Vegan brothy rice with tofu mince
Ingredients
Utensils
cutting board, knife, cast iron pot, pot, box grater, bowl (small), fine grater, nonstick pan, spatula, slotted spoon
Nutrition per serving
Step 1/3
- 400 ml vegetable stock
- 500 ml water
- 1 star anise
- 2 scallions
- 1 red onion
- 30 g ginger
- 2 cloves garlic
- 20 g cilantro
- 6 mixed peppercorns
- 3 allspice berries
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- cutting board
- knife
- cast iron pot
Halve red onion, cut off white parts of spring onions and crush them a little bit. Smash garlic cloves, cut off coriander stems, and slice ginger. Put everything in a hot heavy bottom pot, along with peppercorns to char a little bit. When onion is browned on the cut side and some fond is formed on the bottom, deglaze with vegetable stock and water. Add star anise, all spice, soy sauce, sesame oil, and mirin to bring it all to a boil. Turn heat down to medium low, and let simmer with the lid on for approx. 20–30 min.
Step 2/3
- 200 g jasmine rice
- 400 g smoked tofu
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp orange marmelade
- 1 clove garlic
- 2½ tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame seed
- pot
- box grater
- bowl (small)
- fine grater
- nonstick pan
- spatula
Wash rice, and cook it according to the package instructions. While the rice is cooking grate tofu with a box grater. Mix soy sauce, jam, sesame seeds, and grated garlic for the marinade. Add tofu to a hot pan with vegetable and sesame oil. Fry until golden brown, 8–10 min. Once crispy and golden, add marinade and let simmer until the tofu is covered nicely, for approx. 2 min. Take from the heat and set aside.
Step 3/3
- 1 lime
- fried onion (optional)
- 1 tsp sesame seed
- slotted spoon
Take out the aromatics with a slotted spoon, and season with salt if needed. Roughly chop coriander leaves, finely slice green parts of spring onions. To serve, add some rice to a bowl, add the soup and top it with the tofu mince. Garnish with a lot of coriander, spring onion, sesame seeds, and fried onions if you want. Serve with a lime wedge.
Enjoy your meal!