House Chinese Mabo Tofu Sauce Medium Hot 150g is a ready-made simmer sauce for mabo tofu — House describes it as rich, smooth and moderately spicy, and all you add is ground meat and tofu. The heat and depth come from doubanjiang, with sesame oil and sesame paste behind it and garlic, ginger and spring onion through the base. One box makes 4 servings.
About House Foods
House Foods (ハウス食品) has been trading since 1913 and is one of Japan's best-known makers of curry and seasoning mixes. This particular sauce is produced for the North American market by House Foods America Corporation, the group's US arm.
What mabo tofu is
Mabo tofu (麻婆豆腐, mapo doufu) is a Sichuan-origin dish of soft tofu simmered in a savoury, chilli-and-bean-paste sauce, usually with a little minced meat. It became a fixture of Japanese home cooking through Chinese restaurant menus, and the Japanese version is generally milder and less numbing than the Sichuan original.
How to make it — House Foods' directions
Makes 4 servings. You will need one box of this sauce, 1 block of tofu (14 oz / 396 g), 2 oz (56 g) ground meat — beef, pork or chicken — and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
- Heat the oil in a skillet or wok over medium heat and brown the meat.
- Add the Chinese Mabo Tofu Sauce and simmer.
- Gently stir in the cubed tofu and simmer again.
Ingredients
Water, garlic, tomato paste, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil, sugar, ginger, spring onion, soybean paste (soybean, rice, salt, water), salt, spices (red pepper, black pepper), cornstarch, sesame paste, mirin (rice, water, alcohol, enzyme), doubanjiang (red pepper, salt, sugar, fermented seasoning, sake, water, fava bean, corn syrup), autolyzed yeast extract, distilled vinegar, xanthan gum, caramel color, artificial flavors, paprika color. Contains: soy, sesame.
Allergens
Contains: soy and sesame, as declared by House Foods (verbatim: "Contains soy, sesame.").
Nutrition (per serving — 1/4 package, 38 g; 4 servings per box)
Energy 35 calories · Total fat 1.5 g · Saturated fat 0 g · Trans fat 0 g · Cholesterol 0 mg · Sodium 460 mg · Total carbohydrate 4 g · Dietary fibre 0 g · Total sugars 2 g (includes 2 g added sugars) · Protein 1 g · Vitamin D 0 mcg · Calcium 0 mg · Iron 0 mg · Potassium 0 mg.
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Ready-made simmer sauce for mabo tofu · 麻婆豆腐の素 中辛 · House Foods.
