Green “shrimp” curry
Mom and Dad have never let me live down the time I took them to the vegan Chinese joint in my hometown. I genuinely enjoyed our meal, but them — not so much. We’ll leave it at that.
Thus, I’ve since been wary of serving omnivores faux meat, but took a risk making a curry for David and myself with Sophie’s vegan shrimp — Sophie’s products were all the rage at VegFest back in March, and Madison Market recently started carrying them.
I couldn’t eat these fake shrimp — the soft, squeaky texture slid past my teeth with little resistance and a kiss of slight fishiness, the type of flavor you’d find too strong in actual seafood.
Uh oh — I thought, biting into one — David’s going to hate this!
Pretty — yes. Palatable? Maybe.
David enjoyed Sophie’s shrimp, surprisingly, and happily added mine to his bowl.
Whew.
So, if you’re curious about Sophie and her mock crustacean flesh, give ‘em a try and decide for yourself.
When I make this dish again, I’ll use tofu instead — every other component was delightful: coconut milk, green curry paste, potato, Thai basil, bamboo shoots, and Japanese eggplant.
This particular Japanese eggplant and I really developed a connection. Its curves fit so naturally in my hand, like a handle, that I felt guilty about eating it. That’s how vegan I am — I bond with vegetables.
VeganMoFo makes you do strange things.
Green curry
adapted from the back of the Thai Kitchen coconut milk can
Ingredients:
- 1 (15.5 oz) can coconut milk
- 2 tbs green curry paste
- 1 large Japanese eggplant, chopped
- 1 potato, skinned and chopped
- 1 (8 oz) can bamboo shoots
- 1 (0.75 oz) package basil leaves, chopped
- 1 package Sophie’s vegan shrimp, thawed
- Diced hot pepper, cayanne powder, or Sriracha sauce to taste, if you want a spicier curry
Instructions:
- Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer until potatoes and eggplant are cooked through. Serve over rice.
Tags: coconut, fake meat, veganmofo
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October 24th, 2011 at 1:47 PM
I was super grossed out when I saw this vegan seafood at whole foods. Can you tell I never ate seafood in the 1st place? Hah.
And that eggplant? hahahhahahhahahaha! I won’t even say it! ; )
October 24th, 2011 at 1:55 PM
Haha, TY, my BF said the same thing as you about the eggplant — “Are you really going to post that picture?”
August 2nd, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Loving Hut Seattle says:[...] was not into this. In general, I don’t do fake shrimp, and this comes with tofu (good), fake ham (also good) and fake shrimp (blech). Also, the wrap, [...]