[VEGAN] Still life with peanut sauce (repost)

[Chuck Narad]

I whipped this one up last night; it was one of those "I need to
eat, but there is a wierd selection of things in the house" kind
of meal.

Still Life With Peanut Sauce
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1 can bamboo shoots
1 can water chestnuts
1 carrot, sliced
4 oz pressed tofu ("Savory Baked Tofu" as seen in the store)
1 can Vegetarian Mock Duck, or 8 oz seitan cubes marinated in Soy
2 roma tomatoes. quartered
handful mushrooms, sliced
small handful snow peas
peanut oil
3 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
2 tbs. minced ginger
1/2 tsp. yellow thai curry paste
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp tumeric
1/4 tsp white pepper
light soy sauce
cooking sherry
1/4 head iceburg lettuce, shredded coarse (sliced?)

Heat the wok, add 2 tbs oil, heat the oil. Add garlic, ginger, and
curry paste. Add each in order, stirring for a minute between: carrot,
water chestnuts, tofu, seitan, bamboo shoots, snow peas, mushrooms.
Add a generous splash of soy sauce and another of dry sherry; stir for
a couple of minutes. Add the tomatoes, cumin, tumeric, and white
pepper, stirring. Say "trust me" to anybody that is watching, and
add the peanut butter. Keep stirring; when it is melted, add the lettuce
(repeating the "trust me" incantation) and stir until it just starts to wilt.

Serve with rice or fresh dinner rolls.

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| Chuck Narad -- diver/adventurer/engineer |
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| "The universe is full of magical things, patiently |
| waiting for our wits to grow sharper." |
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| -- Eden Phillpotts |
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