Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, vegan mapo tofu. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Vegan Mapo Tofu is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Vegan Mapo Tofu is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must 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:

1. Take For the Sauce:
2. Make ready 3 tbsp. Gochujang OR
3. Get 1 tbsp. each Fermented Bean Paste and Fermented Chili Paste
4. Get 1 tbsp. Mirin or other sweet cooking wine
5. Take 2 tbsp. Rice Wine Vinegar
6. Prepare 2 tbsp. Soy sauce
7. Prepare 1/2 cup Vegetable or other Stock
8. Prepare For the Tofu:
9. Prepare 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. Take 1/2 cup chopped Green Onions, white and green parts separated
13. Make ready 3-4 cloves minced Garlic
14. Take 1-2 tbsp. minced Ginger
15. Take 2-3 dried Chili Peppers, any variety OR
16. Take 2-3 tbsp. Red Pepper Flakes
17. Prepare 1 package Firm or Extra Firm Tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
18. Prepare 1 tbsp. Corn Starch dissolved in 1-2 tbsp. water
19. Take 1/2 tbsp. Sesame Oil (optional)
20. Get 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).
11. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

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