African Groundnut Soup & Ginger-Baked Tofu
With being eight and a half months pregnant, and hugely so at that, I have very few spoons, and use them up quickly in any activity that involves standing or walking. Readers may or may not be aware that meowse has recently gone nearly vegan (vegan for most purposes, but will eat animal products that are raised in ways that are sustainable, healthy, and humane, which rules out most of the animal-based contents of the grocery store). I've been trying to make a dinner from The Voluptuous Vegan for about a week now, and due to energy limitations and ingredient gaps had not managed to get it all together. Several days I chopped up one vegetable and stored it in the fridge. One day I marinated & baked tofu, and it all got eaten, so I made another batch to go with the soup. :) I quadrupled the recipe, which is what's necessary when you have a houseful of 9-going-on-10-with-a-moose. Last night--I finished the soup! It is wonderful. I used up all our (frozen) ginger root, so didn't end up with the full amount, but we have two people who don't like ginger much, so that was fine with them.
What I made:
Ginger-Baked Tofu (with a marinade including soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, and maple syrup)
African Groundnut Stew (with big chunks of vegetables: homegrown squash, turnips, tomatoes, carrots, celery, and onion, richly flavored with peanut butter, ginger, and hot pepper)
We ate them over brown rice, with garnishes of cilantro, mitmita, cayenne, green onions, and chopped peanuts. Really yummy. Rawr!
The recipe's long enough I'm not transcribing it, but I'm definitely going to be using this cookbook more and I recommend it.
What I made:
Ginger-Baked Tofu (with a marinade including soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, and maple syrup)
African Groundnut Stew (with big chunks of vegetables: homegrown squash, turnips, tomatoes, carrots, celery, and onion, richly flavored with peanut butter, ginger, and hot pepper)
We ate them over brown rice, with garnishes of cilantro, mitmita, cayenne, green onions, and chopped peanuts. Really yummy. Rawr!
The recipe's long enough I'm not transcribing it, but I'm definitely going to be using this cookbook more and I recommend it.