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Showing posts with label asian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label asian. Show all posts

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Vegan MoFo 2013: Web Wednesday's: Spicy Peanut Sauce

Words for today's Web Wednesday's were peanut butter and broccoli. Mainly because the broccoli was needing to be used and I had a random craving for peanut butter, although I never usually buy the stuff I found an awesome new one at Veg Fest that I felt the need to test out. I might talk a bit more about when I've used it more.

Now broccolli and peanutd together automatically got me thinking something spicy and asian. So of course the simplest recipe came to mind, spicy peanut sauce served over broccoli and rice noodles. Off to the kitchen I went and with a few simple steps and less than 30 minutes, diner was served!

Quick and easy meals are somewhat of an essential in the society that we live in and making sure that they are healthy, plant based and whole really isn't complicated. Following KISS(keep is simple sweetheart) is a core foundation of how I eat and cook on a daily basis. I do love making a complex meal, but realistically it;s something thats done once in a while. I want good tasting nutritious awesome food without to much effort and within budget. Most of the recipes I post are exactly that!

Onto the sauce...








Spicy Peanut Sauce
Ingredients:

- 1 cup peanut butter.
- 1-2 cups water
- 1/3 cup tamari
- 1-3 tbsp hot sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1tbsp minced ginger

In a large bowl, whisk all ingredients together. You want the consistency to be much more liquid han you want the final product to be, I used about 2 cups of water total.  Transfer to a pot or pan and heat on medium until thickened and ginger is fragrant, about 5-6 minutes.

Serve over steamed veggies and rice noodles or rice.

Enjoy!

Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Vegan MoFo 2013: Web Wednesdays: Asian Green Beans

Sometimes the simplest thing are the best.

Like this recipe, simple, fresh and easy to make.

Web Wednesdays are fun because all I'm doing is googling three ingredients I have in my fridge/pantry and attaching vegan and recipe to them. I look through the results to find something that appeals to me and make it.

This time around I included green beans, rice and ginger. Asian green beans sounded the best and the simplest to make. 20 minutes later dinner was served!




Asian Green Beans

Ingredients:

-2-3 large handfuls green beans
- 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup tamari
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1tsp Sriracha hot sauce
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds

In a hot pan, saute the ginger in a bit of water until fragrant.
Add all other ingredients along with 1/2 cup water to the pan ans simmer for 2-3 mintues.
Add in the green beans and cook covered for about 5-7 minutes depending on how you like them, I prefer them on the crunchy side. 

Enjoy over rice or soba noodles!