Recaito (Puerto Rican Sofrito)
I ️ love my Puerto Rican culture! Recaito is the secret base to a lot of popular and flavorful Puerto Rican dishes. I use recaito in my soup, pastelillos, and arroz con gandules. I add a little tomato paste to the recaito to make it a sofrito. Check out the recipe below.
INGREDIENTS 🌱
1 large green pepper
4 peeled garlic cloves
1/2 large diced onion
6 sprigs of cilantro
1 tablespoon of grapeseed oil
1 medium diced tomato for more flavor
DIRECTIONS 🥄
Combine all the ingredients in a food processor.
This recipe makes 1 cup of recaito.
Freeze your left over recaito in an ice cube tray or a small ziplock bag.🌱
Vegan Lemon Pepper Chickpea Nuggets
It all begins with an idea.
What’s on your menu today? Before I started my Vegan journey I kept telling myself that I would miss chicken. Well, I’m vegan y’all and I don’t miss chicken at all. Have you ever had Lemon Pepper Chickpea Nuggets? Yes, I made them out of chickpeas and they are so good! Check out my recipe and video.
INGREDIENTS 🌱
1 cup of spelt flour
1/2 cup oat flour (or make your own with blender/food processor)
1 15-ounce can of garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
aquafaba or liquid from can of beans
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon vegan chicken-less seasoning salt
1 tablespoon of lemon pepper seasoning
grape seed oil for cooking
DIRECTIONS 🥄
Drain the chickpeas over a bowl and save all the liquid.
Place the chickpeas into the food processor; add seasonings (all but lemon pepper); and pulse to combine.
Whisk 1/4 cup of the aquafaba in a small bowl until foamy.
Add the liquid and 1/2 cup of the oat flour to the food processor that has chicken mixture.
Process until it is completely combined.
Heat large skillet with 2- 4 inches of oil on medium fire. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Use ice cream scooper to scoop out chickpea mixture and shape into a nugget.
Dip each nugget into bowl of the remaining aquafaba and dredge in spelt flour.
Fry until crispy, 4-5 minutes or until they are golden brown.
Sprinkle lemon pepper seasoning on nuggets immediately after cooking. 🌱
Enjoy!