Mapo Tofu
We've been really bad about taking pictures of our Sunday nite dinners lately. Sometimes we just want to eat and not deal with the photography, especially when dinner is not at our place. It's a pain in the butt to lug around the DSLR and tripod to our friends place and figure out the lighting conditions. After accidentally dropping our point-and-shoot camera on the strip in Vegas (long story), we recently got an ultra-compact Canon SD1100IS, which is great for discrete restaurant shots.
This past Sunday, Hungry Bear and I went over to Jane's place for dinner. It was a perfect opportunity to test out our little camera. For dinner, Howie (who is a much better cook than he lets on) made mapo tofu and stir-fried green beans. Jane and Garry made angel food cake with a lemon glaze and creme brulee. We would have taken pictures of dessert, but Jane and Garry weren't happy with their results. We thought they tasted perfectly good.
The mapo tofu was warm and very satisfying. And Howie completely winged the recipe. He should really make dinner more often! We couldn't leave you without a recipe, so here's a mapo tofu roundup...
- Mapo Doufu / Mapo Tofu via Appetite for China
- Mapo Tofu by Nook & Pantry
- Recipe: Ma Po Tofu via Rasa Malaysia
- Ma Po Tofu (Chinese Pockmarked Old Lady's Tofu) from Wandering Chopsticks
- Mapo Tofu, Take 2 via Pinoy Cook
- Mapo Tofu (Marpo Doufu) by [No Recipes]
BTW, our white cut chicken picture won the DMBLGIT July 2008 aesthetics category. Winner, winner, chicken dinner!
This is one of my favorite dishes — but because I don’t eat pork, I make it with ground turkey instead. And for me, the spicier the better!
Yeah Chuck! You only post like once a month now. :( Foodgawker looks great and keeps getting better and better, but I miss the SND posts. :)
Yum! This looks flavorful, warm and delicious :)
You’re back! Nice to see your new post! :)
That looks good! Mapo tofu is one of my favorites.
Mapo tofu is one of my favorite things to order in restaurants. Even better when homemade. Thanks for the roundup!
Oh you just stir up my tofu craving again. hehe
Lydia, I completely agree… the spicier the better!
WC, I’m trying to get back into posting regularly. Foodgawker is a total time suck… not that I’m complaining.
Sophie, thanks!
Tracie, I heard through the grapevine that you said we were neglecting SND… guilty as charged, so this post was for you.
Kevin, thanks. Hungry Bear is planning on making her version soon.
Jude, my pleasure on the roundup.
Ms.____2 be, sorry… ha!
Love this recipe!
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