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Tofu

Danielle Alvarez’s shiitake mushroom mapo tofu.
EASY

Vegan mapo tofu with shiitake mushrooms and crispy chilli oil

Danielle Alvarez takes the big-flavoured classic Chinese dish and makes it vegan-friendly.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Crispy tofu and lemongrass larb.
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Crispy tofu and lemongrass larb is a vegetarian’s dream salad

Larb, a fragrant Laotian salad, is usually made with minced meat, offal or seafood. But in good news for vegetarians, this version uses tofu instead.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Satay tempeh rice bowls with crunchy kimchi cucumbers.
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Satay tempeh rice bowls with crunchy kimchi cucumbers

Hearty rice bowls starring nutty tempeh slabs drizzled in nutty satay sauce.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Sichuan pepper roasted eggplant with crispy chilli tofu.
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Sichuan pepper roasted eggplant with crispy chilli tofu

Give eggplants the spicy, saucy treatment with this easy vegetarian salad.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Karen Martini’s braised tofu with fennel, wombok, egg, brown rice and peanuts.
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Braised tofu with fennel, wombok, egg, brown rice and peanuts

This nourishing, gently spiced tofu and vegetable dish certainly banishes the chills.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
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Karen Martini’s roasted autumn salad with chilli maple dressing and peanut and tofu mayo.

Roasted autumn vegetables with chilli-maple dressing and tofu and peanut vegan ‘mayo’

This recipe makes twice as much “mayo” than is needed for the salad, but it’s a staple in my house, and great in raw vegetable slaws.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Adam Liaw’s pork and kimchi soup.
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Speedy and spicy pork and kimchi soup

More of a stew than a soup, this is one of the most popular dishes in Korea and it’s ready in just a few minutes.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
A few time-saving tricks deliver top-shelf results.
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Short on time, big on flavour: RecipeTin Eats’ 20-minute laksa

A spicy, coconutty, umami-rich noodle soup on the table in 20 minutes? Yes, you can.

  • < 30 mins
  • RecipeTin Eats
This tofu dish is ready in 10 minutes.
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Tofu in lemongrass coconut milk with steamed rice

There are days when even the most organised cook runs out of time. Here's a vegetarian main course that will be on the table in about 10 minutes!

  • < 30 mins
  • Lynne Mullins
Melissa Leong's mapo tofu.

Cheat's mapo tofu

There are more complex ways to make Chinese classic mapo tofu, but for a quick, midweek version, all you need is a jar of mushroom XO (I found mine at my local Coles, but any Asian grocer will sell it). One jar is just $2, and is an action-packed flavour bomb that makes for a speedy meal, minus the fuss. This recipe comes in at $3.50 per serve.

  • < 30 mins
  • Melissa Leong

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