Gently add the tofu cubes, being careful to not move them around too much so they don’t break up. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes so the tofu cooks and absorbs the sauce.

Anyone who says tofu is bland or boring hasn’t eaten mapo tofu, the intoxicatingly spicy, fragrant dish from the Sichuan Province of China. Unlike the gentle Vietnamese tofu dishes I grew up ...

Return the wok to high heat; when the oil is hot, add the beef, breaking it into small pieces and stirring for a minute or two, until it begins to brown.

Grand Sichuan House 8701 Fifth Ave., nr. 87th St., Bay Ridge; 718-680-8887. The best mapo in Brooklyn, a borough not known for it, may be at this spot, where it’s not particularly spicy (in fact ...

I eat a lot of plant-based meals, but often the fact that they don’t contain meat is beside the point. So it’s one of my pet peeves when a recipe, restaurant or brand makes a bigger dea… ...

I eat a lot of plant-based meals, but often the fact that they don’t contain meat is beside the point. So it’s one of my pet peeves when a recipe, restaurant or brand makes a bigger deal out ...

I eat a lot of plant-based meals, but often the fact that they don’t contain meat is beside the point. So it’s one of my pet peeves when a recipe, restaurant or brand makes a bigger deal out of what a ...

I tried it with firm tofu, too. Tasters agreed that it was good — as a spicy tofu dish, not mapo tofu. We missed the vibrant red sauce, the hard-to-replicate fermented bean flavor and the tender ...