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    Home » Soups and Salads » Vegan Tinola

    Vegan Tinola

    by Lainey · Posted: Nov 29, 2020 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Try this heartwarming Filipino Vegan Tinola full of flavors from the papaya, ginger, and lemongrass!  Yes, it’s vegan, but the flavor of the authentic Tinola Manok is not lost here!

    vegan tinola in a white bowl with malunggay, green papayas, and tofu

    What is Tinola?

    Tinola is a Filipino chicken soup usually served as a main entrée with steamed white rice. Its main ingredients include chicken, unripe papaya (green papaya), ginger, onion, and fish sauce.

    To make this vegan, tofu is used instead of chicken and I omitted the fish sauce. However, there’s vegan fish sauce in the market that tastes EXACTLY like regular fish sauce.

    Tips & Variations:

    • Feel free to use your favorite vegetarian meat instead of tofu. Make sure to fry it before adding it to the soup.
    • The recipe calls for unripe papaya (green papaya) but you can also use chayote, bottle gourd (upo), or potatoes.
    • If you can’t get Moringa leaves (malunggay), fresh spinach is the next best thing.
    • Add some vegetarian fish sauce and lemon for an added zest to the dish.
    • Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
    Filipino Tinola Soup with cooked malunggay leaves and green peppers

    How to Make Tinola:

    Listed below are all the ingredients you will need:

    • coconut oil
    • tofu
    • garlic
    • onion
    • ginger
    • tomato
    • water
    • unripe papaya (green papaya)
    •  lemongrass
    • salt
    • pepper
    • chicken-like seasoning
    • bell pepper
    • chili peppers
    • moringa leaves
    ingredients for tinola manok

    In a pan over medium heat, add 3 tablespoons coconut oil, and once the oil is hot, fry tofu until golden brown. Place fried tofu on a plate lined with paper towels to remove access oil. 

    Tofu frying in a black wok

    In the same pan add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, and sauté garlic, onion, ginger, tomato until the onion is translucent:

    tomatoes, garlic, ginger, onions frying in a wok

    Next, add water and cover with a lid and bring it to a boil, about 5-7 minutes. Add papaya, cover with the lid and allow the soup to boil again. Then add lemongrass and cover for 2 minutes.

    cooking in a wok, tomates, onions, green papaya, and lemongrass

    Add fried tofu, salt,  pepper, chicken-like seasoning, bell pepper, chili peppers, moringa leaves, and turn off the heat.  Best eaten with steamed rice. 

    Tinolang Manok cooking in a black wok

    Here are more Vegan Filipino Soup Recipes:

    • Vegan Laswa
    • Vegan Binakol 
    • Vegan Sopas
    • Vegan Sinigang
    hot soup in a bowl on a white table
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    5 from 1 vote

    Vegan Tinola

    Try this delicious Filipino Soup made vegan! Tinola Manok (Chicken Soup). It’s heartwarming, delicious, and addicting!
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Cuisine: Filipino
    Keyword: Tinola, Tinolang Tofu
    Servings: 4 -5 servings
    Author: Lainey

    Ingredients

    • 4 tablespoons coconut oil divided
    • 1 ½ cup tofu cut into large cubes
    • 4 cloves garlic mashed
    • ¼ cup onion sliced
    • 2 tablespoons ginger mashed and chopped*
    • 1 medium tomato cut in quarters*
    • 4 cups water
    • 2 cups unripe papaya cut into long chunks
    • 1 thread lemongrass
    • 1 tablespoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • ½ teaspoon chicken-like seasoning*
    • 1 bell pepper julienne cut
    • 2 chili peppers*
    • 1 cup moringa leaves

    Instructions

    • In a pan over medium heat, add 3 tablespoons coconut oil, and once the oil is hot, fry tofu until golden brown. Place fried tofu on a plate lined with paper towels to remove access oil. 
    • In the same pan add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, and saute garlic, onion, ginger, tomato unttil the onion is translucent.
    • Next, add water and cover with a lid and bring it to a boil, about 5-7 minutes. 
    • Add papaya, cover with the lid and allow the soup to boil again. 
    • Then add lemongrass and cover for 2 minutes.
    • Add fried tofu, salt,  pepper, chicken-like seasoning, bell pepper, chili peppers, moringa leaves, and turn off the heat. 
    • Best served with steamed rice.

    Notes

    *optional
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    1. Lainey says

      February 03, 2021 at 10:50 pm

      Hi Justino, thank you for your kinds words! I appreciate it and I’m glad you’ve tried this recipe. I hope you can try my other vegan Filipino recipes too. 🙂

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    2. Anna Lucy says

      December 10, 2022 at 6:30 pm

      Hi, I really like your recipe about vegan tinola, we’ve tried it and it is worth it, however may I ask if you can give me, its nutrition facts. Thank You.

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