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Vegan Tofu Fried Rice (with Vegetables)

This vegan tofu fried rice recipe is packed with veggies and creates a delicious and nutritious dinner that’s a tasty eggless alternative for egg fried rice.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese-inspired, Vegan
Keyword Vegan fried rice recipe, Vegan tofu fried rice
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 613kcal

Ingredients

Tofu

Rice

  • 4 cups cooked rice
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium)
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons mirin
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 cup onion
  • 1 cup carrot
  • 1 cup mushroom
  • 1 cup edamame (or peas)
  • 1 cup corn
  • green onion (to serve/ garnish)
  • sesame seeds (to serve/ garnish)

Instructions

Step 1: Prep Ingredients

  • Crumble the tofu in a medium-sized bowl. It doesn’t need to be too finely crumbled; you can break the pieces up further while cooking.
    350 grams extra firm tofu
  • Chop onion, carrot and mushrooms or whichever veggies you use.
    1 cup onion, 1 cup carrot, 1 cup mushroom
  • The corn and edamame I use is frozen and ready-to-go!
    1 cup corn, 1 cup edamame
  • Make sure you have the other ingredients ready because cooking happens quickly (I keep them on the counter with measuring spoons available).

Step 2: Cook Tofu

  • In a large pan, warm sesame oil over medium heat and add your crumbled tofu.
    1 tablespoon sesame oil, 350 grams extra firm tofu
  • Cook for about 5 minutes, until the tofu starts to brown. Then, add soy sauce and mirin.
    1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon mirin
  • Toss to coat the tofu with soy sauce and mirin and continue cooking for up to another 5 minutes.
  • Remove the browned tofu from your pan and set aside.

Step 3: Cook Veggies and Fry Rice

  • Warm vegetable oil in a large pan or wok over medium-high heat.
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • Add onion and cook for about 1 minute, until it begins to soften.
    1 cup onion
  • Then, add carrot and cook for another 1-2 minutes (depending on how soft you like your vegetables and how large or small you’ve chopped them; larger pieces take longer to cook).
    1 cup carrot
  • Add mushrooms, edamame and corn and cook for about 1 minute.
    1 cup mushroom, 1 cup edamame, 1 cup corn
  • Add cooked rice to your pan along with the remaining ingredients: soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin and garlic powder.
    4 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 3 tablespoons mirin, 2 teaspoons garlic powder, 4 cups cooked rice
  • Toss to evenly coat the veggies and rice in sauces.
  • Next, add the tofu you cooked earlier.
    350 grams extra firm tofu
  • Stir fry for another 2 minutes to give the flavors time to work together. Keep everything moving around the pan during this time so it can cook evenly.

Step 4: Serve

  • Remove the pan from heat and serve hot.
  • Optional to garnish with sesame seeds (white or black) and/ or chopped green onion.
    green onion, sesame seeds

Notes

Accuracy of nutrition information cannot be guaranteed (certain ingredients may not have all nutrients listed in the database); amounts may vary (and will vary depending on brands of ingredients used); all nutrition fact values rounded to the nearest whole number.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving (¼ of recipe) | Calories: 613kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 778mg | Potassium: 736mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 7217IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 388mg | Iron: 6mg