Vegan Pochero
A comforting vegan stew recipe that has all the goodness of vegetables and protein you need in a main dish - Vegan Pochero!
Servings: -4 servings
Calories: 367kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 5-7 cloves garlic minced
- 1 medium red onion coarsely chopped
- 1 medium sweet potato cut into cubes
- 4 cups of water
- 1 tablespoon ginger minced
- 5 saba banana cut diagonally and in half*
- 1 large carrot peeled and roughly cut
- 1 string of lemon grass knotted and tied optional
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 5 pieces pork -like protein meat can be purchased in Buddhist Shop or health food store looks like chopped pork
- 1 med size bell pepper julienned
- 1 tablespoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 3-5 leaves of pechay bokchoy leaves or 1 small size cabbage roughly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat a nonstick pan over medium heat with oil.
- Sauté garlic, onion, sweet potato and cover until potato softens.
- Add water and cover until it boils. (you can mash it to thicken the soup)
- Add ginger to enhance the flavor of the soup.
- Add saba bananas, carrots, lemongrass and cover with a lid until it boils.
- Mix in soy sauce, vege meat, bell pepper, salt, and pepper.
- Add pechay or cabbage, cover, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes (do not mix).
Notes
*if you're in the Philippines it's also known as saba na saging
Serving: 1servingCalories: 367kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 2473mgPotassium: 1221mgFiber: 10gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 15500IUVitamin C: 76mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 2mg
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