Vegan Mapo Tofu
Vegan Mapo Tofu

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, vegan mapo tofu. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Vegan Mapo Tofu is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Vegan Mapo Tofu is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have vegan mapo tofu using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Vegan Mapo Tofu:
  1. Take For the Sauce:
  2. Make ready 3 tbsp. Gochujang OR
  3. Take 1 tbsp. each Fermented Bean Paste and Fermented Chili Paste
  4. Get 1 tbsp. Mirin or other sweet cooking wine
  5. Prepare 2 tbsp. Rice Wine Vinegar
  6. Take 2 tbsp. Soy sauce
  7. Take 1/2 cup Vegetable or other Stock
  8. Take For the Tofu:
  9. Get 1 tbsp. Coconut Oil
  10. Take 1/2 cup minced fresh Shiitake Mushrooms OR
  11. Get 1/2 cup dried Shiitake Mushrooms, rehydrated in hot water for 10 min. and rinsed
  12. Make ready 1/2 cup chopped Green Onions, white and green parts separated
  13. Get 3-4 cloves minced Garlic
  14. Get 1-2 tbsp. minced Ginger
  15. Prepare 2-3 dried Chili Peppers, any variety OR
  16. Prepare 2-3 tbsp. Red Pepper Flakes
  17. Make ready 1 package Firm or Extra Firm Tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  18. Get 1 tbsp. Corn Starch dissolved in 1-2 tbsp. water
  19. Get 1/2 tbsp. Sesame Oil (optional)
  20. Make ready 1-2 tbsp. Sesame or Caraway Seeds for garnish (optional)
Steps to make Vegan Mapo Tofu:
  1. Bring 3-4 cups of water to a simmer over medium-high heat. Slide in the chopped tofu and simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. Whisk together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
  3. While the tofu cooks, sauté the garlic, ginger, and the whites of the onions over medium-high heat until fragrant (1-2 minutes).
  4. Add the mushrooms to the pan and continue cooking until soft.
  5. Once the mushrooms are done, add the sauce mixture to the pan and bring to a simmer.
  6. Strain the poached tofu and gently fold it into the sauce.
  7. Bring the sauce to a boil, stirring frequently to prevent burning.
  8. Gently stir in the corn starch and sesame oil, and cook until the sauce becomes thick and shiny (3-5 minutes).
  9. Serve over white rice or plain greek yogurt.
  10. Granish with the green parts of the onions, and sesame or caraway seeds (optional).

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