Earth Burgers
I was so excited about these burgers - they looked super yummy. I wasn't overly thrilled with them though. I have discovered that I really don't like the taste of soy flour unless it is greatly disquised. I have used it in baking as a replacement for eggs (Urban Vegan recipes call for it frequently as such) and it is generally ok. However, the flavor of the soy flour in these burgers was much too strong for me so it wasn't my fav. I added a couple of ingredients from another burger recipe. I think the other burger recipe (Bacon Avocado Burgers)in its entirety would have been a lot better. Bummer! Oh well, I will have to try those another time. This burger recipe an be found at Justthefood.com - as can the Bacon Avo Burger I want to try. I added some ketchup, A1 and "bacon" bits to the Earth burger recipe (components of the Bacon Avo Burger). They were edible, just not my favorite flavor. Braedon, on the other hand, loved these and downed a whole burger on his own :-) Guess who gets the leftovers?
"Buttermilk" Blueberry Pancakes
Egg replacement for 1 egg
1 1/4 cups soured soy milk (put 2 T vinegar into a 2 cup glass measuring cup. Add enough soy milk to equal 1 1/4 cups)
2 T canola oil
1 cup flour (I wouldn't recommend whole wheat or whole wheat pastry - it really takes away from the fluffiness of these pancakes)
1 T sugar
2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
Blueberries, optional
Mix dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients and stir just until combined. Heat griddle pour about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake. Sprinkle blueberries on pancakes after ladling onto griddle. Cook just until golden on both sides.
Veggie Seitan Lo Mein
I really did my own thing for this recipe so I am just going to outline the instructions and include the sauce recipe. I heated oil in a large skillet and added 3 minced cloves of garlic and about 1 cup of half-moon cut onions (I was out of green onions but next time I would use green onions as I like them a lot in Chinese food) and about 1 cup matchstick-cut carrots. After about 5-6 minutes, I added about 1/4 lb of whole green beans. I cooked these veggies until tender. Meanwhile, I cooked a 16oz package of chow mein noodles. Once the veggie mixture was cooked, I poured the sauce on the veggies, heated through and tossed with the noodles. Next time I would double the amount of sauce and have adjusted amounts below to reflect double recipe.
Sauce (Source:Adaptable Feast)
3 T soy sauce
3 T rice wine (I used 3 T rice vinegar and 1 t sugar as I didn't have any rice wine)
3 t sugar
4 T black bean garlic sauce
Mix all ingredients and toss with above mixture.
Chinese Broccoli Wontons in Ginger Soy Broth (Source: Vegan Yum Yum)
(As usual, I modified several things so it's not exactly the recipe in Vegan Yum Yum!)
1 cup chopped broccoli
3/4 cup shredded carrot
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1 T oil
1 t fresh ginger, minced
1 clove fresh minced garlic
1/2 t hot chili sauce (such as Sriracha)
1 t hot Chinese mustard
2 T plus 1 t soy sauce
4 cups water ( I think this might have been more flavorful had I used vegetable broth or faux chicken broth???)
6 slices fresh ginger
1 T mirin (I used a splash of cooking wine as I didn't have mirin)
1 1/2 t sugar
2 t rice vinegar
1/2 t salt
1/2 cup chopped scallions
16 wonton skins
For filling: Heat oil in skillet and add broccoli, ginger, garlic, carrot, onion and cook until veggies are crisp tender. Add chili sauce, mustard, 1 t soy sauce and stir to combine. Remove from heat and set aside.
To make wontons, take one skin and place in diamond shape. Fill with 1-2 t filling. Fold in half to make a triangle and moisten edges with water and pinch sides to seal. Set triangle in front of you with point up and take the 2 side points and bring them together in front to cross. Set aside and prepare remaining wontons. When finished, place wontons in a steamer basket and steam over pot of boiling water until translucent.
Meanwhile, in a pot, combine remaining ingredients (except wontons) and simmer 10-15 min.
Place 3-4 wontons in bowl and ladle broth over wontons. Serve.
I was so excited about these burgers - they looked super yummy. I wasn't overly thrilled with them though. I have discovered that I really don't like the taste of soy flour unless it is greatly disquised. I have used it in baking as a replacement for eggs (Urban Vegan recipes call for it frequently as such) and it is generally ok. However, the flavor of the soy flour in these burgers was much too strong for me so it wasn't my fav. I added a couple of ingredients from another burger recipe. I think the other burger recipe (Bacon Avocado Burgers)in its entirety would have been a lot better. Bummer! Oh well, I will have to try those another time. This burger recipe an be found at Justthefood.com - as can the Bacon Avo Burger I want to try. I added some ketchup, A1 and "bacon" bits to the Earth burger recipe (components of the Bacon Avo Burger). They were edible, just not my favorite flavor. Braedon, on the other hand, loved these and downed a whole burger on his own :-) Guess who gets the leftovers?
The burger sure looks good. I've never used soy flour. Maybe you could substitute it with another flour? I'm going to go check out the burger recipes. :o)
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Another flour might work...we shall see. I really want to try the BLT Avo Burgers but am out of the ingredients I need. Will have to wait until my next Whole Foods Trip! thanks, Michelle!
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