My Fried Rice
Feeds 5 Regular People/3 Lifters:
Organic Sushi Rice
Vegan Beyond Meat Sausage (Spicy Italian) or Spicy Italian Sausage ( turkey sausage preferred )
Silken Tofu or One Egg
Organic Onion
Organic Shiitake Mushrooms
Organic Frozen Peas
Organic Frozen Kale
Tamari Organic Soy Sauce
Organic Himalayan Pink Salt
Organic Minced Garlic
Organic Olive Oil
Cooking Instructions:
Cook your sushi rice in a rice cooker. usually use 1 and 1/4 cup of water per 1 cup of rice. Use 1 and 1/2 cups of dry rice for this. This MUST be done before starting to sauté veggies.
Small chop 1 medium onion
Chop Shiitake into bite size pieces ( should be about 2 cups )
Chop 4 Vegan Sausage/take 4 Spicy Italian Sausage out of casing
Make sure pan and oil are already hot- medium heat
Sauté onion in 2 tbsp of olive oil at medium heat
Add tbsp of minced garlic after 5 minutes of onions cooking in oil and cook together for another 3 minutes
Add 2/3 cup of peas
Add 2/3 cup of kale
Add Sausage
Cook till Sausage is browned and has a little bit of fat still in the pan
Add 1/2 cup of Tofu/ 1 large egg
Mix thoroughly
Sprinkle 2-3 tbsp of Tamari Soy Sauce on rice
Serve then sprinkle sesame seeds
Get Down with the Grub Down
Poem
Winter’s cold draws near,
gohan in hand warms with cheer.
From adopted ancestry of my mother holds
my 4’11” bachan with a smile of gold.
Thank you for the love,
Thank you for the plate.
On a winter’s day Sybil’s Fried Rice can’t wait.
Dedicated to Bachan Sybil
Huevos Rancheros Verde
Feeds 4 Regular People/2 Lifters
4 Sweet Potatoes
1 Tbsp Santa Maria Seasoning
2 Tsp Garlic Powder
1 Tsp Himalayan Salt
1 Avocado
1-2 Organic Eggs per Person
4 Tbsp of Percorino Romano/Vegan Parmesan
4 Tbsp Olive Oil
4 oz Crockpot Chicken/Jackfruit Chile Verde per Person
Cooking Instructions
First Chicken/Jackfruit Chile Verde:
Cut up one Medium Yellow Onion
Add 2 lbs of boneless skinless chicken breast and thighs (1lbs of each) or two packages of jackfruit and onion into crockpot
Add one whole Bottle of Hatch Medium Spicy Chile ( change spice level accordingly-comes in mild too )
Add one whole Bottle of Green Enchilada Sauce ( I use Sky Valley )
Add Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder, and Cumin to taste.
Cook on High in your crockpot for 3.5 hours
Shred Chicken or Jackfruit
Serve
Get Down with the Grub Down OR Repurpose
Huevos Rancheros Verde
Grate Sweet Potatoes
Heat large flat pan to Medium High with oil
Season grated potatoes with Santa Maria Seasoning, Garlic Powder, and Salt. Mix thoroughly
Cook for 20-25 minutes depending on crispiness liking ( flip half way through )
With 5 minutes left on the hash browns, cook over easy egg.
Plate Sweet Potato Hash Brown on plate
Put Eggs on top ( if any )
Warm up or put 4 oz of Chicken/Jackfruit Chile Verde on top of eggs
Add 1/4-1/2 an Avocado per plate
Add Pecorino Romano or Vegan Parmesan
Serve
Get Down with the Grub Down
Poem
It ain’t easy being Green
Adversity, belittling, and being plain mean
We work in Fields
We operate the Machine
We do the jobs unlikely to Gleam
Show the world your Shine
Show the world your Pride
Viva La Raza beautiful people of mine
Dedicated to my mother and father
Niki’s Cookies
Feeds 6 Regular People/ 2-3 Cookie Monsters
1 and 1/2 cups Oat Flour
1 and 1/2 cups Almond Flour
1/2 cup Coconut Flour
1/2 cup Apple Sauce
1/3 cup Maple Syrup
1/4 cup Coconut Oil
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tbsp Vanilla Extract
3/4 cup of Dark Chocolate or Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
Cooking Instructions
Preheat Oven to 355 degrees F
Mix all dry ingredients into a large bowl
Heat up Coconut Oil so it’s liquid
Add the Apple Sauce, Coconut Oil, Maple Syrup, and Vanilla Extract to dry ingredients
Partially mix and now add the Chocolate Chips
Thoroughly Mix and put onto to a baking tray with a silpat mat or oiled with coconut oil
Once the oven is preheated, put in for 16 minutes
Take and let cool down for a minute
Get Down with the Grub Down
Poem
Heart to heart
just cookies apart
Always a fun treat
Even from the Start
Easy to bake
smile to make
thanks little sister
For letting me partake
Dedicated to Niki-Nu
Char-siu Potstickers
Feed 4 Normal People/ 2 Lifters:
Dough:
10 oz Gluten Free All-purpose Flour
6 oz Boiling Water
2 tsp Salt
Filling:
2 Tbsp Olive Oil or Sesame Oil
1 Package of Beyond Meat Beef/10oz of Pork Belly
Salt to Taste
Pepper to Taste
Garlic Powder to Taste
8 oz of Shiitake Mushrooms
8 oz of Cremini Mushrooms
1/2 cup of Vegan Sour Cream
1/2 cup of Hoisin Sauce
1/2 cup of Chili Oil
Salad:
1 cup of Rice Wine Vinegar
1/2 cup of Raw Sugar
1 tsp Chili Flakes
Half a head of Cabbage
1 Large Carrot
1 Cucumber
Cooking Instructions
Weigh out 10oz of flour.
Measure out 2 tsp of Salt and mix the dry ingredients
Make a volcano in the center and add 6oz of boiling water
Mix thoroughly till dough is smooth
Plastic wrap and let dough sit for 30-60 minutes
Cut cabbage finely
Grate your cucumber and carrot
Add 1/2 cup of sugar and rice wine vinegar to grated cucumbers and carrots.
Add a little bit of chili flakes for a kick
Chop mushrooms into small bite sized pieces
Bring oil to medium heat and start cooking the mushrooms
After about 7 minutes, add the beyond meat or Pork belly. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook till meat is slightly browned.
In a bowl, combined a hoisin, vegan sour cream, and chili oil sauce. Mix meat in as well.
Unwrap dough and create smaller little balls of dough to roll out dumplings. We used a pasta machine working the dough to level 4, but you can do the same with a rolling pin.
Seal dumplings
In loads to not over crowd dumplings, place them in a pan over medium high heat ( make sure your pan has a lid. ) Cook for 3 minutes.
Add 1/4 cup of water to the pan and cover immediately. Cook for 10 minutes.
Serve
Get Down with the Grub Down
Poem
The labor of love
The food from above
For you my dumpling
The person I always think of
Flavors are new
Tastebuds be true
A piece of my heart
From me to you
Dedicated to Chelsea