Plant Based Yumm

Record of the foods I cook. Mostly vegan though not always, delicious in their own right always.

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Homemade Kimchi

Why spend $25 at the store for a gallon of non-vegan kimchi when you could make vegan kimchi for less than $10 at home?

Vegan Kimchi recipe by Maangchi

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Cheong Guk Jang (Fermented Bean Paste Soup) 청국장

Probably the "stinkiest" Korean food ever and I love it 😍

Pair it with sushi rice. So deep and so good.

Vegan recipe from Seonkyoung Longest

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Shiishito Ramen

Broth made with ground up dried mushrooms!

I just went for my own toppings of choice (rehydrated dried shiitake mushrooms, tofu skin, julienned kombu that was used in the broth, tofu, scallions). Used spaghetti noodles because that's what I had.

Deep flavored broth, very delicious. :)

From Wil Yeung's Vegan Ramen cookbook

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Tteokbokki

Classic Korean street food / nostalgic food.

Chewy rice cakes + tofu + bell pepper + green onion + sauce. Also added bamboo shoots because why not.

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Plant Based Risotto

Secret to the creamy texture? Bechamel sauce, veganized.

1 tbsp cooking oil + 1 tbsp flour (whole grain flour works! just add a little more) + 1 cup nondairy milk + 2 tbsp nutritional yeast for cheesy flavor

Stir fry some veggies and garlic first, then add 1 tsp seasoning or dry stock powder. After the veggies have browned slightly, add 0.5 cup nondairy milk and bechamel. Once heated through, add 1 cup cooked rice. Salt accordingly.

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Coconut yogurt + Blueberry jam + Toasted Rice

Sweet!

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Roast Chickpeas & Aquafaba Mayo

If it's this easy to make snacks & mayo at home, why buy store bought?

Chickpeas: roasted at 350°F for 40 minutes, coated in vegetable oil, salt, pepper, and paprika powder.

Vegan mayo recipe from Yeung Man Cooking. I ended up with mustard seeds in my mayo because I used whole mustard haha

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Burger Patties & Kofta Kebab (Vegan)

Impossible meat + 1 tsp Maggi seasoning + ground pepper, molded into patties and kebab sticks

Kofta kebab spice mix recipe from here

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Vegan Omurice オムライス

"Eggs" on top of fried rice, drizzled with vegan Japanese demi-glace and sprinkled with dry parsley 😋

One of the things I thought I'd say goodbye to when I decided to stop buying eggs. But fear not, chickpea flour mix and Just Egg came to the rescue :) The above is a mixture of 3 tbsp Just Egg and 2 tbsp chickpea flour mix, with 2 tbsp water. But tbh 6 tbsp Just Egg would be much fluffier and more like the real thing.

The other substitute was the demi-glace sauce. I found this recipe from mumokuteki and it is seriously. so. good.

Translation & adjustment that I used for one serving is as follows:

Tomato sauce 8 tsp

Red wine 4 tsp

Allspice 1/8 tsp

Soy sauce 2 tsp

Cooking wine 1 tsp

Sugar 2 tsp

Very small pinch of celery seeds (I just put in 1/8 tsp of ground ginger as a substitute)

Cocoa powder 1/4 tsp

Water 4 tsp

Reserve 1-2 tbsp of the sauce and pour the rest into the fried rice :)

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Bibimbap + Okara Soup

Veggie & Protein packed!

First, the bibimbap. On the top right are soy curls marinated in fermented bean paste sauce. All around are stir fried veggies, covering multigrain rice and surrounding spicy gochujang paste. Everything is swirled in sesame oil.

Next, the okara soup, called biji chigae. Dump in the okara (soy bean pulp left after making soymilk), kimchi, kimchi liquid, and some veggies of your choice. Savory and spicy and full of fiber :)

My okara soup is an attempt at using failed soy milk - I was boiling it too hard and the soy milk congealed, turning into tiny little bits of tofu floating around with okara. Hence the transformation :D

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Pizza, using Vegan Cheese Fondue

Yummalicious.

Tried out Edgy Veg's cheese fondue recipe! Approved by my cheese-addicted non plant based friend with a big sparkly nod. With leftovers you can make pizza and mac & cheese too.

As a note, this is the fondue before adding wine.

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Okara Burger Patties

Soy pulp left over after making soy milk? It's got many uses and transformations - this is one of them :)

As long as there is a good binding ingredient you're all set to add other veggies and flavor profiles! Would recommend playing around for flavors you want.

Recipe adapted from Health Origins. If you don't have psyllium husk, you can also grind up chia seeds or flaxseed of equal amount.

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Korean Cold Noodles 비빔냉면

Buckwheat noodles, spicy and sweet sauce, cold refreshing raw veggies, some cooked protein on the side. Add some ice and you're ready to go 😍

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Chickpea Flour Frittata

Savory breakfast for the next couple of weeks 😋

While eating, it didn't feel that much like eggs, but the aftertaste is definitely like eggs which is weird and cool!

Recipe from The Simple Veganista, with great liberties taken on the veggies and herbs in order to clean out my fridge. Chopped kale stems anyone?

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Kofta Kebab

YES to plant based meat 😋

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White Bean Soup

Hearty soup that fills you from the inside out 🥰

Recipe from Rainbow Plant Life. Substituted dill for rosemary (what can I say, dill was on sale), baby lima beans for cannelini beans, and dried sage (1 tsp) for fresh sage (1-2 twigs).