Friday, August 13, 2021

Vegan Easy Curry Pan

8 oz beyond meat (2 patties)
2 1/2-3/4 cups frozen potatoes o'brien
1/2 tsp bottled minced garlic
1/4 cup frozen diced carrots (use carrots from bag of 10 oz bag frozen mixed vegetables)
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
2 curry roux blocks
2 tbsp water (add more if needed)
12 slices sandwich bread (Orowheat organic rustic white)

In a skillet, on medium heat, sauté beyond meat until most of it is browned 
Add frozen potatoes o'brien, garlic, carrots, and salt if using
Sauté another 3 minutes and mix well 
Add 2 tablespoons of water, cover reduce heat to low, and cook until the potatoes are almost done
Add curry roux blocks and 2-3 tablespoons of water and stir until the blocks are melted 
Add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed
Remove from heat and allow to cool completely
To assemble, place 1-2 tbsp filling in center of one slice of sandwich bread
Top with another slice of bread and cut crusts off with sandwich cutter and sealer such as one for uncrustables
Repeat with rest of sandwich bread

New bag of frozen potatoes o'brien: 
Leftovers in 4 cup pyrex

New bag of 10 oz mixed vegetables:
Leftovers in 2 cup pyrex

Saturday, August 7, 2021

Vegan Meatball Soup

64 oz Market Pantry tomato juice (8 cups, 4800 mg sodium or 600 mg per cup)
29 oz water (~3 1/2 cups)
1 tbsp no chicken bouillon base (2010 mg sodium)
10 oz Birds Eye mixed vegetables
500g IKEA plant balls (18 oz)
2 cups small pasta shells (8 oz)
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
freshly ground pepper

In a 5 quart pot, bring tomato juice and water to a boil over medium high heat
Add remaining ingredients except nutritional yeast and pepper; return to boil
Simmer for 8 minutes or until pasta is cooked
Remove from heat and stir in nutritional yeast
Add freshly ground pepper before serving
Makes about 16 cups or 8 two cup servings
Leftovers in 7 cup + 4 cup pyrexes or two 7 cup pyrexes (4 qt pyrex bowl to store whole pot)

Altered from Market Pantry recipe

Sunday, August 1, 2021

Vegan Deconstructed Sushi

1 cup Japanese rice (measured before cooking)
1 avocado (softness like tip of nose) ~$1
1 package seaweed snack (I used GimMe Teriyaki) ~$2
soy sauce for serving (I used ~2 tbsp Yamasa low sodium)

Suggested optional add-ins:
Vegan cream cheese (I used Kite Hill chive)
Spicy mayo (+ Beyond Sausage)
Kanpyo
Inari
Japanese cucumber
Vegan shrimp

Cook rice according to package directions (I used a rice cooker)
Remove from heat and cool to room temperature
Slice avocado in half lengthwise
Slice both sides into 3-4 pieces length and widthwise to make 12-16 pieces each
Separate avocado from skin with a spoon
To assemble: Grab one piece of seaweed, spoon rice in the middle, top with avocado, cream cheese if desired, fold seaweed, dip into soy sauce, eat, and repeat

If using beyond sausage: Set oven to 350 degrees F 
Place one sausage in a pyrex dish (I used bread loaf size), place in oven, and bake for 45 min total including preheating time
If paper from packaging sticks to sausage, remove paper after 10 minutes of baking and return to oven 
Remove from heat and cool
Cut sausage into thin strips, about 1/4 inch thick and 1 1/2 inches long
Add 2 tbsp vegenaise to a small dish and mix with 1 tsp sriracha until incorporated
Add sausage pieces a few at a time, mixing in between until well coated
Serve as a side dish with deconstructed sushi