Spicy Vegan Lentil Mabo Tofu
Spicy Vegan Lentil Mabo Tofu

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Spicy, delicious mapo tofu is usually made with ground pork, but for this vegan recipe, we use chopped shiitake mushrooms and haven't sacrificed any umami! Indeed, mapo tofu is one of the most famous tofu recipes to have made it out of China. This spicy, delicious dish usually includes small amount of ground. Drain the tofu, but keep the marinade to one side.

Spicy Vegan Lentil Mabo Tofu is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Spicy Vegan Lentil Mabo Tofu is something which I have loved my whole life.

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

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

Tofu is cooked in a spicy and oily, chili- and bean-based sauce, which lends beautiful bright red color to the dish. While the original Shichuan Mapo Tofu is pretty spicy, the Japanese version is usually mild so even. This Vegan Mapo Tofu brings together the flavours from both Japanese and Chinese versions of Mapo Tofu. Mapo tofu was one of my favourite dishes growing up.

Steps 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.

This Vegan Mapo Tofu brings together the flavours from both Japanese and Chinese versions of Mapo Tofu. Mapo tofu was one of my favourite dishes growing up. Since my mother is Japanese, majority of the time I had the Japanese version of Mapo Tofu (also known as Mabo Dofu), over a bed of hot steamy rice. This spicy lentil dahl recipe is a dairy-free vegan soup that is hearty and delicious. It's also easy and inexpensive to make and great with flatbread.

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