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Veggie Mapo Tofu

Tofu and aubergine with mushroom, onion and carrot in a savoury toban djan sauce.

Vegetarian 630 kcal a portion 26g protein

Contains: soya, gluten (wheat), sesame

Veggie mapo tofu with rice in a meal prep container

What veggie mapo tofu is

Mapo tofu began in Sichuan and was adopted wholesale into Japanese home cooking, where it lost most of its heat and its numbing peppercorn. The Japanese version, mābō dōfu, is savoury and mild, built on toban djan, a fermented broad bean and chilli paste. Ours goes a step further and leaves out the pork entirely.

Want this cooked in your kitchen?

A chef comes to you and batch-cooks veggie mapo tofu into four portions, alongside one or two other dishes, and leaves it portioned in your fridge. From £100 a visit.

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How we make it

Tofu and aubergine with mushroom, onion and carrot in a savoury toban djan sauce with ginger and garlic, finished with spring onion. The milder Japanese take, no meat.

How it keeps, and how to reheat it

Keeps 3–4 days and freezes reasonably, though the tofu changes texture a little once frozen: firmer and more porous, which some people prefer. Reheat in a pan or microwave; the sauce thickens when cold and loosens with a splash of water.

If you're doing the shopping

On the hybrid and you-shop options you buy the fresh ingredients. For four portions of veggie mapo tofu, that's:

We bring the Japanese pantry (rice, cooking sake, miso, soy, dashi, mirin and the rest) on every option except you-shop. Compare the options.

Questions about veggie mapo tofu

The Japanese version is far milder than the Sichuan original: no numbing peppercorn, and only gentle warmth from the toban djan. If you want it hotter, say so when you book.
There is no meat in it, and it is built to be plant-based. Tell us when you book so your chef can check every component rather than assume.
A fermented paste of broad beans and chilli, originally from Sichuan. It gives the dish its savoury depth and most of its colour. It is what makes mapo tofu taste the way it does.
Goes well with:Agedashi TofuJapanese Curry

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