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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a small bowl, mash the fermented black beans with the back of a spoon. Stir the mashed black beans with the chili bean paste, rice wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and Sichuan pepper. Set aside. | 2. Heat a wok or large skillet over high heat until a bead of water sizzles and evaporates on contact. Add the oil and swirl to coat the base. Add the meat and stir-fry for 2 minutes until no longer pink, breaking up the meat with a spatula. | 3. Reduce the heat to medium, then add the scallion whites, garlic, and ginger. Stir-fry briefly until fragrant, about 30 seconds. | 4. Add the black bean mixture and chicken broth. Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Add the tofu cubes. Allow the broth to simmer for about 5 minutes. | 5. While the broth is simmering, cook the ramen according to package instructions. Divide the ramen into individual bowls. | 6. Season the mapo tofu broth with salt and pepper. Ladle the broth over the ramen and garnish with scallion greens. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
black bean	1/2	tablespoon	fermented	20.6305	3.7728	1.3068	0.0859
chili bean paste	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
sherry	1/2	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
soy sauce	1	teaspoon		2.8089999999999997	0.2613	0.4314	0.0302
sesame oil	1	teaspoon		39.78	0.0	0.0	4.5
sugar	1	teaspoon		18.354	4.5908	0.0	0.0
sichuan pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
peanut oil vegetable	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
pork	4	ounces	ground ground	426.384	0.0	15.7739	39.7694
scallion	2		chopped	64.0	14.68	3.66	0.38
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
ginger	1	teaspoon	minced	1.6	0.3554	0.0364	0.015
chicken stock	3	cups		259.2	25.416	18.144000000000002	8.64
tofu	1		drained cut	40.8233	0.7881	4.896	2.4721
ramen noodle	2	packets		51.04	6.9902	1.1797	2.0404

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.