Vegan Sweet Chili Tofu Bowls

Vegan Sweet Chili Tofu Bowls

🥘 Ingredients

  • bell pepper
    2 unit
  • black
  • cilantro
    ½ ounce
  • cooking oil
    4 tsp
  • jasmine rice
    1.5 c
  • lime
    2 unit
  • mushroom stock concentrate
    2 unit
  • onion
    2 unit
  • paper towels
  • peanuts
    2 oz
  • salt
  • soy sauce
    4 tbsp
  • sweet Thai chili sauce
    2 oz
  • sweet soy tofu
    1/2 c
  • tofu
    2 unit

🍳 Cookware

  • small pot
  • medium bowl
  • large pan
  1. 1
    In a small pot , combine jasmine rice , 1 1/4 cups water (2 cups for 4 servings), and a big pinch of salt . Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes ( ⏱️ 18 minutes ). Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
    jasmine rice: 1.5 c, salt
  2. 2
    Wash and dry produce. Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips. Halve, peel, and thinly piece onion . Zest and quarter lime . Open and drain tofu ; press out excess water with paper towels . Crumble tofu into pea-size pieces over a medium bowl .
    bell pepper: 2 unit, onion: 2 unit, lime: 2 unit, tofu: 2 unit, paper towels
  3. 3
    Heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and onion; season with salt and black pepper. Cook, stirring, until tender and lightly browned, ⏱️ 9 minutes . If vegetables begin to brown too quickly, add a few splashes of water and continue cooking until the liquid has evaporated. Transfer vegetables to a plate.
    cooking oil: 4 tsp, black
  4. 4
    Heat 2 TBSP oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Once oil begins to heat, add a tofu and spread into an even layer. Cook until lightly browned on bottom, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Stir, then cook until lightly browned all over, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Turn off heat. Add bell pepper and onion, soy sauce , mushroom stock concentrate , sweet soy tofu , sweet Thai chili sauce , and a squeeze of lime juice. Stir until tofu mixture is thoroughly coated.
    soy sauce: 4 tbsp, mushroom stock concentrate: 2 unit, sweet soy tofu: 1/2 c, sweet Thai chili sauce: 2 oz
  5. 5
    Fluff rice with a fork and stir in lime zest to taste. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Roughly chop peanuts ; finely chop cilantro .
    peanuts: 2 oz, cilantro: ½ ounce
  6. 6
    Divide rice between bowls. Top with tofu mixture, peanuts, and cilantro. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.