Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, vegan mapo tofu. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Vegan Mapo Tofu is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Vegan Mapo Tofu is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have vegan mapo tofu using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

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

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