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Vegan Filipino Afritada Recipe

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This is a quick and easy Vegan Filipino Afritada recipe with less than 10 steps. Much of the prep work is included in the cooking instructions to save time.

Ingredients

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  • 8 oz or 28.35 grams of dried soy curls, rehydrated (soaked for 10 minutes and drained)
  • 1 pound Russet potato or a pound of a red waxy potato, roughly chopped into 1/2” pieces
  • 1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped into 1/2” pieces
  • 1 green bell pepper, roughly chopped into 1/2” pieces
  • 5 cloves of garlic, crushed and roughly chopped
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced into half-moons
  • 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
  • ¼ cup neutral oil, such as vegetable
  • 5 tablespoons of light soy sauce , plus extra to taste (sub tamari sauce or gluten-free soy sauce)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 cups water for simmering – adjust as needed
  • 10 oz of frozen peas and carrots to add towards the end of the cooking process

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, add the soy curls and cover with water. Let soak for 10 minutes or until curls have expanded. 
  2. Poke holes in the potato with a fork to parcook in the microwave for 3-4 minutes. 
  3. Bring large sauce pan to medium-high heat. When hot enough, cover the bottom of the pan with neutral oil.
  4. When oil is hot, add garlic, red onion, bell peppers, bay leaf and sauté for 3-5 minutes, until aromatic.
  5. Add and carefully fry the soy curls for 2-3 minutes. Deglaze with a tablespoon of water if needed.
  6. When the soy curls are slightly brown add the potatoes, crushed tomatoes,  and soy sauce sauce to the pot. 
  7. Use 4-6 cups of water to barely cover the afritada in the pot.
  8. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
  9. At 15 minutes, add the frozen peas and carrots and simmer for another 5 minutes.
  10. Serve with your favorite Jasmine rice or sticky white rice. If you want to be more nutritious you can even serve it with perfect oven brown rice. 

Notes

  1. Feel free to use frozen veggies if you need to! Just try to keep the ratios the same.
  2. Don’t try to substitute fresh tomatoes for the canned tomatoes if it isn’t summer.
  3. If you don’t have any kind of soy sauce, use salt and salt appropriately to taste (none of that pinch of salt stuff – use enough to bring out the flavors)
  4. Eat seasonally. 

Keywords: afritada, filipino food, vegan filipino food, soy curls, potato, simmering, 30 minute meal, dinner, tomato dish

Find it online: https://bakeroise.com/30-minute-vegan-filipino-afritada-recipe/