help me what this means

[Anonymous]

guy here, help me out. trying to make mapo-tofu and found one of these seasoning pkg in my pantry.

https://www.amazon.com/Ajinomoto-Cook-Mabo-Tofu-M-Ounce/dp/B00SOEEQFO/ref=asc_df_B00SOEEQFO/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=632245566371&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17406200259115802040&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007798&hvtargid=pla-1889866166623&psc=1

So, i can reasonably follow the instruction which says:

"Consumption Method: put in a little vegetable oil and fry it to cooked. Put in one pocket (the meant packet I suppose) of this product and a little water, cut 500g bean curd into small pieces, cook them to boiling for two minutes. Put in starch when take the bean curd out and concentrate the liquor (LOL). Add garlic bolt and chopped green onion on them..."

I kinda understand except the bolded parts - "fry it to cooked" meaning "heat oil"? What is "garlic bolt"? Chopped garlic??

[Anonymous]

Just wanted to add... the pkg expired Oct 2011. it should be still good right? it's an unopened pkg.

[Anonymous]

I'm guessing "fry it to cooked" means heat the oil, and "bolt" should be "bulb" - but yeah I'd chop it.

[Anonymous]

Is the first bolded in reference to a paste? If so, put a glug of oil in a pan and put the paste in to fry it and sort of activate it… kind of like blooming dry spices for many Indian dishes. When you fry it you should smell it and it will likely change a little in color.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm guessing "fry it to cooked" means heat the oil, and "bolt" should be "bulb" - but yeah I'd chop it.

oh, i think you are right. very smart pp. thanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the first bolded in reference to a paste? If so, put a glug of oil in a pan and put the paste in to fry it and sort of activate it… kind of like blooming dry spices for many Indian dishes. When you fry it you should smell it and it will likely change a little in color.

pkg contains oil mixture, not a paste. feels like one of those chinese hot oil thing. can feel some pepper seeds and whatnot but mostly oil-like. thanks