Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, vegan mapo tofu. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Vegan Mapo Tofu is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Vegan Mapo Tofu is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. 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. Get For the Sauce:
2. Make ready 3 tbsp. Gochujang OR
3. Make ready 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. Make ready 2 tbsp. Soy sauce
7. Make ready 1/2 cup Vegetable or other Stock
8. Get For the Tofu:
9. Take 1 tbsp. Coconut Oil
10. Get 1/2 cup minced fresh Shiitake Mushrooms OR
11. Make ready 1/2 cup dried Shiitake Mushrooms, rehydrated in hot water for 10 min. and rinsed
12. Make ready 1/2 cup chopped Green Onions, white and green parts separated
13. Get 3-4 cloves minced Garlic
14. Prepare 1-2 tbsp. minced Ginger
15. Prepare 2-3 dried Chili Peppers, any variety OR
16. Prepare 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. Prepare 1/2 tbsp. Sesame Oil (optional)
20. Take 1-2 tbsp. Sesame or Caraway Seeds for garnish (optional)

Instructions 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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