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Sunday Lunch/Dinner: Gluten-free MaPo Tofu and Bamboo RiceπŸŒ±πŸ„πŸšπŸ˜‹πŸ’š

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Hello everyone, hope you have a wonderful weekend so far and a peaceful Sunday to start the week with full force of life! πŸ€—

I’ve been busy with family and just quick fix for my meals the whole time. Today I am glad to be back and relaxing to prepare home cook meal. πŸ˜‹πŸ‘πŸ’š

I recreated this dish called MaPo Tofu from a restaurant that my family loves having it from time to time.

Dish Recipe:

1. SautΓ© meatless balls chopped up in pieces with onions and olive oil.

2. Pour in mushroom broth with a bit of gf soy sauce and some starch to make into gravy texture.

3. Add sliced mushrooms, cubes soft tofu, herbs seasonings.

4. Last step is garnishing the dish with strips of nori seaweed seeds and fresh sliced jalapeΓ±os, basil leaves and toasted sesame seeds.

I love to enjoy this dish with bamboo rice (the green color is from chlorophyll), seaweed and a nice warm cup of jasmine tea. πŸ˜‹

As always, be inspired, be joyful, take a picture and Enjoy it! πŸ˜‹β€οΈ

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Kainan profile image
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Looks delicious πŸ˜‹ I really enjoy MaPo tofu and my mom used to make it all the time. I like your take on it. I would just mix the tofu in the prepared sauce packet and that would be it πŸ˜‚

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GreatMindfulnessStar in reply to Kainan

Awe thanks Kainan. πŸ€—πŸ™

Hmmmm yes this is very traditional Chinese Mapo just tofu and mushrooms but I like adding meatless balls to make it hearty and more western 😁 The sauce packet always have wheat in it which I can’t have because of gluten and probably they add bunch of salt and sugar in there. πŸ˜…

This is something you can totally cook and enjoy. πŸ˜πŸ‘

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KainanGuest in reply to GreatMindfulness

Yes an I think I will. Looks straightforward enough.

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GreatMindfulnessStar in reply to Kainan

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ZazenRiver345

Looks healthy and deliciousπŸ˜‹. I love my seaweed strips, thanks for recommending themπŸ‘... Certainly this is a great meal to start your week of with. Enjoy your day and the week aheadπŸ€—πŸ™

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GreatMindfulnessStar in reply to ZazenRiver345

Thank you Zazen. πŸ€—πŸ™

I enjoyed it so much and now is leftover. πŸ˜‹

It’s cold over here now, hope you have a great rest of the day over there. πŸ˜πŸ‘

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Wow! Koko this looks amazing and super healthy. What a wonderful meal

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GreatMindfulnessStar in reply to Kitten-whiskers

Awe thank you Debs very much. πŸ€—πŸ™

I enjoyed it so much with rice esp went so well with nori sheet seaweed. πŸ˜‹πŸ‘ The traditional MaPo is very spicy and I usually get hiccups whenever it’s too spicy. πŸ€”

Hope you are keeping warm and have a good rest of the evening. πŸ€—

P.S. this chilly weather makes me want some warm dessert now. 😁

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Kitten-whiskersAdministrator in reply to GreatMindfulness

I am glad you enjoyed it 😊 less spice no hiccups πŸ˜‰

I was thinking that, something like an old fashioned warm crumble with vegan vanilla custard - that would go down very well

😊

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GreatMindfulnessStar in reply to Kitten-whiskers

Great idea Debs. πŸ˜‹πŸ‘ It’s been raining hard over here and that would just hit the spot. 😁

Are Sonya and Lucy looking forward to Christmas then?

Baby is well and looking forward to receiving her presents and spoils!

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Hi Catgirl, Merry Christmas to you and Baby. Yes, more toys for them. It’s a wet Christmas here with lots of rain. Hope you and Baby keeping warm and safe! πŸ€—πŸ˜»

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Baby is looking forward to her presents off Santa tomorrow!

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I’m sure Baby is going to enjoy her Xmas gift tomorrow. πŸ˜πŸ‘

Years ago I enjoyed tofu at a Japanese restaurant!

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Yes Japanese incorporate lots of tofu dishes in their meals. πŸ˜πŸ‘

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HungryHufflepuff

That looks really good πŸ˜‹

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GreatMindfulnessStar in reply to HungryHufflepuff

Awe thank you HungryHufflepuff. πŸ€—πŸ™Hope you are keeping warm and ready for your Christmas dinner tomorrow with family and friends. πŸ˜πŸ‘

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HungryHufflepuff in reply to GreatMindfulness

Thank you, I am looking forward to having a nice day tomorrow. I hope you'll have a lovely day too πŸ‘

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