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Best Ever Vegan Fried Rice with Scrambled Tofu

May 9, 2014 36 Comments

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I can’t even explain how good this fried rice is. I came up with the recipe on a whim awhile back. It was my first time making fried rice since becoming vegan in September of last year, and I wanted it to taste as good as I remembered fried rice tasting.

Thankfully, with a few additions (and subtractions!), this dish turned out remarkable. Even my husband, who only groans like crazy when his food is MEGA GOOD, couldn’t keep his mouth shut about it.

“You HAVE to blog this”, he said. “You HAVE TO. It’s SO GOOD.”

And so, here I am. Blogging it.

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Traditional fried rice is made with fried egg and some kind of meat. Usually bacon – at least, that’s what was always in my fried rice growing up.

So, I had to either eliminate those ingredients, or come up with some substitutions.

I went the substitution route.

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Instead of fried egg, I added scrambled tofu, which gave the dish that yellow colour that cooked eggs do.

For bacon, I had a few options. I could use fake meat, but didn’t want to, I could use coconut bacon – but I’m not a big fan of coconut bacon, and I didn’t feel like making anything bacon-like, so I did the next best thing – I used liquid smoke in the sauce.

And guess what – it worked like a charm. Bacon flavour without the bacon. Hurrah!

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This is now one of my go-to meals when I am too tired to dream up something creative.

If you can cook the rice in advance, that will save you a lot of cooking time, since rice can take up to 45 minutes to cook (depending on the type you use – brown rice takes me 45 minutes to cook).

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4.7 from 15 reviews
Best Ever Vegan Fried Rice with Scrambled Tofu
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
1 hour
Total time
1 hour 10 mins
 
Whether you serve it for lunch or dinner, this vegan fried rice is one of the best you'll ever make! It's simple, delicious, and healthy - what more could you ask for?
Author: Vegan Insanity
Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Rice
  • 1½ cups uncooked rice (I used brown rice)
Scrambled Tofu
  • ½ block extra firm tofu, pressed for at least 20 minutes
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tbsp nutritional yeast
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp onion powder
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small garlic clove, minced
Vegetables
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 medium carrot, diced (very small!)
  • ⅔ cup frozen peas
  • Green onions for garnish (optional)
Sauce
  • 2 tbsp tamari
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ tsp liquid smoke
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 medium garlic clove, minced or grated
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • 1½ tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp sriracha sauce (or to the heat of your liking!)
Instructions
Rice
  1. Cook rice according to package directions and set aside.
Scrambled Tofu
  1. Crumble the pressed tofu in a small bowl. Add in the turmeric, nutritional yeast, salt, onion powder, and pepper. Mix well and set aside.
  2. Heat the oil in a medium pan over medium heat.
  3. Add the minced garlic and cook for a minute or so, or until the garlic has browned lightly.
  4. Add in the tofu mixture and cook for about 5-7 minutes more, stirring often. Remove from pan and set aside.
Vegetables
  1. In the same pan that you used to cook your tofu, heat 2 tsp olive oil over medium heat, then add in the carrots and peas.
  2. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until the carrots can easily be pierced with a sharp knife. Set aside.
Sauce
  1. Whisk together all of the sauce ingredients and set aside.
Putting it all together
  1. In a large pan or wok over medium heat, add your sauce, then the rice, then the vegetables, then the scrambled tofu.
  2. Mix everything together very well, and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
  3. Serve, topped with a sprinkling of chopped green onions, if desired.
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Comments

  1. Laura says

    September 15, 2016 at 1:34 AM

    Aptly named….it’s the best vegan fried rice I’ve ever tasted. Thank you!

    Reply
  2. Kim says

    June 21, 2016 at 8:21 PM

    It was awesome. There was no sesame seed oil or liquid smoke so I omitted them from the recipe. I added green beans cut in size of green peas for crunchiness.

    Reply
  3. julia says

    May 7, 2016 at 9:05 PM

    fucking incredible. i’m still in shock

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      May 18, 2016 at 10:38 AM

      Woot! Glad you liked it 😀

      Reply
  4. Bec Wiles says

    May 2, 2016 at 4:48 AM

    OMG! Thank you, thank you, this was DELIGHTFUL and so moorish!

    Reply
  5. Kelly says

    April 13, 2016 at 9:48 PM

    I made this tonight and my husband and I LOVED it. Great recipe. Will definitely make again.

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      April 14, 2016 at 7:45 AM

      Awesome, Kelly! So happy that you both loved it. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Charlie says

    March 16, 2016 at 6:59 PM

    This was great! Best vegan fried rice I’ve tried.

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      March 16, 2016 at 7:38 PM

      Glad you liked it, Charlie!

      Reply
  7. LaNi says

    January 27, 2016 at 6:09 PM

    Just made this last night. Super easy and super good. I substituted and left out some things I didn’t have. But it was still really. Can’t wait to make it again. (With all the ingredients)

    Reply
    • Anna says

      March 10, 2016 at 9:44 PM

      Just finished eating this- wow, so delicious! Thank you ☺️!!

      Reply
      • Cassie says

        March 14, 2016 at 11:18 AM

        Glad you liked it, Anna!

        Reply
  8. Cecilie @A Story of Freedom says

    January 11, 2016 at 12:24 PM

    P.S how did you get that little note at the end of the post of how many visitors this post had?

    Reply
  9. Cecilie @A Story of Freedom says

    January 11, 2016 at 12:24 PM

    This looks so good! And what a great idea to use scrambled tofu! How come I never have thought about that before 😀 I am sure that would go so well with noodles as well!
    Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  10. Alyssa says

    November 10, 2015 at 10:36 PM

    I made this tonight with my roommate and we both loved it! I thought the sauce wouldn’t cover all the rice, but it was just enough. All the portions and seasonings were spot on. Will definitely make again! Thanks!!

    Reply
  11. Kelsey says

    October 23, 2015 at 12:12 AM

    Love this recipe! I have probably made it 10+ times now and it is delicious every time. I finally got liquid smoke to use in the sauce, and wow! So good. I reccomend to anyone, vegan or not!

    Reply
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I'm Cassie - vegan food lover and animal rights activist. I live in Vaughan, Ontario, right near Toronto, with my husband, our 2 kids, 3 cats, and a dog that thinks he's a cat, too. I love to cook and share delicious vegan food with everyone I know. MORE →


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