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Mapo tofu.
If you can get hold of some douban jiang (spicy broad bean paste), Sichuan pepper and a decent chilli oil you can make your own. I’ve been working on my own version this year and out of all the foods I make, Mabo doufu provides the best reward to effort ratio.
I use ground beef for this and love it so much. I just need more Sichuan peppercorns - I’ll buy on AMZN because I’m not sure when I’ll return to 99 ranch.
before the peppercorns, I just used the korean fermented red pepper paste that Safeway stocks.