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Park Eun-young’s Mapo Tofu Rice Bowl: Why the Recipe Uses Two Starches

Chef Park Eun-young’s EBS mapo tofu rice bowl uses fried soft tofu served with a separately cooked pork sauce. The key distinction is the starch: corn starch coats the tofu, while a potato-starch slurry thickens the sauce. Mixing both into the pan would miss the method demonstrated in this version.Image and recipe reference: EBS The Best Cooking Secrets, 14 February 2023. Original broadcast capt..

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