Name: Vegan Mapo Tofu
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 1/2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns ((coarsely ground, reserve 1/4 teaspoon for garnish at the end)); 3 tablespoons ginger ((finely minced)); 3 tablespoons garlic ((finely minced)); 1 tablespoon fermented black beans; 1-2 Thai bird chilies ((thinly sliced)); 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms ((110g, finely chopped)); 1-2 tablespoons spicy bean sauce ((depending on your desired salt/spice levels)); 1 tablespoon chili oil; 2/3 cup water ((or vegetable or mushroom broth)); 2 teaspoons cornstarch ((mixed with 1 tablespoon water)); 1 pound silken tofu ((or soft tofu, 450g, cut into 1-inch cubes)); 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil; 1/4 teaspoon sugar; 1 scallion ((finely chopped))

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Vegan Mapo Tofu

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

14% of a 2,000 cal day

272KCAL

Protein

8g16% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat22g

28%

Saturated3g

14%

Unsaturated19g

—

Total Carbs13g

Fiber3g

10%

Total Sugars4g

—

incl. Added Sugars1g

Starch6g

—

Sodium449mg

20%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Vegan mapo tofu is a spicy Sichuan-style stir-fry where chopped shiitake mushrooms stand in for traditional ground pork, delivering the same umami depth. Bold and numbing from Sichuan peppercorns, it's a dynamic plant-based main.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

4 tbspvegetable oil
1½ tbspSichuan peppercorns — coarsely ground
3 tbspginger — finely minced
3 tbspgarlic — finely minced
1 tbspfermented black beans
1–2Thai bird chilies — thinly sliced
110 gshiitake mushrooms — finely chopped, 4 oz
1–2 tbspspicy bean sauce
1 tbspchili oil
⅔ cupwater — or vegetable broth or mushroom broth
2 tspcornstarch) — (mixed with 1 tablespoon water
450 gsilken tofu — cut into 1-inch cubes, 1 lb, or soft tofu
¼ tspsesame oil
¼ tspsugar
1scallion — finely chopped

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Method

30m total

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