Shuai Wang's Mapo Tofu

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https://www.spicewallabrand.com/blogs/recipes/shuai-wangs-mapo-tofu

Author

Spicewalla Team | 2026-03-03

Description

This beloved Mapo Tofu comes straight from the kitchen at Jackrabbit Filly (@jackrabbitfilly) Shuai and Corrie Wang's heritage-driven New Chinese American restaurant in North Charleston. It's the dish that shows you exactly how Shuai cooks: rooted in Chinese tradition, built with whatever makes it taste better, and never precious about it. According to Shuai, this Mapo Tofu has "been off and on Jackrabbit Filly's menu since we opened because it's the dish Corrie and I ate on our first date. It was winter in NYC. We were both sick and drippy, but time off was rare. Plus, who wanted to wait to date Corrie? So, here comes this cauldron of boiling mapo tofu to the table. I scooped up a big bite... it was so spicy and so scorchingly hot…I immediately spit it out. We've been together through thick and thin ever since." Serve it over rice. Share it with the people you love. And wait for the symphonies of "mmmmmm!!!"