4-6 servingsAmericanblack bean garlic sauce

Slow Cooked Vegan Mapo Tofu

By Instant Pot Culinary Team

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4-6 servings

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more than 2 hours

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Easy

Slow Cooked Vegan Mapo Tofu
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Recipe Details

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dishes, Side Dish

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 3 hour

Total Time: more than 2 hours

Cooking Technique: Sauté, Slow Cook

Cuisine: American

Diet: Plant-Based, Vegan, Vegetarian

Yield: 4-6 servings

Ingredients

  • 14 oz tofu
  • 8 Dry Shitake Mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup carrots
  • 1/2 cup peas
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 1/2 tsp fresh ginger
  • 2 tbsp Black Bean Garlic Sauce
  • 2 tsp red curry paste
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 1/2 tsp chili flakes
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 1/2 tbsp corn starch
  • sesame oil

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Take frozen peas out of the freezer and set side.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk tomato paste, red curry paste, black bean garlic sauce, rice vinegar, chili flakes, soy sauce, brown sugar, and vegetable stock together to form a sauce.
  3. Add tofu to the bowl and gently mix with the sauce.
  4. Select SAUTE- MEDIUM, set the time to 10 minutes. Press START.
  5. Add oil into the pot.
  6. When the oil starts to sizzle, Sauté garlic, ginger, mushrooms, and carrots for 3 minutes until fragrant and carrots are softer.
  7. Press CANCEL.
  8. Add tofu-sauce mixture slowly in the pot.
  9. Close the lid.
  10. Select LOW COOK-HIGH and set the time to 3 hours. Press START. Make sure pressure release is on VENT.
  11. Mix cornstarch with 2 tbsp of cold water.
  12. After 2 hours, add peas and cornstarch.
  13. Drizzle sesame oil on top before serving.

About the chef

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

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