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Vegan Mapo Tofu

The easiest mapo tofu recipe made in just 30 minutes - packed with flavour from spices, silken tofu and plant based meat!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: mapo tofu, tofu recipes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 300 g silken tofu
  • 1/3 cup textured vegetable protein dry
  • 1/2 cup shitake mushrooms
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp minced ginger
  • 1 tbsp gochugaru (sub 1 tsp chili flakes)
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 dried red chillies
  • 2.5 tbsp broad bean paste
  • 1 tsp sichuan pepper
  • 1/2 tsp 5-spice powder
  • 1 tsp sweetener
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 cup water add more water if required
  • 1 tbsp corn starch (+1/4 cup water)
  • salt

Garnish

  • chopped spring onions

Instructions

  • Cut silken tofu into even cubes. Soak textured vegetable protein in hot water for 5 minutes, then drain.
  • Deseed the red chilies if you can't handle spice. Sauté red chilies in sesame oil.
  • Add minced ginger and garlic to the oil and sauté until fragrant. Add chili flakes or gochugaru at this step (optional).
  • Add TVP, mushrooms and wait for it to be 3/4 cooked. Add 1 tsp sichuan pepper , 5-spice powder then broad bean paste. Give it a good mix.
  • Add sweetener, soy sauce, water and let simmer for about 5 minutes. Add silken tofu cubes.
  • Add soy sauce, then corn starch slurry, give it a good mix and simmer for another 5 minutes.
  • Serve with spring onions and chili oil if you want an extra spicy kick.