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Simple yet hearty, this Vegan Soy Sauce ‘Egg’ Fried Rice is a great easy weekday meal you can easily put together using leftover rice and any vegetables you’d like to add. Using a mix of dark and regular soy sauces brings the flavour to this dish and growing up a simple soy sauce fried rice with an egg is a simple meal I could easily put together.

You can also cook this using a regular non-stick pan or skillet!

Easy Soy Sauce “Egg” Fried Rice (Vegan)

200 g extra firm tofu or tokwa (pressed)

tsp black salt

turmeric powder

garlic powder

soy sauce

white pepper

rice

garlic (minced)

(optional)

soy sauce (, adjust to taste)

tsp dark mushroom soy sauce (see notes)

green onion

To press tofu, you can use a tofu press or wrap the tofu in a towel or paper towels and place a flat weighted surface on top. Leave to press for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, break apart your leftover rice. If using fresh cooked rice, I recommend to leave this to cool by spreading the rice off a plate and allowing it to cool for the moisture to evaporate.If you wanna try out the crispy rice version, skip to the steps down below!

To cook the tofu “egg”: heat a large non-stick pan or wok over medium high heat. Once hot, add some oil. Add in the tofu and mash with your hands or a spatula. Season with salt, turmeric, garlic powder, soy sauce, and white pepper. Mix well and cook for 5-6 minutes until the liquid from the tofu continues to evaporate and starts to resemble scrambled eggs. Taste the tofu and feel free to season with more salt, to taste.

Remove the tofu  “egg” from the pan and set side.

In the same pan, melt vegan butter or add the oil for the rice. Afterwards, add in the minced garlic and cook over medium high until lightly brown and aromatic, around 30 seconds - 1 minute. If using other veggies, feel free to cook it at this point. Add in the leftover rice. Break apart any chunks of rice, if any, and then season the rice with soy sauce and dark soy sauce.

Mix well and leave the rice to cook over medium high heat for 2-3 minutes, mixing everything 15 seconds or so.

Mix in the chopped green onion/scallion and the tofu “egg”. Taste your fried rice and feel free to season with more soy sauce, to taste, if needed.

Turn off the heat and serve your fried rice. You can serve this in a dome shape by placing it a bowl and flipping it over on a plate. Enjoy!

For the crispy version, I used a medium mixing bowl. I also cooked down the garlic in some butter (or oil) in a small pan. If you’re using other vegetables or the tofu “egg”, you can cook it down with the garlic as well. Then I mixed together the rice, soy sauces, garlic in butter/oil, and any other veggies/tofu.

I added a bit more butter (or oil) into the pan, added in the rice, pressed down the rice, and left it to crisp up over medium heat until the rice along the sides of the pan start to crisp and dry up. This took around 8 minutes but it can depend on the size of your pan and amount of rice you’re cooking.Afterwards, flip over your pan onto a plate. Enjoy!

Note: I used a small 6-inch (15 cm) non-stick pan and had a 2” (5 cm) tall dome of rice. I highly recommend to spread out the rice as evenly as possible and the shorter the dome, the larger crispy surface area you’ll have. 

CRISPY RICE VERSION

This was just delicious!  I used “just eggs,” A vegan brand of eggs that I really like!  I kept everything else the same and I will definitely be making this again! Thanks! 👍

This Pan-Fried Tofu with a Chili Miso Sauce is really easy to put together but very tasty and easiy customisable. The sauce is packed with umami from the miso paste balance off with a hint of sweetness and acidity with a delicious kick of spice from the chili sauce. These are ready in 30 minutes or even less, and perfect for a big batch. Enjoy yours with some steamed rice or noodles for a really hearty meal.

Pan-Fried Tofu with Chili Miso Sauce

17.5 oz firm or extra firm tofu

salt

Neutral oil (for cooking)

1/2-1 tbsp chili garlic sauce

soy sauce (see notes)

tbsp vinegar rice

knob ginger (finely grated)

sesame seeds

tbsp sesame oil

tbsp liquid sweetener or sugar (adjust

scallions onions

More chili garlic sauce

spring onions or scallions (for topping)

Press Tofu: Press the tofu for 10 minutes. I like to do this by wrapping the tofu in a towel and placing a heavy board or surface on top.

Prepare the Sauce: Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by mixing everything together. Feel free to adjust to your desired taste.

Slice the tofu into 3/4 to 1-inch thick pieces. You can slice them in to rectangular or square pieces, it’s up you!

Pan-Fry Tofu: Heat a large non-stick pan over medium high heat. Add the oil.Once hot, place the sliced the tofu slices. Add a sprinkle of salt over the tofu. Pan-fry the tofu until golden brown, around 3-4 minutes on each side.

Pour the Sauce: Transfer the tofu on a deep plate or bowl. Pour in the sauce and top with some chopped scallions or spring onions and more chili garlic sauce/chili oil, if desired.

Other option - Cooking Tofu with the Sauce: You can also opt to also cook the tofu down in the sauce after pan-frying it on the pan. This helps the tofu absorb more flavours but the tofu can lose its crunch. If doing so, add the sauce into the pan and allow to cook for 2-3 minutes until absorbe.

You can enjoy this immediately or allow the tofu to soak in the sauce longer. Enjoy with rice or noodles!

Another good and easy recipe with my beloved tofu. Thank you.

I made this tofu recipe tonight.  It was delicious!  I've tried a few of your tofu recipes, and they have all been really good.  This recipe may be my favorite so far!

I’ve made this multiple times for my family and they love it!  So easy and flavourful that we’ve been eating more tofu!

It does taste better the following day, prepped my lunch the night before, and sauted it with the sauce. 👍🏽

This was so delicious !
I was surprised how much flavour there was considering how little time it takes.
We devoured it too quick to make a picture, but I’ll definitely make this again soon.

So easy and so yummy! I tried to make sure it wasn’t too spicy for my song and honestly wasn’t an issue with the sugar and the miso. My toddler loved it!

The sauce was delicious!! I didn’t have garlic chili sauce so used sambal oelek, which was great. Also tried it with lime  zest and juice instead of ginger on top of steamed broccoli and chard.

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