Jeffrey Coolwater
Homemade #Vegan Sauce - Mama Mia!
I’ve been enjoying homemade tomato sauce lately by assembling the fresh ingredients to “marinate” before simmering.
Two 800 ml (28 oz) tins whole tomatoes hand-crushed including juice
1 small tin tomato paste
5 cloves garlic thinly sliced
20 fresh basil leaves chopped (I picked the leaves from 4 or 5 short stems)
small drizzle olive oil
1/2 tsp each dried parsley, oregano, onion powder, smoked paprika.
1 heaping Tbsp vegan brown sugar or other vegan sweetener
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste.
Stir and cover for about 20 minutes (refrigerate over night if you wish).
Start by frying 2 dried crushed chilli peppers (seeds removed) in 3 Tbsp olive oil over medium heat for about 1 minute.
Add a small tin of tomato paste and stir for another minute.
Pour in the sauce along with 1 cup of water and bring to a slow boil.
Immediately reduce the heat to a *slow simmer* with a lid *partially open* to allow the liquid to reduce over 90 minutes to 2 hours. Stir occasionally.
In the last 25 minutes or so, add your choice of the following: either a small head of cauliflower or a small bunch of broccoli (washed and cut into small pieces), a small bunch of chopped asparagus (woody stems removed), a small tin of chickpeas (rinsed) or a few handfuls of washed chopped spinach (wait till the last 5 minutes if using chickpeas or spinach). Maintain a slow simmer.
Remove from heat and stir in 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes and 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil.
I’m going to use this sauce for a long missed lasagna because I have a brick of medium tofu and a bunch of chopped green kale to use up tomorrow that will go good in the middle. Stay tuned for more ;-)
And remember, there is absolutely nothing hindering anyone from going vegan. It's completely unnecessary to use animals. It is indeed a moral obligation we all have, to stop using other sentient beings for food, clothing or any other purpose. Because it’s not about us. It's about justice for those most vulnerable among us. Visit www.HowDoIGoVegan.com
Homemade #Vegan Sauce - Mama Mia!
I’ve been enjoying homemade tomato sauce lately by assembling the fresh ingredients to “marinate” before simmering.
Two 800 ml (28 oz) tins whole tomatoes hand-crushed including juice
1 small tin tomato paste
5 cloves garlic thinly sliced
20 fresh basil leaves chopped (I picked the leaves from 4 or 5 short stems)
small drizzle olive oil
1/2 tsp each dried parsley, oregano, onion powder, smoked paprika.
1 heaping Tbsp vegan brown sugar or other vegan sweetener
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste.
Stir and cover for about 20 minutes (refrigerate over night if you wish).
Start by frying 2 dried crushed chilli peppers (seeds removed) in 3 Tbsp olive oil over medium heat for about 1 minute.
Add a small tin of tomato paste and stir for another minute.
Pour in the sauce along with 1 cup of water and bring to a slow boil.
Immediately reduce the heat to a *slow simmer* with a lid *partially open* to allow the liquid to reduce over 90 minutes to 2 hours. Stir occasionally.
In the last 25 minutes or so, add your choice of the following: either a small head of cauliflower or a small bunch of broccoli (washed and cut into small pieces), a small bunch of chopped asparagus (woody stems removed), a small tin of chickpeas (rinsed) or a few handfuls of washed chopped spinach (wait till the last 5 minutes if using chickpeas or spinach). Maintain a slow simmer.
Remove from heat and stir in 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes and 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil.
I’m going to use this sauce for a long missed lasagna because I have a brick of medium tofu and a bunch of chopped green kale to use up tomorrow that will go good in the middle. Stay tuned for more ;-)
And remember, there is absolutely nothing hindering anyone from going vegan. It's completely unnecessary to use animals. It is indeed a moral obligation we all have, to stop using other sentient beings for food, clothing or any other purpose. Because it’s not about us. It's about justice for those most vulnerable among us. Visit www.HowDoIGoVegan.com