Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, vegan mapo tofu. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Vegan Mapo Tofu is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Vegan Mapo Tofu is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook vegan mapo tofu using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Vegan Mapo Tofu:
- Prepare For the Sauce:
- Take 3 tbsp. Gochujang OR
- Prepare 1 tbsp. each Fermented Bean Paste and Fermented Chili Paste
- Prepare 1 tbsp. Mirin or other sweet cooking wine
- Make ready 2 tbsp. Rice Wine Vinegar
- Make ready 2 tbsp. Soy sauce
- Prepare 1/2 cup Vegetable or other Stock
- Get For the Tofu:
- Prepare 1 tbsp. Coconut Oil
- Make ready 1/2 cup minced fresh Shiitake Mushrooms OR
- Take 1/2 cup dried Shiitake Mushrooms, rehydrated in hot water for 10 min. and rinsed
- Make ready 1/2 cup chopped Green Onions, white and green parts separated
- Make ready 3-4 cloves minced Garlic
- Prepare 1-2 tbsp. minced Ginger
- Take 2-3 dried Chili Peppers, any variety OR
- Make ready 2-3 tbsp. Red Pepper Flakes
- Prepare 1 package Firm or Extra Firm Tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- Get 1 tbsp. Corn Starch dissolved in 1-2 tbsp. water
- Prepare 1/2 tbsp. Sesame Oil (optional)
- Get 1-2 tbsp. Sesame or Caraway Seeds for garnish (optional)
Instructions 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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