Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, vegan mapo tofu. It is one of my favorites. This time, 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 foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Vegan Mapo Tofu is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook vegan mapo tofu using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Vegan Mapo Tofu:
- Get For the Sauce:
- Prepare 3 tbsp. Gochujang OR
- Get 1 tbsp. each Fermented Bean Paste and Fermented Chili Paste
- Get 1 tbsp. Mirin or other sweet cooking wine
- Prepare 2 tbsp. Rice Wine Vinegar
- Prepare 2 tbsp. Soy sauce
- Prepare 1/2 cup Vegetable or other Stock
- Make ready For the Tofu:
- Get 1 tbsp. Coconut Oil
- Get 1/2 cup minced fresh Shiitake Mushrooms OR
- Prepare 1/2 cup dried Shiitake Mushrooms, rehydrated in hot water for 10 min. and rinsed
- Take 1/2 cup chopped Green Onions, white and green parts separated
- Take 3-4 cloves minced Garlic
- Take 1-2 tbsp. minced Ginger
- Make ready 2-3 dried Chili Peppers, any variety OR
- Prepare 2-3 tbsp. Red Pepper Flakes
- Make ready 1 package Firm or Extra Firm Tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- Make ready 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)
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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