alcohols in order to get the burn off. I'll try with dark chinese cooking wine and see how it turns out!

[boobtuber06]

Doushasha, do you also have the video for dongpo rou?

I'm trying to find it.

[MrAgainstWar]

Your reaction Beingbanana show the problem.

Eating a lot or not eating at all.

To solve this we have to learn to eat racionally.After you can eat what you want.

[MrAgainstWar]

Nothing wrong with bacon,if you are not eating every day.

The people nowadays have the bad habit

of overeating.Too much and unhealthy.

We have very extremistic thinking.

[chefkoo]

OK Let's set the record straight with this MSG nonsense. People who think that MSG is bad for you are very misinformed. MSG is harvested tom kelp seaweed using a process called reverse distilation. It's100% natural. People who claim to get headaches from it have an allergy that reacts to the salt in MSG. otherwise they're faking it.

[mstrhck]

This video is mesmerizing

[benjie414]

the music is nice

[narutokyubi9]

Isn't this the stuff on Happy Ever After?

[eastwest3002]

Why one to add MSG in this instruction? A good receipe never calls for MSG! Though it is quite a good demo, adding the MSG is a no no................

[sirnyk]

msg is alright once you're used to it. you really overreacted

[larojned]

do you know msg is a metal?

[PerfectionObsessive]

MSG has a flavor characteristic similar to mushrooms, since Sichuan chefs aren't used to mushroom broths as it really has a hard time blending in with the spicy flavors, MSG is used instead.

Umami without the grass or wood-like flavor.

[takadi]

Adding MSG is like adding sugar...it won't kill you as long as you add too much, but it really is a short cut, a filler...instead of relying on plant sugars or natural caramelized flavors, or perhaps the natural flavor of meat, seafood or mushrooms

[beingbanana]

msg is part of cooking. dont be so narrow minded. are we going to stop eating bacon because it is 75% fat? no way

[chefkoo]

I love MSG

[chefkoo]

what's wrong with MSG? I love MSG!

[00sven00sven00]

my girlfriend had mapo tofu cooked by one of the IRON CHEFS! shes now on a quest to make one just as good! lucky for me;))

[PitchforkMethLabYoga]

I don't speak Chinese, so I'm just guessing at what the ingredients and amounts are. It's very hard finding badger pork rinds and black cabbage pods probably steamed in some sort of deep onion bacon. Wish me luck!

[ahszi]

嘩。。。 真的很好吃。。。 我很餓了。。。 :)

[chefkoo]

to date, this is still the best video on the subject of mapo tofu

[MayumiMarie]

And it's no longer available... why are they removing good videos and leaving the not-so-good stuff behind?

[chefkoo]

not avalible? i'm watching it right now. were they doing maintainance?

[Shao001]

For those interested here's an English translation of the ingredients: 400g- Tofu 75g- oil 50g- Green garlic 50g- Lean beef 1g- Szechuan pepper powder 5g Hot red pepper flakes 40g- Soy bean pasta, propably Pixian 40g- Fermented black bean 15g- Soy sauce 2g- Table salt 20g- Corn Starch Solution 2g-MSG 120g-Meat/vegetable broth

[truckster89]

haha thanks i understand but not all of it

[aja978]

looks really good

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[dan1427]

I guess that this is for the American dummies. It would be useful to have it translated in Chinese, for their own dummies, fed up with the authentic Chinese cuisine and who would like to try the American innovation...

[DeeHong]

i wish they have that stove top in CANADA too :(

[lovedmonton]

we do not need stove

[siamro364228]

i wish we have that knid of stove top in US.

[chefkoo]

you can buy them. the gas bill will be astronomical

[DeeHong]

true considering the gasoline prices now a days LOL

[risquecat]

i love the butcher block. and thier knife is insanely sharp.i wish they have a cooking school here in san diego

[inmens]

Can somebody translate the ingredients? This is an amazing recipe.

[8kasumi]

omg... im so hungry right now~

[wadoiu123]

i love this dish it awsome

[fenxian1]

Typical Sichuan Mapo Tofu use ground pork, not beaf!

[chefkoo]

actually, traditionally it didn't have meat at all. it was just tofu with a sauce made from chili. later on people started using it as a way to stretch out the amount of meat they had. then they started adding pork. beef is commonly used as well

[lordg100]

You can see more recipes at cookskills . com

[MearickLee]

Really awesome, I'd love to try it.

[SargonMan]

would this be a spicy hot dish?

[asian123294]

ya..very spicy

[mekanopsis1]

Is he using black beans? What was that black stuff at the start?

I wish I had a stove like that. Do these guys ever burn themselves, I wonder?

[Asmodai9]

The Black Stuff would be Sichuan Peppercorns

[lihouisland]

very strange i like the flaming wok but not sure about the ingredients

[takadi]

it's a very very famous dish! The flaming wok guarantees that it's extremely aromatic, slightly smokey, and very fresh.

[kylie131]

ok,i decide today going out to order it,so hungry nowxD u need posting english discription for the clip^^

[retirednavyhaha]

This is better than watch fake kung fu clips.

I wish there is English subtitle to this. Yum Yum.

[SFSkipster]

On a wintery, rainy, blustery day such as today in San Francisco, that really looks appetizing. Instead of burning the house down, I think I'll try it at one of our many Chinese restaurants in the 'hood. YUM!

[cheryl1120]

dono what is he cooking......can u put closer look.......bad cooking performance!!!!!!

[gaominml]

beef is one materia ,in ma po tofu.

if you do not use beef,it called ma la tofu...

lol...

[simplychia]

no good

[gaominml]

i am chinese,i like ma po tofu .

[chefkoo]

easilythe best video for teaching how to make mapo tofu. most of the other ones have different variations. i like this one alot. i think i'm gonna make this now. i'm huingry

[Dantinus]

Thankyou.

Pinyin: Xie Xie Nin.

[doushasha]

aha,u r welcome.(bu yong xie) so happy to see u all like it huh:) my pleasure to share with u of my food in hometown,which in shanghai is not cooked as well as in Sichuan.

[Sekatathefag]

@doushasha How spicy is this?

[rayracykholin]

OhChien: thank you.

[OhChien]

(2 large cloves garlic, minced (not mentioned nor shown)) (1 tbsp Chinese Cooking Wine (not mentioned nor shown))

1. Remove the tofu's "skin", about 2mm off. Cube tofu. (Usually 1/2 inch cubes.)

2. Soak in lightly salted water for 2 mins.

3. Drain.

4. Mince the beef. (Match the green onion's coarseness.)

[OhChien]

5. Finely chop the green onions.

6. Separately, slightly mash the fermented beans and bean paste.

7. Heat a wok under high heat. Add oil.

8. Fry minced beef until they separate.

9. Add bean paste and fry till fragrant.

10. Add fermented bean and chilli powder. Fry till fragrant.

11, [4:17] Add minced garlic (not mentioned in ingredients).

[OhChien]

12. [4:30] Add cooking wine (not mentioned in ingredients).

13. [4:39] Add stock, [4:58] MSG, [5:01] soy sauce and [5:07] tofu.

14. Handle tofu with care. Sway the wok to mix.

15. After two minutes, add half the thickener.

16. When the sauce returns to boil. Add the remaining half.

17. When sauce has thickened. Add a splash of cooking oil.

18. Transfer to serving dish. Sprinkle with ground Sichuan peppercorns and minced green onions.

[OhChien]

(Comments on what makes the dish special not translated.)

Comments:

1) Recipe as translated seem to be lacking.

2) I suggest you do your own research before trying.

3) Google: (Szechuan Chiang Mapo Tofu) for the recipe I've personally used for years.

[mikopoon]

I miss the beef that he has chopped!!

[chefkoo]

it was pork

[mikopoon]

Excuse me!

[tazywazy]

Thank-you so much for showing and taking thae time. If posible can you have someone translated in English nxt you decide to make another wonderfull Chinese dish. I believe your main audience do not Speak or understand very little Chinese, but they love Chinese Food!....:)I know I do!

[themetalmonkey]

Mmm... my mapo tofu looks just like that!!

[ladebbie]

Very nice but I need an English translation please.

[Eggtix]

hen hao de :):)

[kenokiatgmail]

it's supposed to have meat in it

[silent333]

canto plz ^.^

[mehdan2]

doufu wei she me yao qu pi ah??

[nangpuwedengpang]

isn't sichuan spelled as szechuan??

[nsynccyaaron]

Actually we chinese spell it like Sichuan(that's where I live),but follow your english spelling rule, it can be spelt like your spelling(sorry my english is not so good hope you understand it

[qq57439621]

sweet

[bertintowncenter]

good Video ! I recognize some ingredients but not others. I would love to try to make this oneday.

[diddymuck]

's got meat in it!!

[nickodemo1]

qlq un peut traduire ce-ci svp

some translation needed please

alguien puede traducir porfavor

ich brauche eine Übersetzung davon bitte

[doushasha]

let me try to translate if i get time...