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Soy Beef Tomato over Cake Noodle




Source of Recipe


Tasty and Meatless (as opposed to Tasteless and Meaty :-)


Recipe Introduction


I confess I've not yet tried this recipe. But I've had good luck with making tasty dishes with TVP products and this sounded good to me.


List of Ingredients




2 cups soy beef strips, dry
2 1/2 cups water
3 tablespoon vegetarian chicken broth powder

2 large onions
5 medium tomatoes
2 green peppers
3/4 cup Bragg’s Liquid Aminos
1/2 cup vegetarian Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup catsup
1/4 cup barley malt syrup
1 tablespoon Suncanat or sugar

1 package noodles (Japanese soba or spaghetti)
1 tablespoon olive oil or 1 teaspoon of any nut butter


Recipe



First, hydrate the soy beef. In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil, and then add the seasoning and the dry soy beef. Stir and let sit until the soy absorbs all the water beef, about 10 minutes. It will get tender and absorb the flavor of the seasoning.

Chop the onions, tomatoes, and green peppers into 1 inch chunks. Heat a large dutch oven pot over medium heat. Add the vegetables, and cook for five minutes, or until the tomatoes break down and create a sauce. Add the Braggs, vegetarian Worcestershire sauce, catsup, barley malt syrup and Sucanat. If you want, reserve a little bit of each seasoning and add it also to the hydrated soy beef for extra direct flavor. Then add the soy beef to the vegetable pot, mix well and let simmer for another 10 minutes.

Cook the noodles according to the package directions, making sure not to overcook them. They should be al dente, or firm to the tooth. Drain the noodles and coat them with the olive oil. An alternative to using oil is to drain the noodles but leave about a quarter cup of the hot water in the pot. Then add a teaspoon of any nut butter (almond, peanut, etc.). Let the hot water dissolve the nut butter and mix well to coat the noodles. This will result in using less oil. Heat a nonstick fry pan over medium high heat. Add a layer of noodles about one inch thick and let sit over the heat until the bottom is brown. Pat down the top of the noodle layer with a spatula and pat around the edges of the noodles to create a nice circle. After the bottom is brown you can flip over the cake noodle and brown the other side. Or, you can place a dinner plate over the top of the fry pan and flip the cake noodle directly on to the plate with the brown side facing up. This will still make a nice presentation.

Spoon the soy beef tomato mixture over the cake noodle and drizzle with the sauce. You can also serve the soy beef tomato with rice for a delicious local Hawaii meal.