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A mapo chili recipe by Chef Winnie Yee featuring Lee Kum Kee Chili Bean Sauce and Pure Sesame Oil.

Mapo Chili Recipe by Chef Winnie Yee

  • Difficulty Level: 2
  • Serves Serves: 8
  • Preparation

    20mins

  • Cooking

    35mins

Holiday BBQ Recipe Video Fusion Beef Pork Vegetable Appetizer Dinner Lunch Less Than 60 mins

Mapo Chili is a deliciously spicy fusion of Mapo tofu and chili that's perfect for a cold night or a twist on a gameday classic.

 

This Mapo chili recipe comes to us courtesy of Chef Winnie Yee of Smoke Queen Barbecue in Garden Grove, California. She makes this Mapo chili at her restaurant as a side for the many Asian-inflected barbecue meats she smokes every week, and the chili is a unique blend of spicy, umami, and savory flavors that adds a simple yet flavor-packed twist. If you're in the area, it's a great barbecue spot to visit and try this Mapo chili amongst her other offerings. For those farther away, this is a simple and flavorful Mapo chili recipe you can try for yourself.

 

At the heart of this recipe is Lee Kum Kee Chili Bean Sauce, also known as "doubanjiang." Known as the soul of Sichuan cooking, it what makes this Mapo chili shine and is the ingredient you can add to your own chili to take it to the next level of flavor!

What You Will Need

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 2/3 cup of diced onions
  • 1 Tsp. Lee Kum Kee Minced Ginger
  • 2 lb ground beef or pork, or both
  • 2/3 cup of diced red and green bell peppers
  • chopped chives or green onions, for garnish

Seasoning

  • 1/4 cup shaoxing wine
  • 2 Tbsp. Lee Kum Kee Chili Bean Sauce
  • 2 Tsp. Lee Kum Kee Premium Soy Sauce
  • 2 Tsp. Lee Kum Kee Sesame Oil

Made with
Lee Kum Kee products

Lee Kum Kee Chili Bean Sauce bottle, a savory and spicy sauce perfect for enhancing Asian dishes

Chili Sauces, Bean Sauces

Chili Bean Sauce (Toban Djan)

Pure Sesame Oil 15 fl oz (445 ml)

Sesame Oils

Pure Sesame Oil
Premium Soy Sauce

Soy Sauces

Premium Soy Sauce
Minced Ginger, 7.5 oz (213 g), Jar

Other Specialty Sauces

Minced Ginger

How to make it

  1. In a large 12" sauté pan or wok on medium heat, add the vegetable oil and diced onions. Stir fry till the onions become translucent.
  2. Add the Lee Kum Kee Minced Ginger and ground meat. Saute for 2-3 minutes, separating the meat so it doesn't form clumps.
  3. Add the diced bell peppers, shaoxing wine,  Lee Kum Kee Chili Bean Sauce, Lee Kum Kee Premium Soy Sauce, and Lee Kum Kee Pure Sesame Oil.
  4. Continue to saute and turn the heat to low to let the mixture simmer by closing the lid. Let it simmer for 15-30 minutes or until the meat is tender.
  5. Garnish with chopped chives or green onions and serve!

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