Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, spicy vegan lentil mabo tofu. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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. Bring to a boil and simmer for a couple minutes until the sauce has thickened a bit. This vegan spicy mapo tofu is my spin on the Sichuan classic substituting traditional pork with earthy mixed mushrooms and gorgeous silky eggplant.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. 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:
- Prepare 100 g lentils, soaked overnight
- Make ready 1 block silk or soft tofu, 350-400 g
- Make ready 3 cloves garlic
- Get 1 chunk fresh ginger
- Make ready 1 spring or green onion, white part
- Prepare 1 Tbsp Chinese fermented black beans
- Take 1/2 tsp Sichuan peppercorns, ground
- Prepare 1-2 tsp douban jiang (spicy chili bean paste)
- Take 1 Tbsp sesame oil (or vegetable oil)
- Get 1/2 cup vegetable or kombu stock
- Prepare 2 tsp potato starch
- Prepare 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- Get 1 tsp sugar
- Get Chopped scallions to garnish
Tasters agreed that it was good — as a spicy tofu dish, not mapo tofu. We missed the vibrant red sauce, the hard-to-replicate fermented bean flavor and the tender bite of the soft tofu. Swaad Indian Restaurant review, Indian Vegetarian and Vegan Food in Pattaya, Reviewed by Kelly Veg; Family holiday to Bodrum- LOTS of vegan food! Jakes Vegan "Philly Cheeze Steak" Sandwiches: American Street Food + Spanish La Buenaventura London. trying NEW vegan foods at coffee chains // starbucks, costa + pret!!
Instructions to make Spicy Vegan Lentil Mabo Tofu:
- 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.
- 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.
- Add the douban jiang/spicy chili bean paste and fry briefly while mixing it into the other ingredients.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Swaad Indian Restaurant review, Indian Vegetarian and Vegan Food in Pattaya, Reviewed by Kelly Veg; Family holiday to Bodrum- LOTS of vegan food! Jakes Vegan "Philly Cheeze Steak" Sandwiches: American Street Food + Spanish La Buenaventura London. trying NEW vegan foods at coffee chains // starbucks, costa + pret!! New Vegan Food In Veganuary That's why I developed this vegetarian mapo tofu recipe. The cooking process is quite similar to that of the original mapo tofu, but it's healthier and still yields a super delicious result. Doubanjiang (豆瓣酱), also called fermented spicy bean paste, is not your average hot sauce.
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