Vegan Tofu “Spam” Fried Rice

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Growing up a favourite of mine was spam fried rice so I wanted to create a vegan version of it using tofu! So here’s a Vegan Tofu “Spam” Fried Rice made using homemade tofu “spam”. I used a mix of short grain rice and a bit of quinoa for the fried rice and coloured it with some turmeric powder.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian, Chinese, Filipino, Fusion

Servings

Calories 416 kcal

Ingredients

Fried Rice

1 tbsp sesame oil or neutral oil, for cooking
3 cloves garlic minced
1 small onion diced
1 cup corn, peas, and carrots mix I used a frozen mix (see notes)
3 shiitake mushrooms or other mushrooms diced
1 tsp salt or more to taste, if needed (see notes)
4 cups cooked and cooled rice I used a mix of short grain rice and quinoa
3/4 tsp turmeric powder for colour
1 batch vegan tofu spam cubes
Pinch white pepper or ground black pepper (see notes)

To Serve

Chopped scallions optional

Instructions

Prepare the veggies, tofu “spam”, and leftover rice/grain of choice.
Heat a large non-stick pan or skillet over medium high heat.
Add in some oil to the pan.
Add in the garlic and onion. Sauté for 1 minute.
Add in the veggies and mushrooms.
Season with some salt and pepper. This will be a bit salty but once you mix it with the rice it’ll be just right!
Add in the rice.
Carefully break apart the rice with your spatula.
Add in the turmeric powder and mix the rice well to coat evenly.
Add in the tofu “spam” and mix well. Leave to cook for 2 to 3 more minutes. Taste the rice and feel free to season with more salt as needed. You can also add some soy sauce but this will change the colour of the rice—which was why I opted to use salt and white pepper to retain the golden yellow colour of the rice.
Turn off the heat and top with some chopped scallions if you’d like. Enjoy your fried rice while it’s hot!

Notes

Veggies: Feel free to use other veggies and mushrooms of your choice! You can really use any veggies you'd like and use up leftovers if you have some veggies in your fridge or freezer.

Salt and white pepper: I used salt and white pepper to season my rice because I wanted to retain that nice golden yellow colour. You can of course season your rice with some soy sauce and ground black pepper, if you'd like!

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