Roasted Jalapenos and Vegetables Tacos with Roasted serrano pico - Vegan

When you have fresh Jalapenos , I just love to eat roasted or air fried with any Mexican meal I make but this time I wanted to make it as a star of the dish not just side of the dish, So I have added vegetables and make tacos and with roasted serrano was there too so Made fresh pico de gallo with it and enjoy it. For the protein I have added Vegan Red onion and Rosemary sausages , you can add your choice of protein and make it a meal too

Ingredients : 

3 big fresh jalapenos

2 sausages

1 carrot, cut in long matchstick size

few florets of broccoli

1 big white onion cut in long matchstick

4 cloves of garlic chopped

1 tbsp. taco seasoning

1 tbsp. garlic powder

1 tbsp. paprika powder

1/2 tbsp. cayan powder

salt to taste

1/2 tbsp. oregano

3-5 flour tortilla ( I prefer flour over corn)

2 tbsp. oil

For pico-

1 Roasted serrano chili

1/2 tomato chopped finely

1/2 white onion chopped

1/4 jalapeno chopped

Fresh chopped coriander leaves

salt and pepper and lime juice as per taste

Method :

For pico de gallo, chopped everything fine and mix it together in bowl , add salt , pepper and lime juice and let it sit on side till you make tacos.

For tacos

Roast Jalapenos first, you can do it on gas, or oven. I have used my air fryer and put it on air roast.

Once done cut everything in same size.

In a pan, add oil and add garlic in it. sauté for few seconds till you get nice aroma, then add your vegetables and sausages and cook on high flame for 5 minutes. 

Add your spices and salt and let it cook for 3 more minutes. You don't need soggy vegetables so don't over cook it.  

Warm up the flour tortillas and fill up the jalapenos stuffing in it , spread some pico on top, add slice of avocado and enjoy.

You can add your choice of cheese too but I like it this way so I didn't add any. 

Vegan Taco Cornbread Casserole

When you want one pot meal in hurry this dish is very handy. I have used Beyond meat granules and corn muffin and make this in "jiffy". You can layered it beef, cornbread, cheese and repeat but I wanted to have it all in one bite so I mixed cornbread and stuffing and then bake it. Turned out good so its going to now one more dish added in my list to make it.

I didn't add corn in the batter for corn bread but you can also add frozen corn in it along with finely chopped jalapenos. 

Ingredients :

1/2 package of granules (you can use soy granules too)

1 small box of jiffy corn muffin mix

1 can of Rotel spicy tomatoes

1/2 white onion chopped

4 cloves of garlic chopped

1 carrot chopped

Any other vegetable of your choice, I have to finish broccoli so I added that too but its optional

1 tbsp. Paprika powder

1/2 tbsp. Garlic powder

1 tbsp. Taco seasoning

1 cup shredded cheese

Salt as per taste

1 tbsp. oil

Few rings of Jalapenos for the top - optional

Method :

Mix the corn muffin with nut milk and oil as per the package direction and keep it aside.

In a pan, add oil then add granules and cook it till its nicely cooked.

Add onion , garlic, carrot, broccoli and canned tomatoes.

Add all the powder spices and salt and mix it till all water is gone.

Grease a baking dish. 

Mix corn muffin mix in granules and mix it,

Pour that mix in baking dish. 

Put some jalapenos on top and baked at 400 F for 10 minutes. I did it in my airfryer so adjust temperature as per your machine. 

Once its done, check with tooth pick if its comes out clean then its good otherwise leave it for few more minutes.

When its done, sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves and onion and cut a piece and enjoy it. 

Chile Relleno casserole from Impossible Plant meat

So Poblano peppers are my favorite and I love Chile Rellenos. I made it Baked Chile Relleno , Chile Rellenos Enchiladas with Salsa Verde ,  Airfried Jalapeno Chile Rellenos Taco and many more. Do check out. 

But this time I got Impossible Burger meat  so wanted to make casserole from that and it turned out super yummy. It doesn't take much time but the flavor is spot on. Just cooked meat with roasted poblanos and layered with corn tortilla or if you want you can use flour tortilla too. For the sauce I have used Herdez Roasted poblano salsa , it has some heat in it so added sour cream vegan or regular and spread it.

Ingredients : 

3 roasted poblano peppers, removed skin and seeds

half pack of Impossible burger meat

1/2 red onion chopped

8 corn tortillas

2 cups  of roasted poblano salsa

1 cup of sour cream

3 cloves of garlic finely chopped

1 tbsp. paprika powder

1 tbsp. garlic powder

1 tbsp. taco seasoning

1 tbsp. oil

1/2 tbsp. oregano

salt as per taste

1 cup or as needed cheese - your choice of shredded cheese

to serve - chopped fresh cilantro leaves , white onions and jalapenos - optional but gives a best flavor

Method:

Roast the peppers and deseed them and removed the skin and chopped up and keep it aside.

Heat a pan, add oil in it.

Add garlic and sauté for few seconds. add onion and meat and cook for 2 minutes. 

Add peppers and cook till the meat is brown.

Add all the spices and mix it together. 

Cook for 2-3 minutes more.

Once done keep it open so it cool down little bit.

Mean time mix your roasted poblano sauce and sour cream and keep it ready.

Take your baking dish, put the corn tortilla on it then spread meat mixture, sauce , cheese , put another layer of tortilla, meat, sauce , cheese.

Final layer is only tortilla and cheese. 

Bake it at 400 F for 8-10 minutes. I used my air fryer for this. so adjust as per your oven.

When its done, take it out , sprinkle cilantro-onion- jalapeno mixture on top  and let it cool down for 8-10 minutes before you cut it.

When its warm enough to cut it , then cut it and serve it sliced avocado or side salad.

Spicy Chili Oil Dumpling Soup

Is it soup season yet? For me yes , sure it is. I can have hot bowl of soup in cold winter days for lunch or dinner. This soup is made by my most favorite ingredients, dumplings and hot chili oil. For this recipe I used ready made dumplings to save the time and I wanted to try this specific packaged one. But if you already made it and froze it then you can use that too or you can make fresh one too. The whole thing with the readymade dumplings came together in less than 15 minutes and who don't like quick diner on week nights?

Ingredients : 

6-8 dumplings - you can have more or less , its your choice

1 tbsp. chili flakes - adjust as per your spice level

2 tbsp. finely chopped garlic

4 tbsp. oil

2 tbsp. soy sauce

1/2 tbsp. dark soy sauce

1 tbsp. Vinegar

pinch of sugar

1 tbsp. sesame seeds

1 green scallion finely chopped

some mung bean sprouts 

4 cups of vegetable stock /broth

Method:

In a soup pan add broth, When its bubbly, add your dumpling and cook for 5-7  minutes. 

Meanwhile in a heat proof bowl, add your chopped garlic  , chili flakes, both soy sauce, sugar, sesame seeds, vinegar and mix it and adjust the seasoning.

Add half of the scallion and reserve half for the later.

When dumplings are near to be done, in small pan , add oil and making it hot till it smoke slightly . 

Now add oil in to the bowl mix of garlic and seasoning and mix it with spoon. 

Then add broth and dumplings into the bowl and mix it .

Before serving add rest of the scallion and mung bean sprouts and enjoy it before it cools down.