New Recipe Sunday

[sabotabby]

We had a modest gathering last night, but the food was anything but.

The Menu
Mango salad: captainmushroom
Colonel Sabo's Fried Mock Frikken' Chicken: sabotabby (okay, it's not really called that)
Aromatic lentils: curgoth
Sundry desserts: mycrazyhair
Strawberry pie: zingerella


Recipes to come as I get them!


Mmmm. Mangos. Recipe here.


This is very bad for you, dead easy to make, and super-tasty. The recipe is Southern Fried Vegetarian "Chicken" by Jolina Hackett, from Your Guide to Vegetarian Food. Given the amount of soy that KFC puts in their chicken, I don't think it really tastes that different from the meat stuff.

What you need
* 1 tsp salt or seasoned salt
* 1 tsp onion powder
* 1 tsp garlic powder
* 1 tsp black pepper
* dash cayenne (optional; I used more than a dash, of course)
* 1 1/2 cups flour
* 1/4 cup nutritional yeast (optional; I didn't have any and it turned out just fine)
* 1/4 cup prepared mustard
* 2 tbsp baking powder
* 1/2 cup water
* 1 lb seitan or other chicken substitute, cut into 1-2" square pieces (I used the stuff you get from King's Café)
* oil for frying

What you do
In a medium to large bowl, mix together the salt, onion powder, garlic powder, flour, black pepper, cayenne and nutritional yeast.

In a separate small bowl, whisk together the mustard and water. Add 1/3 cup of the flour mixture to the mustard mixture and combine well.

Add baking powder to the flour mixture and combine well.

Coat pieces of seitan or mock chicken with the mustard batter, then coat each piece with the dry flour mixture.

Fry chunks of "chicken" in the oil on medium-high heat in a large skillet for 3-5 minutes, turning once until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel, serve with ketchup or BBQ sauce and enjoy! (I served with hot sauce.)

Tip: If your chunks are turning brown or black rather than a crispy golden brown, your oil is probably too hot! Reduce the heat a small amount and try again.


Finger lickin' good.


Aromatic lentils live up to their name. They smell delicious and taste even better.


Raspberry-oatmeal muffins, I think? Someone brought them to the party the other night.


Cherry pie!


Strawberry pie! P.S. We now have a ton of strawberries because everyone went on separate Ontario strawberry quests. Oh noes, whatever shall we do?

Comments

[neeuqdrazil.livejournal.com]

P.S. We now have a ton of strawberries because everyone went on separate Ontario strawberry quests. Oh noes, whatever shall we do?

You should bring them to S&B tonight!

[sabotabby]

Good call! I have your book, too; don't let me forget to give it back to you.

[neeuqdrazil.livejournal.com]

Did you enjoy the book?

[sabotabby]

Oh yes. It was wonderful. I couldn't put it down. My only real problem was the ending. Not the resolution to the Jane Eyre part; that was great. But [spoiler] I thought Landen was a bit of a douche, so I was disappointed that Thursday wound up with him. I sort of hate the plot where the love interest is going to marry someone else, and that someone else is a horrible person, and at the last minute the main character interrupts the wedding and the love interest decides that he/she really loves the main character after all. For one thing, it demeans the love interest to want to marry someone who clearly sucks. And then Daisy and all of her family just melt into the sunset? WTF.[/spoiler] Other than that, though, I thought it was awesome.

[zingerella.livejournal.com]

Pls. to bring leftover strawberry pie, too, so that neeuqdrazil can haz?

[sabotabby]

Yep!

[neeuqdrazil.livejournal.com]

It's been so long since I read it that I've forgotten the ending.

Also, I'm going to have to make Colonel Sabo's Mock Fried Chicken sometime soon, because it looks and sounds amazing.

[captainmushroom.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. It was.

Best. Vegetarian. Junk Food. Ever.

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

What a horrible situation, with the strawberries!

Obviously you should make jam. For me. JAM FOR ME.

[sabotabby]

I don't know how to make jam. Hey, there's a wholesome skill I should learn!

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

Next thing you know, you're gonna tell me you can't knit, and then what kind of stereotype will you be?

[sabotabby]

I can knit, though not well. I make a lot of scarves.

[misfratz.livejournal.com]

Oooh! I know how to make jam and it's really easy! Do you do weighing scales or measuring volumes there? If you do scales, just weigh the fruit, stick in an equal amount of (caster, but granular works too) sugar, and boil it until it's sticky. Seriously, that is all you need to do. <- From my gran's school of cooking (now closed, meh).

Also, want foodz. Especially mango. And chicken, and strawberry pie. OMG. I have to stop living on soup and readymeals.

[captainmushroom.livejournal.com]

What a good idea. Maybe I should have a jam-making party. I just got a preserving kettle, rack and a few boxes of Mason jars.

It could be an evening of wholesome goodness.

And jam.

[finding-rowan.livejournal.com]

I might have to give the vegetarian "chicken" recipe a shot. Yummeh.

[sabotabby]

It was quite popular. I made a lot, and it all disappeared into people's mouths.

[northbard.livejournal.com]

the cherry pie was so good..sorry I missed the frikken' chicken...

[sabotabby]

Okay, the new name is Colonel Sabo's Frikken Chicken.

[northbard.livejournal.com]

With Molotov Hot 'n Spicy seasoning?

[sabotabby]

Absomofuckinlutely.

[culpster.livejournal.com]

I was most sniffy to miss this, now even more so...

[sabotabby]

You missed GOOD TIMES. I'll make the chicken for you one day though.

Mango Salad

[captainmushroom.livejournal.com]

For the record, here is (roughly) what went into the mango salad:

2 green mangoes, julienned (more or less)
1 English cucumber, likewise more or less julienned
About 1/4 cup of chopped fresh cilantro

Dressing:
2-3 Tbs. seasoned rice vinegar
2 Tbs. brown sugar
1 tsp. crushed chillies (didn't have any fresh hot peppers on hand)
dash of salt

I'd meant to include thinly sliced Spanish onion (or purple, as Zingerella suggested), but forgot it.

Re: Mango Salad

[sabotabby]

Graçias. It was lovely.

[ironed_orchid]

YUM!

[sabotabby]

Oh yes, yes it was.