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Vegan Tofu Fried rice is hearty, easy, quick and delicious. Loaded with mushrooms, red pepper, holy basil, onion and crispy tofu. Perfect for a lunch or dinner. If you are craving Chinese takeout, make thisย flavorful and quick tofu fried rice today! I guarantee you will truly feel like you are eating a restaurant meal. Vegan & Gluten free.
Love fried rice recipes? You might like to check Cauliflower Shrimp Fried Rice, Shrimp Fried Rice or Instant Pot Chicken Fried Rice.ย I used leftover Instant Pot Jasmine rice for this recipe.
WHICH RICE TO USE FORย FRIED RICE
Who doesnโt want to make fried rice that tastes as good as it does at your favorite Chinese or Thai restaurant? The key ingredient is rice. Any long grain white rice cooked and cooled overnight will work really well for this recipe. I prefer to use Thai jasmine rice. I love its popcorn-like aroma and nutty flavor.
If you have an Instant Pot ,you donโt even need to cook and cool rice ahead of time. ย I cooked it in my Instant Pot and it took only 4 minutes, the recipe you will find here INSTANT POT JASMINE RICE IN 4 MIN.ย
I donโt advise to use freshly steamed rice on the stove, you will end with moist, mushy and sticky fried rice.
CRISPY TOFUย
Remove the tofu from its packaging, dice it, season with salt and fry until golden 2-3 minutes per side over medium high heat. Tofu cubes are cooked when they are crispy and golden brown. You can marinate tofu cubes in soy sauce (I skipped this step).
INGREDIENTS FORย THIS VEGAN FRIED RICE
- Jasmine rice-Jasmine rice works the best for this recipe, but you can use any long-grain white rice like Basmati (they produce distinct firm grains and you get fluffy rice).
- Firm tofu holds its shape really well and ideal for pan-frying.
- Yellow Onion is best for frying.
- Garlic cloves
- Mushrooms– You can use any mushrooms ( Crimini mushrooms or Portobello mushrooms will work well).
- Red bell pepper-I recommend to use red bell pepper as it has sweeter, fruitier flavor than green pepper. Its sweetness contributes to holy basil.
- Green chili ย
- Holy basil leaves. Thai basil leaves is an ideal choice, but even holy basil leaves will work fine)
- Soy sauce
- Oyster sauce
- Vegetable oil
HOW TO MAKE TOFU FRIED RICE RECIPE
TOFU FRIED RICE IN 15 MIN
Ingredients
- Jasmine cooked rice, cooled overnight- 3 cups
- Firm tofu, cubed - 300 gm or 10 oz
- Onion, finely diced-1/4 cup
- Garlic cloves, finely chopped-4
- Mushrooms, diced-250 gm/ 0.6 pounds
- Red bell pepper, finely chopped- 1/2 cup
- Green chili, sliced- 1
- Holy basil leaves- 1 cup
- Soy sauce- 1 tbsp.
- Oyster sauce- 1 tbsp.
- Vegetable oil- 5 tbsp.
- Salt - as needed
Instructions
- Remove tofu from the package, drain and cut in cubes. You don't need to pat it dry.
- In a small skillet heat 2 tbsp. of vegetable oil and fry tofu until crispy and golden, about 2-3 minutes per side over medium high heat. Transfer to a plate. Keep aside.
- In a large skillet heat 3 tbsp of vegetable oil, add the onion and saute until translucent, then add the chopped garlic green chili and continue cooking until fragrant.
- Add mushrooms and cook 3-4 min over high heat or until brown.
- Add the bell pepper and saute for 2 minutes.
- Fluff the cooked rice with a fork to loosen up the grains and add to the skillet. Pour soy sauce and oyster sauce. Cook, by stirring continuously until all mixed and rice is coated with sauce.
- Adjust salt.
- Finally , add in the holy basil and give a good stir until all ingredients are well combined.
- Serve immediately with lime wedges.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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