The Spicy Meatless Thread... (ya I went there)

I know going into this that this thread is going to get meat bombed... but there's gotta be at least a couple other people on this forum that have herbivore tendencies.  Lately almost everything I have been cooking has been meat-free unless its for the dogs.  I've been toying with recipes and finding ways to get the flavors of dishes that usually have animal muscle as the main feature.  Hopefully some of y'all do the same from time to time and we can swap and share some spicy veggie recipes. I've held off on making this thread for a while because I know the ridicule that will inevitably come, but I guess its better to clog my own thread with my hippy food rather than all the other cooking threads. 
 
So here goes, last night per request I made some arroz congri and tostones.  
 
For the rice and beans, I chop up a green and red bell pepper, 2 onions and about 4-5 cloves of garlic. Cook up that in the pot before adding the rice and beans and sufficient water.  Season it up, and pretty much just leave it on the stove for a while.  I don't have any fresh pods yet so I seasoned my batch up with some smoked naga powder for good measure.  The tostones start by cooking them a bit on each side before pulling them from the pan.

 
After the tostones are cooked and pulled from the pan you gotta squish em dip em in cold water and throw em back in the pan, for the second round of frying. When you pull them out you can season them with whatever you want, I like to make a garlicky spicy sauce concoction to dip them in.  Also, make yourself a guava-lime rum drink for good measure. 

 
Eventually, after a long long time (especially if you use brown rice), your arroz congri will be ready.  

 
 
Happy vegetarian eating! (I also ate left overs this morning covered in cheese and a fried egg)
 
Let's see what you got....

 

[dragonsfire]

Nice! 

 

[Siv]

Mock pulled pork. Made with lions mane mushrooms. 1/4 cup each onion, garlic and starfish pepper sauteed with the shredded mushrooms. As you see in the picture the mushroom peels apart similar to lobster. This makes for an amazing texture. Tossed with a little bit of barbecue sauce and topped with homemade sauerkraut. Absolutely amazing.

 
I've never tried lion's mane mushrooms before but have seen a bunch of youtube videos where they use them as meat substitutes. Where did you buy them? I don't think I've ever seen them in the usual grocery stores.

 

[peppersproutfarm]

I've never tried lion's mane mushrooms before but have seen a bunch of youtube videos where they use them as meat substitutes. Where did you buy them? I don't think I've ever seen them in the usual grocery stores.

These came from a farmers market here in Louisiana. Family fungi is the farm name. A bit pricey at $10 for the ammout you see used in my post. But they sure are tasty. Strong umami flavor that shines through even the bbq sauce. Highly recommend them.

 

[sicman]

Bad ass burger! 10  a pound isnt bad. Im growing them and several others, Its a time and know how. Mushrooms are not the easiest thing to grow.  Patience and no containments. If your not careful you have jars full of penicillin.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Mock pulled pork. Made with lions mane mushrooms. 1/4 cup each onion, garlic and starfish pepper sauteed with the shredded mushrooms. As you see in the picture the mushroom peels apart similar to lobster. This makes for an amazing texture. Tossed with a little bit of barbecue sauce and topped with homemade sauerkraut. Absolutely amazing.

Wow, that's cool man! Looks like shreds of pork!

 

[The Hot Pepper]

 

[peppersproutfarm]

With the high temps dropping below 80° in Louisiana. It's gumbo season! Aheee!! Fresh okra is the main star of my wife's secret okra gumbo recipe. Goes great with potato salad made with homegrown potatoes and fresh yard eggs.

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Buffalo ChikN' sandwich. Wing sauce made from my own starfish garlic ghost pepper sauce. Topped with thin sliced yellow starfish pepper and pickles. Plant based Patty is Gardien brand. Served with air fried sweet potato fries dusted with cayenne salt.

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Beyond meat burger splashed with Worcestershire and cooked on cast iron. Topped with a local jalapeno and habanero pimento cheese, hatch Chile crisp and BBQ sauce.

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Simple breakfast. Morning star "bacon" with toast and grits. What makes it special is that small dollop of relish you see. This is the fieriest of relishes out there containing both death spiral and big black mama. A friend of mine sent me some fresh pods so I threw them into my last batch of relish.

 

[CraftyFox]

Mock pulled pork. Made with lions mane mushrooms. 1/4 cup each onion, garlic and starfish pepper sauteed with the shredded mushrooms. As you see in the picture the mushroom peels apart similar to lobster. This makes for an amazing texture. Tossed with a little bit of barbecue sauce and topped with homemade sauerkraut. Absolutely amazing.

that looks great! We do a similar thing with the pith of Honey mushroom stems.. Love that stuff!

 

[peppersproutfarm]

that looks great! We do a similar thing with the pith of Honey mushroom stems.. Love that stuff!

I need to learn how to identify honey mushrooms I'm told they grow wild all around my area

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Rough day at work made much better when this is what greets me upon arrival at home. Creole red beans n rice with pickled jalapeno, and beets covered in ghost pepper sauce and cornbread. My wife knows me so well.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Just had an impossible burger at Red Robin. Ordered the new "scorpion" burger sub impossible patty with a side of scorpion sauce for my fries. Flavor was really good. Burger itself was perfect. Sauce was tomato based much like a ketchup. Heat level was only about a strong medium. 5 of 10. Overall was quite pleased with this commercial version of a spicy burger.

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Happy New Year's!! Here's my annual black eyed peas and cabbage done in a non traditional manner. Cabbage is simple. Black pepper, garlic and mushroom broth boiled to perfection. The black eyed peas are slow cooked with chipotle and served with brown rice and roasted sweet potatoes. Topped with thin sliced fresh starfish peppers. I'll be eating this for the rest of the day.

 

[peppersproutfarm]

Nothing spicy but this was way too good not to show y'all. And I'm pretty proud of this one. mock Japanese style crispy chicken made with Giant blue oyster mushroom fillets. Crispy skin comes from Vietnamese rice wrappers for spring rolls. We tossed it in teriyaki sauce and served it with white rice and veggies.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

If you told me that was peking duck...................... (and I used to live in Chinatown).....

 

[dragonsfire]

Looks Real Good

 

[peppersproutfarm]

If you told me that was peking duck...................... (and I used to live in Chinatown).....

That's why I included pictures of the process. The final picture does not look like mushroom at all.