Recipe: Ma La Street Tofu

In Chengdu we tried one of the best tofu dishes to date. Here is our version of the famous MaLa Street tofu. 

Ingredients

• 6 thick slices of hard tofu. Around 2-3cm thick.
• ½ – 1 tabelspoons of Ma La spice blend
• Canola oil or peanut oil 

Garnish

• 2 finely chopped spring onion or chives
• Roasted sesame seeds 

How to

1. Heat up some oil in a pan on medium heat.
2. Add the slices of tofu and coat them with oil.
3. Sprinkle on the Ma La spice until you get an even coating.
4. Fry for around 5 minutes then carefully rearrange so all the sides get some heat.
5. Fry for around 5 minutes longer.
6. Garnish with some spring onion and sesame seeds. Ready to eat as it is or with rice!