There’s more than one way to veganize Adobo. You could use tofu, tempeh, kale, mushrooms, kangkong, etc. As long as your Adobo has tons of garlic and soy sauce or vinegar, or all three of them, then you have yourself an Adobo dish or Adobo rendition. Adding some fat from refined coconut oil wouldn’t hurt…
Vegan Adobong Kangkong, Part 1 of the Adobo Series
I’m both thrilled and nervous to launch my cooking videos to the universe, but I’ll be brave! Episode 1 features Adobong Kangkong, one of the easiest vegan Filipino recipes. It’s one of the 3 of my Adobo Series. I hope you could check it out-or better yet, give the recipe a try 🙂 If you have any…
Vegan Mechado Recipe
****THIS RECIPE HAS BEEN UPDATED. PLEASE SEE THE MOST RECENT VERSION BY CLICK HERE**** Yes, the time has come to do a vegan Mechado Recipe, a vegan version of the Filipino meat and potato stew also known as Mechado. But, this is not just any Mechado, this is my mom’s Mechado. My mom would always…
Vegan Filipino Menudo with Wheat Gluten
Filipino Menudo is a stew of hearty ingredients like garbanzo beans, potatoes, carrots, hotdog, pork, and liver. For my Vegan Filipino Menudo with Wheat Gluten, I used plain wheat gluten that I got from an Asian store to substitute the meat. I chopped the gluten like croutons, fried them, and included them to my stew. You’ll be…
Patola Soup with Tempeh
Patola, also known as Loofa Squash/Snake Gourd/Sponge Gourd/Chinese Okra, is a kind of vegetable gourd that is popular in Filipino soups. The patola vegetable has a dark green skin on the outside and tender, light green flesh inside. It has a nice chewy texture that is easy to cook and incorporate in any dish. Here…
Vegan Filipino: Rice Porridge aka Vegan “Goto”
I heard the “Spring sneak peek” in the Bay Area isn’t going to last long because rain and cooler temperature will find their way again. I’m not a big fan of rain but I wouldn’t mind it this time around because nothing beats weather blues like a bowl of warm soup, make that porridge soup…
Vegan Filipino: Dinuguan Recipe
********* THIS IS AN OLD RECIPE. AN UPDATED VERSION HAS BEEN POSTED, PLEASE GO TO THIS LINK: UPDATED VEGAN DINUGUAN********* If you love Filipino Food, then Dinuguan needs no explanation or justification on why it’s soo good despite its appearance. But if you’re not familiar with Filipino Food, then chances are you…
Vegan Filipino: Bopis
After a long break, I’m finally back blogging. It feels good to be here again. For this post, I’m featuring Bopis (Boh-peas), a delicious Filipino dish traditionally cooked with pig parts. Yes, pig parts. I won’t divulge which ones so don’t worry. For my vegan version, I’m going to incorporate something equally “unconventional” and delectable:…
Vegan Adobong Pusit
To touch upon the same topic from my last post, I’m extending the use of mushrooms into veganizing another traditional Filipino delicacy called Adobong Pusit. Adobo means to cook in garlic, soy sauce, and vinegar. Pusit means squid. The squid version is known to have tinted black sauce (squid emits a black liquid substance when…
Ready in 15 minutes: Mushroom Pusit
Ever since I discovered the versatility of mushroom in cooking, I have been using them as alternative to squid, clams, oysters, pork fat, even pork intestines (sadly pig insides are a common Filipino ingredient). Now, there’s no way going back to cruel ways when I could have the same flavor and texture from using mushroom. When…