Cansi Recipe (Meat Free & Healthier)
Vegan Cansi is a classic Ilonggo soup that is savory, sour, and bursting with the flavors of young jackfruit and spices.
Servings: 4
Calories: 162kcal
Ingredients
- 200 grams dried soy beans soak in water overnight to be cooked easily.
- 3 ½ cups water
- 300 grams young jackfruit sliced as wedges
- 1 small red onion chopped in quarters
- 2 small red tomatoes sliced in halves
- 1 tablespoon ginger mashed & sliced
- 5 pieces batwan or 1 teaspoon tamarind powder
- 1 lemongrass knotted and tied*
- 2 star anise
- 1 tablespoon annatto powder
- 200 grams tofu cut into medium cubes
- 10 piedces magic soy protein meat soaked to soften and drain*
- 1 tablespoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 3 pieces chili peppers
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
Instructions
- In a pot over medium heat, add 1 ½ cups of water, soy beans and cover the pot and cook until beans are soft, about 10 minutes.
- Next, add young jackfruit and cover pot with lid until it softens, about 10 minutes.
- Then add onions, tomato, ginger and batwan or tamarind, star anise, lemongrass, mix and cover until it boils.
- Once it’s boiling, add annatto powder, tofu, vegetarian meat, salt, pepper, and chili peppers mix until combined, then cover for a minute or two.
- Add sesame oil to attain the fatty meat usually seen in boiling meat. Add salt to taste.
- Serve with steamed white rice.
Notes
*optional
Note: Some of the water will evaporate and be absorbed by the beans so you may need to add 2 cups of water again and allow it to boil.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1768mg | Potassium: 172mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 245IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 116mg | Iron: 1mg
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