gelled collards

[darkoshi]

I made collards today. An odd chemical reaction must have occurred, because the broth gelled as it cooled. Hmm, maybe because I used olive oil; olive oil sometimes gels when refrigerated. But my broth gelled at room temperature.


fried garlic (crushed) and turmeric (diced) in a good bit of olive oil.
added 2 packages of vegan "Smart Bacon" (chopped), and fried some more.
added a big bunch of collards (chopped)
heated water and dissolved 2 vegan bouillon cubes to create broth
poured broth over collards. added more water.
added a few dashes of pepper
added a few dashes of Texas Pete hot sauce
boiled/simmered it for ~half an hour.

Comments

[passionrlsusall.livejournal.com]

That's my kinda meal. How is Smart Bacon? Have you had Morningstar Farms bacon? I love that stuff, so I'm wondering how it compares.

[darkoshi]

I haven't had the Morningstar Farms kind, so I can't say how they compare. A lot of the Morningstar items have eggwhite or milk ingredients, and based on their website, the bacon does too... as do their veggie corn-dogs, dabnabit. The Yves corn-dogs have eggs too, and I keep checking the labels in the store every once in a while, hoping that they've changed their recipe.

[passionrlsusall.livejournal.com]

Oh right...sucks how all that stuff isn't vegan.