Food

[halthan]

made a pretty bomb-ass mild curry today.

3 large sweet potatoes, peeled, cubed and boiled until soft (drain off water)
1 onion
1 poblano pepper (or whatever/ however many chilies you want to use)
6 or so large mushrooms
shredded cilantro (about a handful)
4 cloves garlic
1 can coconut milk (low-fat is nice)
1 can diced tomatoes
Curry powder
Garam Masala powder
salt, pepper
Brown sugar
vegetable oil

1) Peel, dice and boil the potatoes, when soft, drain the pot, transfer potatoes to wok, mash and set aside.

2) In a cast-iron skillet or frying pan, sautee onions, garlic, chilies, cilantro and mushrooms in oil (or melted butter) until translucent.

3) Over medium heat, add the vegetables to the wok and mix into the mashed sweet potatoes. 

4) Add can of diced tomatoes (not drained) and coconut milk and blend evenly into the vegetables. 

5) stir in curry powder, garam masala, brown sugar (about 1-2 tablespoons of each) and then salt and pepper to taste, let come to a boil.

6) Add Sriracha chili garlic sauce, salt, pepper, diced green onion to taste.  It should have a bit of kick, but ultimately be sweeter (garam masala, sweet potatoes, etc).  Serve over rice and with naan bread.  makes about 4-6 servings and is vegan (use oil instead of butter though)....

This seems very tasty

[halthan]

If you got time and patience, this is absolutely worth of trying. I´ve done it several times and it never fails

Good & Spicy Chili

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    2 (15 ounce) cans dark kidney beans
    2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans
    2 (15 ounce) cans chili beans
    1 medium-sized onion, chopped
    1 large tomato, diced
    1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
    1-2 tablespoons jalapeno peppers, minced (I use pickled)
    2 tablespoons jalapeno juice
    1/2 cup lentils, optional
    1 teaspoon seasoning salt
    1 teaspoon mild chili powder
    1 teaspoon black pepper
    1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions:

1. Place all the ingredients in crockpot.

2. Cook 6-8 hours on low.

I like to get mine ready in the morning and let it cook all day on low.  When I come home, its ready! Cornbread is a must with this. Be careful, this can be very spicy!  You may want to adjust the amount of jalapeno juice.

Serves: 6-8, Preparation time: 8 hours

Found the recipe from: http://vegweb.com/
Which is full of great stuff

[Nyodene D]

my chili recipe is similar (not vegan, but will star things you can remove to make it vegan):

2 cans drained kidney beans
1 can drained black beans
1 can drained sweet corn
2 diced large onions
5 cloves garlic
2 diced red bell peppers
2 diced poblano peppers (or whatever chilies you want)
1 can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, diced
1 bottle Youngs Double Chocolate Stout (or any strong Chocolate Stout. Guinness is NOT VEGAN btw, don't know about other brands)
1 large can crushed tomatoes
* 2 cups chicken stock (vegans, use 2 cups water)
* 1 pound bulk italian sausage
* 1 pound smoked bacon, diced
basil, salt and pepper to taste.

1) (VEGANS OMIT THIS) - put some oil in a large saucepot to heat it up, then brown the sausage and bacon.

2) (vegans start here, add oil) - sautee the onions, garlic, red bells and fresh chilies until translucent

3) add in beans, corn, diced chipotles (and adobo sauce in the can) and sautee for about 5 mins. 

4) add the crushed tomatoes and stock / water.  bring to a boil and then let simmer for about 5 mins

5) stir in the bottle of Chocolate Stout until mixture is even. 

6) turn down to lower heat and let simmer for at least an hour, more if desired.

7) season, serve with fresh cornbread and hot sauce.  makes about 6-8 servings. 

[halthan]

my chili recipe is similar (not vegan, but will star things you can remove to make it vegan):

2 cans drained kidney beans
1 can drained black beans
1 can drained sweet corn
2 diced large onions
5 cloves garlic
2 diced red bell peppers
2 diced poblano peppers (or whatever chilies you want)
1 can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, diced
1 bottle Youngs Double Chocolate Stout (or any strong Chocolate Stout. Guinness is NOT VEGAN btw, don't know about other brands)
1 large can crushed tomatoes
* 2 cups chicken stock (vegans, use 2 cups water)
* 1 pound bulk italian sausage
* 1 pound smoked bacon, diced
basil, salt and pepper to taste.

1) (VEGANS OMIT THIS) - put some oil in a large saucepot to heat it up, then brown the sausage and bacon.

2) (vegans start here, add oil) - sautee the onions, garlic, red bells and fresh chilies until translucent

3) add in beans, corn, diced chipotles (and adobo sauce in the can) and sautee for about 5 mins.  

4) add the crushed tomatoes and stock / water.  bring to a boil and then let simmer for about 5 mins

5) stir in the bottle of Chocolate Stout until mixture is even.  

6) turn down to lower heat and let simmer for at least an hour, more if desired.

7) season, serve with fresh cornbread and hot sauce.  makes about 6-8 servings.  

At least know I know what´s this weekend food

[ConcreteMascara]

Yeah this sounds delicious.

[Nyodene D]

this afternoon, grilling salmon (frozen steaks were $4 for a bag of five at Aldi!) with guacamole and steamed artichokes.  be still my heart.

here's my guacamole recipe.

3 large ripe avocados
1 quarter red or white onion, diced
1 seeded and diced jalapeno
1 tbs Sriracha chili garlic
1 clove garlic, finely diced
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs lime juice
1 tsp each: salt, black pepper, cumin, chili powder

1) half and scrape the avocados (you know, like you normally do...).  put in large bowl.  Mash with wooden spoon.

2) add everything else and mix until even and smooth. 

3) press saran wrap onto the top of the guacamole and put it in the fridge. 

4) serve with fish, on top of crab cakes, burritos, with chips, whatever. 

Vegan.

[Pete Johnstone]

This is actually a pretty good recipe:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeZlih4DDNg

[halthan]

This is actually a pretty good recipe:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeZlih4DDNg

This is hilarious

[halthan]

this afternoon, grilling salmon (frozen steaks were $4 for a bag of five at Aldi!) with guacamole and steamed artichokes.  be still my heart.

here's my guacamole recipe.

3 large ripe avocados
1 quarter red or white onion, diced
1 seeded and diced jalapeno
1 tbs Sriracha chili garlic
1 clove garlic, finely diced
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs lime juice
1 tsp each: salt, black pepper, cumin, chili powder

1) half and scrape the avocados (you know, like you normally do...).  put in large bowl.  Mash with wooden spoon.

2) add everything else and mix until even and smooth. 

3) press saran wrap onto the top of the guacamole and put it in the fridge. 

4) serve with fish, on top of crab cakes, burritos, with chips, whatever. 

Vegan.

I´ve usually added few fresh tomatoes

[Nyodene D]

Made moussaka yesterday using this recipe:

http://greekfood.about.com/od/eggplant/r/moussaka.htm

didn't use the potatoes though, just eggplant. 

Was pretty tasty, not the best batch I've made, but we ate all of it and were pleased.

[halthan]

Made moussaka yesterday using this recipe:

http://greekfood.about.com/od/eggplant/r/moussaka.htm

didn't use the potatoes though, just eggplant. 

Was pretty tasty, not the best batch I've made, but we ate all of it and were pleased.

I´ve never learned how to do Moussaka (tried several times),  i always managed to get it
taste like newspaper, maybe not enuff simmering ?

[Nyodene D]

the sauce you mean? or the bechamel?

With the sauce, just use a can of diced tomatoes, onions, garlic and peppers then add red wine and some cinnamon and let it cook down to a fairly solid (not "saucy" state)

Bechamel is tricky, but luckily the ingredients are cheap enough where you can start over if you fuck up. Good trick is to get a friend to help so constant stirring can happen.

[halthan]

the sauce you mean? or the bechamel?

With the sauce, just use a can of diced tomatoes, onions, garlic and peppers then add red wine and some cinnamon and let it cook down to a fairly solid (not "saucy" state)

Bechamel is tricky, but luckily the ingredients are cheap enough where you can start over if you fuck up. Good trick is to get a friend to help so constant stirring can happen.

Guess, the prob is with potatoes, I actually can do quite good Bechamel

[Nyodene D]

oh, i tend to not use the potatoes.  I just double up the layers of eggplant.  less starchy.

[Nyodene D]

made a pretty awesome vegetable curry yesterday. 

Chili Paste:
5 cloves garlic / 2 garlic greens
6 green onions
1 handful fresh diced cilantro
8 dried chilies
1 tsp ginger paste
salt & pepper
olive oil

other stuff:
1 large onion, rough cut
Assortment of chilies, seeded and diced (I used a few poblanos, jalapenos and a fat little red round one that I'm not sure I know what it was)
1 can diced tomatoes
1 bag frozen diced okra
1 packaged mushrooms, quartered
1/2 cup vegetable (or chicken) broth
To taste: garam masala, cumin, salt, pepper, cilantro, mint


- Combine the chili paste stuff into a food processor and make a paste. Fry in a wok until browned
- Add in onions and chilies, fry until translucent / soft
- Add 1/2 cup broth and the mushrooms and can of diced tomatoes, simmer 5 minutes
- Add spices and okra, stir well.  Simmer for about 10 mins

Serve with naan and rice.