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Weeknight mushroom mapo tofu

Weeknight mushroom mapo tofu

A gentler mapo: silken tofu and mushrooms in a savoury bean sauce over rice, chilli to taste.

Total time
25 min
Serves
2
Difficulty
Easy
Protein / serving
18g

Ingredients

Servings 2

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Cook the rice.

  2. Step 2

    Fry the mushrooms hard in oil 5 minutes; add garlic and ginger for 1 minute.

  3. Step 3

    Add bean sauce, soy and stock; simmer 3 minutes.

  4. Step 4

    Slide in the tofu; simmer gently 3 minutes and thicken with the slaked cornflour.

  5. Step 5

    Serve over rice with spring onions, and heat to taste.

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Nutrition per serving

Approximate values per serving
Calories440 kcal
Protein18g
Carbohydrates58g
– of which sugars4g
Fibre5g
Fat15g
– of which saturates2g
– of which omega-30.5g
Calcium280mg
Iron3.5mg
Salt1.9g
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