4 doufu and tofu Recipes

sichuan peppercorns, toasted and cooled, tofu (not silken), rinsed, peanut or vegetable oil, ground pork butt (not lean; 2/3 cup), toban jiang (hot bean sauce), fermented black beans, rinsed, drained, and chopped, asian chile powder, chicken stock or reduced-sodium chicken broth, soy sauce, sugar, cornstarch, water, scallions, chopped (1/2 cup)

baby leeks, cut diagonally into 1/8-inch-thick slices (1/2 lb total, white and pale green parts only), firm tofu, drained, sliced , and cut diagonally into triangles, peanut oil, ground beef, chinese rice wine (preferably shaoxing) or 1 tsp medium-dry sherry, dark soy sauce, chili bean sauce or 1/2 tbsp chili bean paste, minced peeled fresh ginger, mild pure chile powder, chinese fermented black beans , soaked in water 10 minutes and drained, chicken broth, potato starch or 1/2 tsp cornstarch, mixed with 2 tsp cold water, white rice, szechuan peppercorns, toasted and ground with a mortar and pestle

firm tofu, drained cut into 1 inch cubes, kosher salt , to taste, sichuan red chili oil (hong you), garlic cloves, minced, ginger, peeled and minced, ground beef or 6 oz ground pork, scallions, thinly sliced plus more for garnish, red thai chile, stemmed and minced, chinese red chile bean paste (douban jiang), chinese fermented black soybeans (dou chi), chicken stock, sugar, light soy sauce, cornstarch, mixed with 6 tbsp water, ground sichuan pepper, for garnish, steamed rice , for serving