Homemade Ma Po Tofu Recipe - Szechuan pork tofu

We have a friend who comes originally from Taiwan, and his parents have some great Taiwanese and Chinese dishes. We realize we're a tiny bit late for Lunar New Year, but it's still a great time for some spicy and delicious traditional Chinese dishes! This is slightly simplified, using ketchup and some pre-made chili paste and black bean sauces (actually Korean in this case!) but the end result is aromatic and delicious.

You can definitely kick up the heat on this recipe with some more spicy elements, or with a little bit of the chili oil we did a video on recently. Also, you can make a very large batch of the pork in advance and then freeze it into servings. This makes it very easy to make just enough Ma Po Tofu for a couple of people at a time, and have the cooked and seasoned pork in reserve.