Mapo Tofu
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A vegan mapo tofu that swaps meat for plant-based protein, keeping the spicy, saucy character of the original. Ready in 25 minutes, it's a quick dinner with real depth and heat.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 1 tablespoon oil (a neutral, high smoke point oil like sunflower, grapeseed, safflower, avocado oil or even olive oil)
- 2 crumbled Beyond Meat burgers (or vegan meat replacement of choice or 2 cups diced mushrooms)
- ½ cup diced mushrooms (if you're using mushrooms only above you can leave this out or honestly just use it up if you have a bit more)
- 2 knobs fresh ginger (for 1 tablespoon minced ginger)
- 5 cloves garlic (for 1 tablespoon minced garlic)
- ¼ cup diced scallion whites
- 1 tablespoon douban sauce (chili bean paste)
- 1 tablespoon chili oil
- 1 teaspoon ground Szechuan pepper seasoning (I love nom nom paleo's own)
- 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar (more or less to taste)
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- cornstarch slurry (2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water)
- 1 pound firm silken tofu (excess water drained, sliced in half length wise, then into cubes)
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil (to add near the end for flavour)
- 1/4 cup diced scallion greens (for topping)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 25M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 15m
- Sodium
- 592mg
- Total sugar
- 6g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 447mg
- Calcium
- 100mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 592MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.