Spicy Vegan Lentil Mabo Tofu
Spicy Vegan Lentil Mabo Tofu

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, spicy vegan lentil mabo tofu. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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.

Spicy Vegan Lentil Mabo Tofu is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Spicy Vegan Lentil Mabo Tofu is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. 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:
  1. Make ready 100 g lentils, soaked overnight
  2. Prepare 1 block silk or soft tofu, 350-400 g
  3. Take 3 cloves garlic
  4. Take 1 chunk fresh ginger
  5. Get 1 spring or green onion, white part
  6. Take 1 Tbsp Chinese fermented black beans
  7. Take 1/2 tsp Sichuan peppercorns, ground
  8. Prepare 1-2 tsp douban jiang (spicy chili bean paste)
  9. Take 1 Tbsp sesame oil (or vegetable oil)
  10. Make ready 1/2 cup vegetable or kombu stock
  11. Take 2 tsp potato starch
  12. Make ready 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  13. Prepare 1 tsp sugar
  14. Take Chopped scallions to garnish

This spicy, delicious dish usually includes small amount of. In this video I am going to show you how to make one of the most famous Chinese dish, Mapo tofu. This is a vegan version of this spicy and flavorful dish. Mapo tofu is a justly popular menu item in many Chinese restaurants.

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.

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