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    You are here: Home / Entrees / Spicy Mango Tofu Stir Fry

    LAST UPDATED: January 19, 2022 • FIRST PUBLISHED: July 21, 2015

    Spicy Mango Tofu Stir Fry

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    Pan-fried slabs of mango tofu in a spicy sweet sauce are cooked up with crisp summer green beans in this flavorful Thai-inspired stir fry.

    Spicy Mango Tofu Stir Fry

    Someday I am going to be so organized. I just know it! A day will come when I'll consistently have all of my blog posts ready to go, days and days in advance, and all I'll have to do on my chosen posting day is hit a button and watch the blogosphere light up with vegan goodness. I'm so excited about this prospect.

    Alas, that day is not today. In fact, this isn't even the post I had scheduled for today, but things get hectic and don't go as planned, and I always try to keep a tasty little post or two tucked away for just that reason.

    Spicy Mango Tofu Stir Fry

    This means I'm pretty much dropping you off with a recipe today, and not a whole lot of words, except to say that this was delicious, and an adaptation of a seitan based recipe I posted way back in my early blogging days. The photos in that post needed a makeover, and so I decided to go and revamp the whole recipe, swapping out seitan and doing a recipe for mango tofu instead. Both were great, and if you're longing for seitan and/or more babbling about food from me, fear not, there will be plenty of both later on this week if all goes as planned.

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    Spicy Mango Tofu Stir Fry

    Pan-fried slabs of mango tofu in a spicy sweet sauce are cooked up with crisp summer green beans in this flavorful Thai-inspired stir fry.
    Course Entree
    Cuisine American, Asian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes
    Servings 4
    Author Alissa

    Ingredients

    For the Mango Sauce

    • 1 large ripe mango peeled, cored and coarsely chopped
    • 2 tbsp. soy sauce or tamari
    • 2 tbsp. lime juice
    • 1 tsp. ground cumin
    • 1 tsp. Asian chili paste
    • 1 tsp. cornstarch

    For the Tofu Stir-Fry

    • 2 tbsp. vegetable oil divided
    • 1 lb. extra firm tofu drained and pressed at least 20 minutes
    • 3 garlic cloves minced
    • 1 tbsp. fresh grated ginger
    • 2 scallions white and green parts separated and chopped
    • 10-15 dried chili peppers
    • 2 cups fresh green beans cut into 2 inch pieces
    • jasmine rice for serving

    Instructions

    1. Place mango, soy sauce or tamari, lime juice, cumin, chili paste and cornstarch into food processor or blender. Blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl or pitcher as needed. Set aside.
    2. Cut tofu into ½ inch thick triangles or strips.
    3. Coat a large, flat bottomed skillet with 1 tablespoon of oil and place over medium heat. Once oil is hot, add tofu pieces in a single layer. Cook until lightly browned on bottoms, about 4 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on opposite sides, about 4 minutes more. Remove from heat and transfer to a plate.
    4. Add remaining oil to skillet, along with garlic, ginger, white parts of scallions and dried chili peppers. Saute for 1 minute. Raise heat to high and add green beans. Stir-fry until tender-crisp, about 2 minutes.
    5. Reduce heat to medium. Add tofu back to skillet, along with mango sauce. Flip a few times to incorporate and cook for about 1 minute, just until sauce thickens a bit and coats tofu and green beans.
    6. Divide onto plate and sprinkle with green parts of scallions. Serve with jasmine rice.
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    About Alissa Saenz

    Hi, I'm Alissa! I'm a former attorney turned professional food blogger. I love creating vegan recipes with bold flavors! You can read more about me here.

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    1. Anon says

      July 29, 2015 at 12:43 pm

      This was just so delicious. I haven't come across better ways to enjoy tofu.

      Reply
      • Alissa Saenz says

        July 30, 2015 at 9:33 am

        Awesome! Can't go wrong with mangoes, right? Thanks for sharing!

        Reply
    2. Audrey says

      March 20, 2017 at 1:07 am

      Made this twice now. It is so satisfying and it's amazing how simple it is! Thank you :) Definitely a recipe I will return to often!

      Reply
      • Alissa Saenz says

        March 20, 2017 at 9:12 am

        I'm glad you're enjoying it!!

        Reply
    3. Anonymous says

      May 31, 2020 at 7:59 pm

      Looks delicious! Can I used frozen mango for this recipe?

      Reply
      • Alissa Saenz says

        May 31, 2020 at 8:02 pm

        I don't see why not! Enjoy!

        Reply
    4. Tori says

      March 29, 2022 at 6:18 am

      5 stars
      Randomly had some mango and found this recipe. Thanks for sharing! It was great 😁👍

      Reply

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