tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217455265951651182.post7078662052055538517..comments2024-01-08T21:51:18.557-08:00Comments on Julia's (Vegan) Kitchen: Whole wheat penne and greens in tomato sauceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217455265951651182.post-19918690934294148912010-03-16T22:39:57.752-07:002010-03-16T22:39:57.752-07:00Myer:
That sounds amazing. I certainly have run u...Myer:<br />That sounds amazing. I certainly have run up against "large, splashy bubbles"; I am glad to learn about the role of oil in obviating these bubbles. ;)<br /><br />Thanks also for the food storage tips: "coolly ventilate dryly place,moisture-proof,morm-preventing" sounds like a good rule of thumb.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670270172008988770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217455265951651182.post-25018286642217946082010-03-16T19:43:27.880-07:002010-03-16T19:43:27.880-07:00Ok, I just now realized that my comment is about a...Ok, I just now realized that my comment is about as proofread as the computer-generated translation on the mushrooms. Whoops! Oh well.myer norehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306569947267912545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217455265951651182.post-52498841248928485832010-03-16T19:40:28.945-07:002010-03-16T19:40:28.945-07:00At any rate, this looks phenomenal. I totally agr...At any rate, this looks phenomenal. I totally agree about John Muir Glen - you know, Deborah Madison mentions that brand, as do Cooks Illustrated in their taste test of canned tomatoes. <br /><br />I made a truly delicious version of something in the same vein of this last night. I used soaked a bunch of dried mushrooms over heat until the water was boiling and then added TJ's organic whole wheat rotelle. In another pan I fried "too much" (just right by my taste) minced garlic in olive oil with cumin, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, and one bay leaf. I poured most of the fried garlic over a small pan of TJ's (or should I say TG's) tomato basil marinara, and then sauteed a minced quarter onion along with some tofu logs in the remaining oil. I let the oil rise to the top of the TG's marinara, where it boiled the moisture out of the sauce with tiny bubbles - this is crucial; if you don't add the oil it will use large, splashy bubbles that will stain your kitchen wall. The remaining texture is more runny and gloopy than tomato paste, but thicker than tomato sauce - pretty similar to your picture - and perfect for the cracks in rotelle. I poured drained the rotelle and mushrooms from the pan with a chopstick, tossed them in a bowl with the sauce, then added the tofu logs and onion. Finally, I garnished with a few reams of boiled (and therefore de-salinated) seaweed strips, sriracha hot sauce, and sesame seeds. You know, it sounds funny, but I think that seaweed strips is the secret ingredient in a balanced tomato sauce flavor. Its cool, earthy touch teeter-totters with the sharp, sunny acid of the tomatoes. Then the juicy boiled mushrooms excrete their secret accompaniment. It was fab!<br /><br />PS, I just love the instructions on Asian foods. These dried mushrooms, "AA" brand by Chengdu YiDaYuan Trading Co, had this rather Joycean thing to say about the use of dried mushrooms (all punctuation in original):<br /><br />"Edible method:After use the lukewarm water soaks and directly to cook,fries,fever,for example:Clear cooks the mushroom,burns the mushroom with the bean curd,fries the mushroom with meat and so on. Storing method:coolly ventilate dryly place,moisture-proof,morm-preventing. Production date:See the seal. Gaurantees the nature time:12months. NO PRESERVATIVES ADDED NO MSG ADDED. E-mail: ydy-sale @ 163.com"myer norehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306569947267912545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217455265951651182.post-62040066025193543682010-03-07T02:38:13.756-08:002010-03-07T02:38:13.756-08:00Mmm, whole wheat penne IS delicious. I like that I...Mmm, whole wheat penne IS delicious. I like that I can get it in bulk.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829048487624179475noreply@blogger.com