Spicy and Hot Sauce for Mapo Tofu

Mapo tofu sauce is typically made with a combination of chicken broth, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, black bean garlic sauce, cornstarch, and Sichuan peppercorn. The sauce can also include other ingredients like minced ginger and garlic, sugar, dark soy sauce, shaoxing wine, chili oil, and doubanjiang. The brightness and redness of the sauce comes from chili sauce, so you can use a redder chili sauce for a redder mapo tofu