Vegan Mapo Tofu
When you’re short on time and you’re in need of something nutritious, then this 15 minute vegan mapo tofu will certainly satisfy your taste buds. This is an authentic Sichuan style mapo tofu which is both spicy and aromatic.
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Serves
4-6
Prep
10 mins
Cook
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Dietary
DF, GF, VEG
Ingredients:
- 1 block silken tofu (400g/14oz), cut into inch cubes
- 150g/5.25oz shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 125ml/5fl oz vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp. chilli bean paste
- 30g/1oz fermented black beans, roughly chopped
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp. ginger, minced
- 1 tsp. Sichuan peppercorns
- 2 tsp. low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp/15ml peanut oil
- 1 tsp/5ml sesame oil
- 1 tsp/5ml chilli oil
- 1 tbsp/15ml honey/maple syrup
- 30g/1oz green onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp. cornstarch
- 25g/1oz peanuts, roughly chopped
Method:
1. Mix vegetable stock, cornstarch, soy sauce, and honey in a bowl.
2. Heat peanut oil in a wok.
3. Add in ginger, garlic, mushrooms, Sichuan peppercorns, fermented black beans, and white part of the leeks to the wok. Sautee until aromatic. About a minute.
4. Add in chili bean paste and soy sauce mixture.
5. Stir until thick then add tofu. Heat for a minute.
6. Transfer to a serving dish then drizzle chili oil and sesame oil.
7. Top with chopped peanuts.
