Katsu Beans

55 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Finely dice ½ large or 1 small white onion and 2 medium or one large carrot.
  2. 2Add olive oil to a frying pan and sauté the onion and carrot.
  3. 3Add 3 garlic cloves, a thumb-sized piece of grated ginger, and 1 tbsp of finely chopped coriander stalks.
  4. 4Add 1 tsp garam masala, 2 tsp medium curry powder, 1 tsp ground turmeric, 1 tsp ground coriander, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp smoked paprika, and a pinch of cayenne pepper.
  5. 5In a blender, combine 250ml (9fl oz/1 cup) vegetable stock, 4 tbsp nutritional yeast, 280g silken tofu, 1 tbsp tamari, and 1 tbsp sugar.
  6. 6Blend until smooth.
  7. 7Pour the blended mixture into the pan with the sautéed vegetables.
  8. 8Stir well to combine.
  9. 9Add 700g butterbeans.
  10. 10Stir to coat the beans in the sauce.
  11. 11Serve with sliced cucumber, pink pickled onion, fresh coriander, and black or white sesame seeds.

Ingredients

  • 700 g butterbeans
  • 0.5 large white onion, finely diced
  • 1 small white onion, finely diced
  • 2 medium carrot, peeled and finely diced
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and finely diced
  • 0 olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 thumb-sized piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
  • 1 tbsp coriander stalks, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 2 tsp medium curry powder
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 250 ml vegetable stock
  • 1 cup vegetable stock
  • 4 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 280 g silken tofu
  • 1 tbsp tamari
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 0 sea salt
  • 0 black pepper
  • 200 g firm tofu, water squeezed out and crumbled
  • 0 olive oil
  • 1 tbsp tamari
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 0 sliced cucumber
  • 0 pink pickled onion
  • 0 fresh coriander
  • 0 sesame seeds

Equipment

frying panblender