Hi, I am Joana. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make vegan mapo tofu recipe. Never miss today’s recipe. This is a very easy recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tastier. This will be really delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Vegan Mapo Tofu Recipe
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have vegan mapo tofu using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Vegan Mapo Tofu:
- Make ready For the Sauce:
- Take 3 tbsp. Gochujang OR
- Make ready 1 tbsp. each Fermented Bean Paste and Fermented Chili Paste
- Take 1 tbsp. Mirin or other sweet cooking
- Make ready 2 tbsp. Rice Vinegar
- Take 2 tbsp. Soy sauce
- Make ready 1/2 cup Vegetable or other Stock
- Make ready For the Tofu:
- Get 1 tbsp. Coconut Oil
- Take 1/2 cup minced fresh Shiitake Mushrooms OR
- Make ready 1/2 cup dried Shiitake Mushrooms, rehydrated in sausage water for 10 min. and rinsed
- Prepare 1/2 cup chopped Green Onions, white and green parts separated
- Get 3-4 cloves minced Garlic
- Make ready 1-2 tbsp. minced Ginger
- Take 2-3 dried Chili Peppers, any variety OR
- Take 2-3 tbsp. Red Pepper Flakes
- Get 1 package Firm or Extra Firm Tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- Take 1 tbsp. Corn Starch dissolved in 1-2 tbsp. water
- Take 1/2 tbsp. Sesame Oil (optional)
- Get 1-2 tbsp. Sesame or Caraway Seeds for garnish (optional)
Steps to make Vegan Mapo Tofu:
- Bring 3-4 cups of water to a simmer over medium-high heat. Slide in the chopped tofu and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Whisk together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
- While the tofu cooks, sauté the garlic, ginger, and the whites of the onions over medium-high heat until fragrant (1-2 minutes).
- Add the mushrooms to the pan and continue cooking until soft.
- Once the mushrooms are done, add the sauce mixture to the pan and bring to a simmer.
- Strain the poached tofu and gently fold it into the sauce.
- Bring the sauce to a boil, stirring frequently to prevent burning.
- Gently stir in the corn starch and sesame oil, and cook until the sauce becomes thick and shiny (3-5 minutes).
- Serve over white rice or plain greek yogurt.
- Granish with the green parts of the onions, and sesame or caraway seeds (optional).
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