A typical lunch day in Uruguay
Mahalo Chicos,
Often times we eat at in, I like to prepare dishes that are as balance in carbs and protein as possible. A typical dish goes something like this:
1. Steam vegetables with extra virgin olive oil dressing freshly ground sea salt and black pepper corns.
2. Tofu
3. Rice
This dish is mostly Asian inspired because I added a bit of hot soy sauce and some left over home made vegan pot stickers.
Ciao,
odeliza
Scalloped Potatoes-A wonderful Vegetarian Side-
Mahalo Chicos,
Scalloped potatoes are a wonderful side dish for any vegetarian meal. I like to pair it with my veg. loaf and mushroom sauce. It’s a great holiday dish as well.
Serves: Up to 4 to 6 people
Prep Time: Up to five minutes
Cook Time: Up to forty minutes
What you’ll need and do:
1. Baking dish greased with oil or butter
2. 6 small to medium size white potato already peeled, rinsed, and thinly sliced in circular shapes.
3. 1 c white flour
4. 1/2 c dried oregono
5. 1 c butter
6. Freshly ground sea salt and black pepper
7. 1 1/2 c scalled whole milk
8. Pre heat oven to 175 degrees celsious. In a layering technique, place sliced potato to cover size of baking dish, sprinkle oregono, add butter, sprinkle flour, and repeat until you have covered the dish. Heat small pot, place milk. As soon as you hear the milk scallding, turn off heat and tip into the already prepared dish.
9. Cover the top with foil the most shiny side facing the dish and place in the oven for about 50 minutes. Uncover in the last ten minutes to bake the top. Allow ten minutes to cool before serving add freshly ground sea salt black pepper. Goes great with Mushroom Graving or simply by its self. Enjoy.
Ciao,
Odeliza
Home Made Mushroom Gravy in Uruguay
Mahalo Chicos,
Home Made Mushroom Gravy is a wonderful vegan dressing that could be used for my vegetarian loaf, mash potatoes, pasta, vegetables, there are allot of creative ways to use this dressing. I’ve found that it also freezes rather well, so you can make a good amount and freeze and reheat as you like.
Serves: Up to four people.
Prep Time: Up to five minutes.
Cook Time: Up to thirty.
What you’ll need and do:
1. 1 lb of mushrooms such as; white, crimini, and shitake-sliced and stems removed
2. 4 garlic cloves minced
3. 2 T butter
4. 1 finely chopped onion
5. 2 t soy sauce
6. 1/2 c red vermouth or dry red wine
7. 1 T balsamic vinegar
8. 1 T cornstarch dissolved into 1 1/2 c cold water
9. 1 t brown sugar
10. Heat sauce pot, add butter and onions, soften the onions until it is transparent, add the garlic.
11. On medium heat, add the mushrooms and mix with the already softened onions and garlic. Allow to sit for a few minutes until the mushrooms begin to release liquid.
12. Add the soy sauce and vinegar mix well. Then add the vermouth or wine and allow to sit on medium low heat for a few minutes. Add the water with cornstarch mix and add the brown sugar. Let sit for the last few minutes turn off heat and let cool a bit to warm temperature and serve.
Enjoy.
Ciao,