Showing posts with label TVP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TVP. Show all posts

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Potatoes with tomato sauce, Greens with sweet dressing

My mother and sister are in town, and came over so that I could cook dinner for them and my roommate.

In a small saucepan, boil vegetable broth with some red wine and TVP. In a large saucepan, sauté two stalks of green garlic in olive oil, with some dried oregano and ground black pepper. Then add two quarts of canned tomatoes from last summer, a quarter pound of diced dried tomatoes (and diced dried sweet red peppers if available, but it's less important), and 2/3 pound diced crimini mushroom, along with the rehydrated TVP. Bring to boil, add a few spoonfuls of tomato paste, and salt to taste.

Meanwhile, wash a mix of blue potatoes, yellow banana fingerlings, and red-skinned fingerlings. Chop into large equal-sized pieces, and place in medium-sized saucepan. Cover with salted water, bring to boil, and simmer, covered, seven minutes. Drain — place a sieve or colander in an attractive ceramic serving bowl, and pour the boiling water through it to heat the bowl; discard water and transfer drained potatoes to the bowl (ceramic bowls can be covered and placed in a 200°F oven to keep their heat).

Wash and chop a small head of red chard and a small head of yellow beat greens. Steam a few minutes. Meanwhile, in an attractive serving bowl, mix quince marmalade (or another sweet preserves), stone-ground mustard, red wine, and balsamic vinaigrette to taste. Toss with greens, and serve.



Thursday, February 21, 2008

Vegan "Beef with Broccoli"

First, set rice cooking. Combine one part rice with 1.5 part salted water, bring to boil, and simmer covered 20 minutes. After twenty minutes, do not remove cover, but turn off heat and let rice continue to steam for at least 20 minutes.

In a small saucepan, boil TVP with vegetable broth, some soy sauce, and a splash of red wine.

In a wok, heat some vegetable oil with cumin seed and aniseed, or whatever spices you like (e.g. ginger and red pepper, neither of which I have). When oil is hot, add and sauté a diced green onion.

Wash and chop a bunch of rapini and toss with the stir-fry. Add the (mostly drained) TVP, and a little more oil if necessary. Cook on medium-high, stirring constantly, until rapini has cooked. Add a splash of sesame oil and a dusting of sesame seeds, and serve over rice.