Hello everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, Vegan Mapo Tofu. It is one of my favorites . This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look deliciou

The Ingredients needed to make Vegan Mapo Tofu:

1. You need of For the Sauce
2. It’s of Gochujang OR
3. It’s of each Fermented Bean Paste and Fermented Chili Paste
4. It’s of Mirin or other sweet cooking wine
5. It’s of Rice Wine Vinegar
6. Prepare of Soy sauce
7. Prepare of Vegetable or other Stock
8. You need of For the Tofu
9. It’s of Coconut Oil
10. You need of minced fresh Shiitake Mushrooms OR
11. Prepare of dried Shiitake Mushrooms, rehydrated in hot water for 10 and rinsed
12. You need of chopped Green Onions, white and green parts separated
13. Prepare of minced Garlic
14. You need of minced Ginger
15. You need of dried Chili Peppers, any variety OR
16. It’s of Red Pepper Flakes
17. You need of Firm or Extra Firm Tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
18. You need of Corn Starch dissolved in 1-2 tbsp. water
19. Prepare of Sesame Oil (optional)
20. Prepare of Sesame or Caraway Seeds for garnish (optional)

Step to make Vegan Mapo Tofu:

1. Bring 3-4 cups of water to a simmer over medium-high heat. Slide in the chopped tofu and simmer for 10 minute
2. Whisk together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
3. While the tofu cooks, sauté the garlic, ginger, and the whites of the onions over medium-high heat until fragrant (1-2 minutes).
4. Add the mushrooms to the pan and continue cooking until soft.
5. Once the mushrooms are done, add the sauce mixture to the pan and bring to a simmer.
6. Strain the poached tofu and gently fold it into the sauce.
7. Bring the sauce to a boil, stirring frequently to prevent burning.
8. Gently stir in the corn starch and sesame oil, and cook until the sauce becomes thick and shiny (3-5 minutes).
9. Serve over white rice or plain greek yogurt.
10. Granish with the green parts of the onions, and sesame or caraway seeds (optional).

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