Make Mapo Tofu, A Spicy Sichuan Dish

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Chef Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu's makes Silken Doufu with Rib-Eye Cap Mapo, aka Mapo Tofu. He gently steams silky tofu and drapes it in a saucy mixture of caramelized steak and chili paste for an addictive and mouth-numbing Sichuan dish. Check out the recipe here: www.vice.com/e...
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@BuzzLiteBeer 3 года назад

This is a really different take on the dish and I'm all for it. The lack of Sichuan pepper corns and doubanjian in the initial fry makes the "Sichuan" label a bit of stretch though. Just call it Jiu's Mapo Tofu.

@nikopic 3 года назад

In the chef's defence, he described it as their own take on it. It's just Munchies that called it Sichuan in their title.

@raykuang2889 3 года назад

He did sprinkle some ground Sichuan peppercorns at the end though. I’d imagine in the actual dish, they would have added it in during the making of the sauce though

@bubblebabebea4549 3 года назад

Just Jiu's Tofu. "Mapo" means "Numbing Grandma", so if there ain't no Szechuan pepper in it, it ain't Mapo Tofu. The beef gravy he made looks real delish tho. 🍚

@heheneji 3 года назад

@@bubblebabebea4549 didnt he sprinkle szechuan peppercorn tho?

@camargue92 3 года назад

@@raykuang2889 the sichuan way is to sprinkle at the end as well, the numbing flavour becomes milder as it's cooked so you add at the end

@raykuang2889 3 года назад

My uncle use to manage Four Seas before it closed around the early 2010s and then eventually turned into Mister Jiu’s. So many family gatherings there, but wow, this is the first time seeing the insides of this place since then. I gotta check you guys out, Keep it up!

@GilbertLew 3 года назад

I probably know your uncle then. Our family ate at Four Seas so often.

@raykuang2889 3 года назад

@@GilbertLew oh for sure, thanks for the reply! Yeah, he’s really outgoing and He definitely would have recognized your family 👍 he was the guy in a lot of those pictures on the wall haha

@georgewbushcenterforintell147 3 года назад

I learned this from Taiwanese restaurant owner . my preference is to cube the tofu and deep fry it golden brown crispy with a soft inside . the mapo sauce soaks in to the side of the tofu . now u have a crunchy texture instead of all soft

@Sheepy007 3 года назад

Maybe I am the asshole here, but if you do a "take" on a dish that is completely different, it's not that dish anymore and should be renamed. Because while looking good, that's not Mapo Tofu

@goat666db 3 года назад

Thank you

@tugger 3 года назад

Thank you.

@tlacuache4448 3 года назад

The only time I’ve had mapo tofu, it was from my go-to spot near my home. The sauce had peas instead of beef lol but it was spicy and the tofu was silken. They played well together but I had never had silken tofu before so I was surprised by how different it was than my regular tofu order.

@teemondy 3 года назад

Lol if I don’t have beef fat chili oil… of course I don’t.

@tugger 3 года назад

You don't need either. Get yourself some toban djan. Real people don't prepare mapo tofu this way, it's a misleading bogus recipe

@ToniToniKitchen 3 года назад

The ribeye Tofu dish looks super delicious. Your book will be a Best seller. 💙👌

@chintanasuthichai1247 3 года назад

Thank.youverymuch i love mapo tofu the way. U.Make is soft.Silken

@jacqueline1769 3 года назад

this is my favorite chinese dish and this version looks absolutely delicious

@spotteddogmemphis 3 года назад

Y’all need Wang Gang to break this down since he’s from Sichuan.

@pgrevstad 3 года назад

K, gypsum is used under plaster. WTH?

@jellosapiens7261 3 года назад

Rib eye cap? In mapo tofu? Damn, that's higher-quality meat than I would expect

@svfrey7 3 года назад

It's a gigantic fucking waste of meat. Mapo Tofu uses the beef mostly for texture and not really flavor, so essentially this dude just used THE MOST EXPENSIVE CUT OF BEEF for a dish that no one would even recognize it in. Unbelievable, absolutely shameful.

@l7le 3 года назад

How else can he charge an arm and a leg for peasant food?

@suspiciousneighbor4799 3 года назад

@@svfrey7 u mad? :tf:

@michaelellison204 3 года назад

@@svfrey7 Chill. Nobody cares.

@YizzERR 3 года назад

@@svfrey7 It's called art.

@GrumpyQian 3 года назад

This looks nothing like authentic mapo tofu though

@lex350us 3 года назад

This is weird way to make Mapo Tofu

@atharvakulkarni1892 3 года назад

My local priest had this to say: "Rejoice, young man. Your wish too, shall come true."

@MrThedalaillamaknows 3 года назад

Not an authentic Mapo Doufu. Not even a correct flavour profile for Sichuan cuisine. Please do not advertise it as such.

@DubbleStepRecords 3 года назад

I fucking love mabu dofu

@NAlter1 2 года назад

Yorokobe Shounen

@adityasharma742 3 года назад

Yorokobe Shounen

@akiblue 3 года назад

Gypsum, Calcium sulphate? Also known as plaster of Paris? I have a 25 kg bag in my shed I use to break up clay soil in my yard. Now I can make 25000 gallons of silken tofu! In all seriousness, this dish looks like everything I crave when I go to a good Chinese restaurant.

@KoiiiKoiii 3 года назад

6:06 just needs some rice now 😂

@danielazran3216 3 года назад

Love those recipes that include ingredients I always have around!

@italogabrieleborrelli5839 3 года назад

I'm not sure if you're saying this is one of them but my advise real quick if you're making your own tofu (to anyone reading this) is you can't just use any soy milk. Most commercial soy milk sold as a milk substitute doesn't actually have enough protein and fat to coagulate sufficiently. You're best off making your own soy milk at home or finding some that is intended for tofu use as the one he has is.

@poltronafrau 3 года назад

Yeah I finally found a use for The bag of gypsum I have laying around from Tiling my bathroom

@danielazran3216 3 года назад

@@maniswolftoman Hey, I'm just joking yeah? I also really liked the video. Cool stuff :)

@yukuhana 3 года назад

Wow, all my life I've eaten in the restaurants, home made from my Mom, and even my own creation, but I've never seen ma pao tofu made this way! Strangely foreign to me and I'm confused. But this is by a chef in Chinatown?!

@kokopellicrazy 3 года назад

His restaurant in Chinatown is $$$$ and has Michelin stars, so it's a very upscale take on mapo tofu.

@feastmode7931 3 года назад

consider it "deconstructed" mapo. i don't think it's all bad "fusion" bc the ingredients honor the original flavor profile. but i am curious about how much lighter the dish must taste with that super-silk tofu and a sauce layered on top, not mixed in.

@caimaccoinnich9594 3 года назад

This is very non traditional even if he's from Chinatown. Nothing wrong with it, just saying. Btw, it's Mapo 麻婆 in Mandarin, is it Mapao in Canto?

@AnosmicGio 3 года назад

FOOD WARS !!!

@sainsrikar 3 года назад

The salsa background music is good

@oltorf520 3 года назад

so much beef fat. blessed be

@VVVVVVV707 3 года назад

the overly loud Spanish music isn't annoying at all.

@tatjanaasmr1950 3 года назад

Omg i need this Book 😱 where can i buy it? ☺️

@evankun27 3 года назад

finally, a mapo tofu that I can eat! I've been wanting to eat this dish for so long now, but it's rare to find the halal one, or at least one that don't have any pork and lard.

@dovahkindragonborn9827 3 года назад

not traditional, but it looks amazing i might have to try to make my own silken tofu and do this

@fruitylerlups530 3 года назад

All i'll say is its a bit of a waste or a dhame to use Rib Eye Cap in this dish, the beef is for flavour and cheaper cuts are equally as flavourful, oyster blade, minced chuck. Still this is a pretty damn smexy looking innovation on a classic.

@jellosapiens7261 3 года назад

Iirc it's common to just use pretty cheap fatty pork mince for this, right?

@tugger 3 года назад

@Ross- A -Roni no, it's a stupid pretentious waste. Mapo tofu (like chili) is a recipe designed around "stretching" the flavour of lower quality cuts. Would you make pulled meat out of filet mignon? Of course not. You see how wasteful that would be. Mapo tofu is made by stewing tofu and cheap ground or chopped meat together, usually pork. The entire premise of the dish (or this class of food) is as insulting as a Kardashian pretending to identify with the working class.

@fruitylerlups530 3 года назад

@@tugger the only thing i fjnd pretentious is the ribeye cap, other than that i like the idea, its not traditional mapo tofu but it does seem awesome

@fruitylerlups530 3 года назад

@@tugger its also this stupid conflatiom of.more expensive cuts with more flavour, filet mignon has very little flavour, thats why they prepare it with other cuts and stuff like in Chateau Briand. Chuck has plenty of flavour, thats why its a go to for burger meat. Rib Eye Cap has less flavour than Rib Eye, why not use Rib Eye lol

@hassovonfritzeflink9148 Год назад

Maybe it is the fault auf some colleague of Jamie Lee Curtis (not from taxes dept, but from immigration) who didn‘t know how to correctly transcribe from Chinese to English, should be Yeow or something!? Nevertheless, taking something, giving it a personal twist into the „better than before“ direction ist the way to progress. 3 thumbs up for this style of Mapo Tofu.

@ruok5953 3 года назад

Jew

@wolfingitdown2047 3 года назад

Well don’t mind if I do 👹

@Meepmeep888 3 года назад

Brand Jew is such a chiller. Repping Asian Americans so well

@chenuriyuthararajapakse2639 3 года назад

I don't even have the first two ingredients... Or tofu It's 3.29am and I'm hungry

@Cook_with_adi 3 года назад

I’ve seen this in food wars....mapo tofu with mala sauce 😋

@bakakura7818 3 года назад

ahh a person of culture..

@firstnamelastname6148 3 года назад

Ayam penyet

@Grandmaster-Kush 3 года назад

AngelBeats! :)

@Babbngt0n 3 года назад

The first anime I ever saw as a kid. Lol shit made me cry lmao

@sonofaquack6987 3 года назад

@robzsarmy5471 3 года назад

Fate stay night

@mikal5693 3 года назад

I was not expecting to learn to make tofu but I’m here for it

@isaiahriderbalais5803 2 года назад

anyone who knows what’s the ratio of soy milk and calcium sulfate?

@deemgai2727 3 года назад

lol call this something else cuz its not mapo tofu at this point if half the classic ingredients arent even in it and youre using beef

@lindakachur4862 3 года назад

yes, it needs to be made more complicated.pppffffft. Wasting my time here

@ageeksadventureswoohoo9213 3 года назад

Love mapo tofu!!!!!!! 😎😎😎😎😎😎

@CarpeDiem-ii5fu 3 года назад

This looks so goood!!

@Bob-em6kn 3 года назад

I thought the toufu was supposed to be cooked with the chilli? Idk maybe just different style. Love it thou

@tugger 3 года назад

Yeah his whole "steam it to open the pores" is the most asinine shit I've ever heard. You're supposed to let it stew for a bit. The gall of claiming "this is a comfort food like chili" to make this abomination is really a giant middle finger to working class food. It's like culinary gentrification

@fourtii8707 3 года назад

@@tugger it's amazing how many ppl in the west know so much about traditional Chinese cooking, sir u r an expert foodie👍

@tugger 3 года назад

@@fourtii8707 from learning it from chinese cooks who don't bullshit us with their michlelin gentrification recipes

@feastmode7931 3 года назад

@@tugger -- the *original* is definitely supposed to stew, and i'm sure Jiu knows that. but i think this dish would convey a much lighter texture and initial flavor because the silken tofu is layered underneath an intense sauce. it's like a deconstruction. a lot of chefs do it with their favorite dishes. and sometimes it's dumb rich-ppl BS but idk, this isn't mapo with caviar and gold. it's just the invention of a curious cook.

@DiantiRose 3 года назад

It would be better if you add some coriander👍

@donnabotelho2195 2 года назад

U should have used soft tofu, it would have been easier to understand what u did

@zallful12 3 года назад

No you are doing it wrong!

@daveray6195 3 года назад

Yorokobe shounen.

@jairtzinioortiz8602 3 года назад

I'm only watching because I think he's hot

@iraAlbucher 3 года назад

That looks awesome ! I hope I can make something close to what you made. Next time in SF we are coming for lunch!

@LeakenaDoll 3 года назад

And with a side of white rice 👌🏼

@JackMarshallEatsFood 3 года назад

The intro says "Mapo Doufu."

@KRayxKodessA 3 года назад

This looks really interesting... could be tofu gateway

@lukemclellan2141 3 года назад

That's a good point and I believe that this dish is the best way to introduce tofu to anyone who's apprehensive about it.

@lovecinnamonxx 3 года назад

Lemme tell you, this stuff is fucking addictive, one of the best dishes ever. I think I'll actually have to make it again soon after watching this 😄

@l3K8 3 года назад

Looks like dan dan noodles sauce

@sergiodma 3 года назад

His beard is impressive (for an Asian guy).

@7dayofficial130 3 года назад

delicious😋

@Avarice0918 3 года назад

Yorokobe shounen-!

@williamwestmoreland4069 3 года назад

Angel's favorite 🥘

@apersonwhoseesvids 3 года назад

I'd pay $18 for that

@Poseidon99Jeus 3 года назад

Jew? seriously? This is racism!

@Flipsnipez2 3 года назад

who chose the music for this video. wack

@neps21 3 года назад

Not mapo dofu

@diveanddine 3 года назад

looks bomb

@poltronafrau 3 года назад

This is a ridiculous recipe. Who the hell has access to that type of soy milk, gypsum and Chili beef oil. Nonsense

@TheDiamondLyfe 3 года назад

Anyone who lives near a decent Chinatown or Asian food market to answer your question.

@poltronafrau 3 года назад

@@TheDiamondLyfe I live near a decent Asian shop an they had none of that shit. So there. I live in London.

@VaatiOfDarkness 3 года назад

Yorokobe shounen. Kimi no negai wa youyaku kenau.

@slavnovgosha507 3 года назад

This is not mapo tofu

@Raisinbran64 3 года назад

Here from food wars

@daycart 3 года назад

I see this dish contains minerals!

@alexreevecooking1316 3 года назад

I have to make this! it looks so hearty and delicious

@medeamaterial 3 года назад

can't wait to try this!

@zeebzorb6785 3 года назад

LOOKS GOOD BROI

@annaopuszanska1348 3 года назад

Thank you for the video ❣️👍

@khdailylife5423 3 года назад

I feeling to eat

@e.priest8937 3 года назад

Damn.. love that

@mon6745 3 года назад

So good

@AidanTheLoverBoyOhDwyer 3 года назад

can we use agar as the substitute coagulant instead bruh

@justhuyen 3 года назад

You can do that, but the texture will not be the same as this method and you should follow the instruction on the agar package.

@silverfoxxflame 3 года назад

I would not recommend it. If you can't get the proper coagulant id just buy a store bought tofu

@justhuyen 3 года назад

Actually you can also do tofu with vinegar. It will be a different method from the one from video, but the quality will be better than agar.

@sundawg911 3 года назад

Damn! Looks so good. I wish I could try it!

@kennytieshisshoes 3 года назад

Man that sounds good!

@kailuo4171 3 года назад

I think 'freckles' probably translates better than 'Acne or irration' for mapo

@bbqseitan7106 3 года назад

This can be a great vegan bodybuilding meal Low calorie, high protein, flavorful Just sub the meat out for an alternative, make the sauce and we good

@jackwu8832 3 года назад

Dude has the cookbook laying on the table 6:06. What a scrub

@literally_not_kevin 3 года назад

Lmao they spelled his name Brandon Jew in the community post and captions, no respect

@KCMasterpiece 3 года назад

Dude's using ribeye cap for this dish. Damn.

@taiyipan3138 3 года назад

Chef's new take on the dish. Not Sichuan version of Mapo Tofu.

@AdamPearceMedia 3 года назад

this looks sooo f'ing good

@Kitsune015 3 года назад

YOROKOBE!

@yuyuaru 3 года назад

shonen

@kendallcuddles 3 года назад

Looks like slop, always has. Tastes better than it looks.

@eduardovega1326 3 года назад

Make no mistake you just used drywall as an ingredient

@HakWilliams 2 года назад

Dude! That's next level mapo!

@sagucciesanatoro758 3 года назад

Asian angry joe, this look good Will try it when I get the chance.

@MrRickshaw 3 года назад

Will this work with store bought soy milk?

@TypicallyUniqueOfficial 3 года назад

This looks divine

@user-up3tv2ei7g Год назад

I could eat this for the rest of my life

@MCPeeBoy 3 года назад

I can't help myself but think of it as what American Chinese people think Mapo Tofu is. Nobody is going to get silken tofu and have it be in the bowl. They will use semi firm and cut it to cubes and mix it with the sauce in wok. Also the meat is kinda expensive. Surely is taste amazing but it has been a bit americanised.

@momentoHermano 3 года назад

It's clearly his take on the dish.

@impulsethoughts3683 3 года назад

It's specifically this chef's take on mapo tofu. The standard American Chinese version of mapo tofu is also very different from the original Sichuan version and not like Chef Jiu's version, but resembles more like the Guangdong/Hong Kong region's take on mapo tofu.