Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, spicy mapo tofu (healthier version). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version) is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have spicy mapo tofu (healthier version) using 23 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version):
- Prepare 1 piece soft silken organic tofu (package)
- Get 3 piece green onion
- Make ready 1 head garlic
- Prepare 1 piece ginger freshly peeled (size of thumb )
- Prepare 1 lb ground pork
- Prepare 2 star anise
- Get 1 salt
- Make ready 1 black pepper or white pepper
- Prepare 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- Take 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- Prepare 1 tbsp garlic chili sauce
- Get 1 tbsp sirracha
- Make ready 1/2 cup shaoxing rice wine
- Take 1/2 can chicken stock
- Get 2 tbsp avocado oil
- Prepare 1 tsp cayenne pepper powder
- Take 1 tsp chili powder
- Get 1 tbsp crushed red pepper
- Prepare 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- Make ready 1 bunch cilantro chopped discard stem
- Prepare 1 tbsp cornstarch mixed in 2 tablespoons cold water
- Get 10 piece dry red chilis
- Prepare 3 cup white rice
Steps to make Spicy Mapo Tofu (Healthier Version):
- Finely chop green onion, peeled garlic and peeled ginger. Set aside.
- Combine ground pork, salt and pepper to taste,cayenne, chili powder and pour in Shao xing rice wine, dark soy sauce and set aside to marinate for 10 min
- In a hot wok, pour in avocado oil. Sautee green onion, garlic and ginger until aromatic. Be careful not to brown the garlic
- Add in ground pork mixture and brown.
- When pork is cooked, add in star anise, crushed red pepper, dry red chilis, oyster sauce, hoisin, chili garlic sauce, sirracha, and chicken broth. Let everything combine and bring to a boil.
- Cut tofu into 1/2 inch cubes and add to pork mixture. Let boil for 5 min. Taste it to see if more salt needed
- Add cornstarch slurry to mixture. Let boil for 1 min. Remove from heat, pour into casserole dish and top with freshly chopped cilantro
- Make steamed rice on the side. And serve together
Foods That Make Your Mood Better
Most of us believe that comfort foods are not good for us and that we ought to keep away from them. Sometimes, if your comfort food is made of candy or other junk foods, this holds true. Other times, however, comfort foods can be altogether healthy and it’s good for you to eat them. There are a number of foods that actually can raise your moods when you consume them. If you seem to be a little bit down and you need an emotional pick me up, try some of these.
Eggs, believe it or not, can be truly great at dealing with depression. You need to see to it, though, that what you make includes the yolk. Whenever you wish to cheer yourself up, the yolk is the most vital part of the egg. Eggs, the egg yolks especially, are loaded with B vitamins. B vitamins can really help you improve your mood. This is because the B vitamins increase the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that tell you how to feel). Try eating a couple of eggs to jolly up!
Make a trail mixout of different seeds and nuts. Peanuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, etc are all great for helping to raise your mood. This is because seeds and nuts have plenty of magnesium which boosts your brain’s serotonin levels. Serotonin is the “feel good” natural substance that tells your brain how you feel day in and day out. The higher your levels of serotonin, the better you are going to feel. Nuts, in addition to elevating your mood, can be a superb source of protein.
Cold water fish are wonderful for eating if you want to fight depression. Tuna, trout, mackerel, herring and wild salmon are all full of omega-3s and DHA. DHA and omega-3s are two things that promote the quality and the function of your brain’s grey matter. It’s true: eating a tuna fish sandwich can earnestly boost your mood.
Some grains are really wonderful for fighting off bad moods. Barley, millet, quinoa, etc are terrific at helping you be happier. These grains fill you up better and that can help elevate your moods also. Feeling starved can be a real downer! The reason these grains elevate your mood is that they are not difficult for your stomach to digest. These foods are easier to digest than others which helps jumpstart a rise in your glucose levels which in turn takes your mood to a happier place.
Your mood can truly be helped by green tea. You were just anticipating to read that here, weren’t you? Green tea is rich in an amino acid referred to as L-theanine. Studies show that this specific amino acid can basically stimulate brain waves. This helps improve your mental energy while at the same time relaxing the rest of your body. You knew green tea could help you become healthier. Now you know that green tea can improve your mood too!
You can see, you don’t need junk food or foods that are bad for you just so to feel better! Try these hints instead!
