Mapo Tofu, Turned Out Great Anyway

Ingredients

• 1 cup coconut milk
• starch slurry
• 1 king oyster mushroom
• 3 stalks bok choy
• 1/2 block tofu
• white pepper
• oil
• somyeon (thin noodles)
• (sauce) 1T soy sauce
• 2T doubanjiang
• 1T oyster sauce
• 1T sugar

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Steps

1. 01

   Microwave the tofu for 2 minutes, then cut into cubes and set aside.

2. 02

   Mix 1T soy sauce, 2T doubanjiang, 1T oyster sauce, and 1T sugar to make the sauce.

3. 03

   Blanch the bok choy in boiling water and drain, then boil the somyeon.

4. 04

   Finely chop the king oyster mushroom, heat oil in a pan, and sauté with salt and white pepper.

5. 05

   Add the sauce from step 1, tofu, and coconut milk to the sautéed mushroom and simmer. Once the tofu has absorbed enough of the sauce, pour in the starch slurry gradually to reach the desired thickness.

6. 06

   Plate the somyeon and bok choy, top with the mapo tofu, and finish with parsley.

7. 07

   Note: coconut milk is a fantastic ingredient — like instant noodle soup base, it can revive a dish that's fallen flat, and on top of that, upgrade the flavor about a million times.

8. 08

   Warm rice would probably pair better than somyeon here. Cold, shower-rinsed somyeon doesn't quite fit.

9. 09

   #breakfast #recipe #miraclemorning #mapotofu

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    31 days

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    334 days of breakfast

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    January

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    King oyster mushroom salad

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    https://www.instagram.com/p/C1vSuMyPwZE/?igsh=MTZucWhxaWZvZnI0eQ==

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    February

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    Butter udon

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    https://www.instagram.com/p/C3eD6A7v5Qz/?igsh=MTVpNW0wazdtc2h5OQ==

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    March

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    Cucumber sandwich

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    https://www.instagram.com/p/C4rKem0PFj0/?igsh=MXBtaXNqYjZzdjNzOA==

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    April

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    Pink pasta

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    May

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    Rye crackers

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    https://www.instagram.com/p/C7khv_nyFBr/?img_index=1&igsh=MWRwd2NzanVodXMzaQ==

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    June

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    Truffle fried egg

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    https://www.instagram.com/p/C8GBUG7yYmp/?igsh=eWhjMXVsdWt3b2tv

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    July

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    Cold tomato noodles

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    https://www.instagram.com/p/C9WXFn3JksK/?img_index=1&igsh=dWRkMnF6amNzcGF1

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    Duck (two of them) potato salad

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    August

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    Potato chip frittata

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    https://www.instagram.com/p/C-jEPGETWzk/?igsh=MWo4M291d2x5YmhhYQ==

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    September

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    Culinary Class Wars

40. 40

    Okra somyeon

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    https://www.instagram.com/p/DAR0ddLzyiK/?igsh=MXc2YjIzc3d4ODZyYw==

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    Started writing recipes from 9/23

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    October

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    Tofu skin salad

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    https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKi30Tz8ZA/?igsh=cDh3eHl3eWs3MTRx

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    November

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    Risotto

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    December

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    Radish steak

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