Recipe of Ultimate Vegan Mapo Tofu

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day. Today I’m gonna show you a way to make a distinctive dish, Vegan Mapo Tofu. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i’am gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be smell and look delicious.

Vegan Mapo Tofu Recipe.

You can have Vegan Mapo Tofu using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Vegan Mapo Tofu

1. It’s of For the Sauce:.
2. You need 3 tbsp. of Gochujang OR.
3. You need 1 tbsp. of each Fermented Bean Paste and Fermented Chili Paste.
4. You need 1 tbsp. of Mirin or other sweet cooking wine.
5. It’s 2 tbsp. of Rice Wine Vinegar.
6. It’s 2 tbsp. of Soy sauce.
7. You need 1/2 cup of Vegetable or other Stock.
8. Prepare of For the Tofu:.
9. It’s 1 tbsp. of Coconut Oil.
10. You need 1/2 cup of minced fresh Shiitake Mushrooms OR.
11. Make ready 1/2 cup of dried Shiitake Mushrooms, rehydrated in hot water for 10 min. and rinsed.
12. You need 1/2 cup of chopped Green Onions, white and green parts separated.
13. You need 3-4 cloves of minced Garlic.
14. Take 1-2 tbsp. of minced Ginger.
15. You need 2-3 of dried Chili Peppers, any variety OR.
16. You need 2-3 tbsp. of Red Pepper Flakes.
17. It’s 1 package of Firm or Extra Firm Tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
18. It’s 1 tbsp. of Corn Starch dissolved in 1-2 tbsp. water.
19. Take 1/2 tbsp. of Sesame Oil (optional).
20. It’s 1-2 tbsp. of Sesame or Caraway Seeds for garnish (optional).

Vegan Mapo Tofu step by step

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)..