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Mapo Tofu is a famous Chinese dish made of tofu and minced meat, originating from Sichuan cuisine. Soft tofu (but not silken tofu) should be used for The ground meat is replaced with mushrooms in this vegan dish. This aromatic spicy tofu makes the perfect dish with rice. Spicy, delicious mapo tofu is usually made with ground pork, but for this vegan recipe, we use chopped shiitake mushrooms and haven't sacrificed Indeed, mapo tofu is one of the most famous tofu recipes to have made it out of China.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook spicy vegan lentil mabo tofu using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Spicy Vegan Lentil Mabo Tofu:

1. Prepare 100 g lentils, soaked overnight
2. Make ready 1 block silk or soft tofu, 350-400 g
3. Prepare 3 cloves garlic
4. Make ready 1 chunk fresh ginger
5. Take 1 spring or green onion, white part
6. Make ready 1 Tbsp Chinese fermented black beans
7. Get 1/2 tsp Sichuan peppercorns, ground
8. Prepare 1-2 tsp douban jiang (spicy chili bean paste)
9. Get 1 Tbsp sesame oil (or vegetable oil)
10. Make ready 1/2 cup vegetable or kombu stock
11. Take 2 tsp potato starch
12. Prepare 1 Tbsp soy sauce
13. Get 1 tsp sugar
14. Prepare Chopped scallions to garnish

Mabo tofu, a tofu and vegetable stew with a gravy sauce, is one of the most popular homecooked dishes in Japan. This recipe, inspired from a dish made by those homecooked meals, is recreated with a healthy touch and will be enjoyed by children and all ages. It is wonderful to serve with brown rice. Mapo Tofu is sometimes spelled as Mabo Tofu with a b.

Instructions to make Spicy Vegan Lentil Mabo Tofu:

1. Prep all the ingredients beforehand so you can work quickly while stir-frying (don't forget to soak your lentils for 6-8 hours!). Mince the garlic, green onion and fermented black beans. Grate the ginger and lightly grind the Sichuan peppercorns.
2. In a large frying pan or wok, heat the sesame oil and fry the ginger, garlic and spring onion until fragrant. Add the fermented black beans and Sichuan peppercorns and fry for about 1 minute, stirring.
3. Add the douban jiang/spicy chili bean paste and fry briefly while mixing it into the other ingredients.
4. Add the soaked and drained lentils, then pour in enough water to just cover everything. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer on medium low for about 15 minutes until the lentils are soft.
5. While the lentils are cooking, mix 1/2 cup stock with 2 tsp potato starch, 1 Tbsp soy sauce and 1 tsp sugar in a small bowl and set aside.
6. Once the lentils are soft, cut the tofu into bite-sized cubes and add it into the pan. Gently toss to mix but avoid stirring or the tofu may fall apart.
7. Give the stock mix from step 5 a stir and pour it over the lentils and tofu. Bring to a boil and simmer for a couple minutes until the sauce has thickened a bit. Garnish with chopped scallions and serve.
8. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

It is wonderful to serve with brown rice. Mapo Tofu is sometimes spelled as Mabo Tofu with a b. It is also known as Grandmother's Pockmarked Bean Curd. Mapo tofu is a classic Sichuan How to Make Vegan Mapo Tofu. A mix of quartered crimini mushrooms and destemmed shitake mushrooms.

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