Mapo Tofu - no obscure ingredients! [Vegan]
By: Michael Kitson
Published: Friday, July 28, 2017 - 10:09am

Ingredients




1 tbsp	brown/red miso paste
1½ tsp	sriracha hot sauce
½ tsp	soy sauce
½ tsp	dark brown sugar
for the stock
10g/.35oz	dried porcini mushrooms
1 tbsp	soy sauce
1½ tbsp	white wine vinegar
1 tsp	sugar
1 tsp	brandy
1 tsp	cornflour (aka cornstarch)
for the main dish
200g/7oz	button/chestnut mushrooms
⅓ cup/80ml	neutral oil such as sunflower or groundnut
1 tbsp	whole black peppercorns
1 medium	fresh red chilli, thinly sliced
3 large	cloves garlic, very finely chopped, crushed or grated
1½ tbsp/10g	very finely chopped or grated ginger
4	spring onions (aka scallions), chopped, white ends separated from greens
700g/1.5lbs	medium or firm silken tofu (normally comes in small cardboard boxes) sliced into large cubes
1½ cups/285g	basmati rice, rinsed

Preparation

1 For the full recipe see https://www.discoverdelicious.org/food-blog/mapo-tofu

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Mapo Tofu using only easy to find ingredients! Traditional recipe included too though! [Vegan]