- So we are going to add four.
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- [Man] We're gonna add four burps.
- Today on the Edgy Veg
I'm going to show you
how to make two easy vegan dinners.
Thank you so much
to Walmart and Interact
for teaming up with me
and sponsoring this video.
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The two easy vegan dinners
I'm going to show you how to make
are going to be made in an Instantpot.
Apparently this was
the hottest valued
Christmas item this year.
I love it, it's so fun
and easy to use.
And I love gadgets so this was the perfect
Christmas gift for me.
All you have to do is put
all the ingredients in and then set it
and forget it,
walk away, come back and you
have a delicious dinner waiting for you
plus it helps smell up your apartment
with the sweet aroma of dinner
waiting at the table.
Well it won't put your dinner at the table
for you, you have to do that
but you know what I'm saying.
The two dinners I'm gonna
show you how to make
are an Indian Dahl as well as a Korean
mushroom Bulgogi with lettuce wraps.
Our main New Years Resolution
is to get our
budget in order.
Last year James and I realized we spent
way too much money
for things whether
it was stuff we didn't need
or we just paid too much
for simple household items.
James and I have committed
to be more prepared with simple
healthy meals that we meal
prep and make at home.
That way we don't default to ordering in
expensive vegan take out
or going to the corner store
to buy expensive groceries.
The easy way to do that.
Meal prepping and buying your groceries
at Walmart.
Meal prepping is an easy way to ensure
that you have quick,
easy, delicious, nutritious meals at home.
Plus with all that time you save
you can do the things you love
like binge watch your favorite show.
Right now I'm watching
Upstairs Amy on YouTube
you should totally check it out.
It's so funny,
I'm completely obsessed with it
and I know you'll like it too.
We bought all of our groceries at Walmart
because thy have awesome
vegan produce and grocery items
for great prices so we can stay on budget.
Plus, paying with Interact debit
which is convenient.
We use our own money which means
there's no bill and we stay on budget.
Then we can take all the money we save
and we can buy a house
or have that honeymoon
that we haven't had yet.
Or start a college for those kids
we don't have yet.
Or for our dogs.
We can buy nice things
for our dogs let's be serious
that's how I'm going to
spend the money that I saved.
Alright guys, let's get cooking.
The first recipe
is my take on an Indian Dahl.
Take out your Instantpot.
Plug it in, dah.
Set the setting to saute
and let that heat up.
And we are going to heat up
two tablespoons of coconut oil
in that bad boy.
Now we are going to add one chopped onion
and saute that for about five minutes
or until translucent.
The key to really delicious
Indian food is the aroma
and fragrance of the spices.
So you want to add four cloves of garlic,
one tablespoon of minced ginger.
One teaspoon of cumin,
one teaspoon of tumeric.
One tablespoon curry powder.
I used hot but you can
use whatever curry powder you like to use.
One teaspoon Garam Masala
and a quarter teaspoon
of mustard seeds
or mustard powder.
We're gonna cook that
for another minute until
you can really smell the spices.
And then we are going to hit
cancel on our Instantpot.
Cancel.
- [Man] Cancel this whole recipe!
- This show is canceled.
For the lentils,
you can either use canned brown
or red lentils or you
can use dried as well.
If you are using dried,
do one and a half cups of dried lentils.
If you are using canned,
you will want to use two
cups of lentils from a can.
And then add two chopped tomatoes
and about half a teaspoon of salt.
Add half a cup of water.
Stir that all up
and then put the lid on your Instantpot,
seal it all up and close the valve.
The hit pressure cooker for 10 minutes.
Don't put your face or your fingers
or anything else near the valve
where the pressure comes out.
I learned this the hard way,
I burnt myself.
Don't do it.
After 10 minutes
your Instantpot is going to make
like a beep beep sound.
You're going to let that sit there
for another 10 minutes.
This will kind of naturally help
release some of the pressure.
And after 10 minutes, then you want
to open your valve.
But like, I'm telling you,
stand back.
Now just give your Dahl a quick stir
and add in a quarter
cup of chopped cilantro
and then you can serve
it over rice or with
some yummy garlic Nan.
Or some regular Nan if
you don't like garlic,
but who doesn't like garlic.
Eat a garlic Nan.
And that's your easy Vegan Indian Dahl.
Alright,
let's give this Dahl a try.
We order so much Indian food
in our house.
This is so much cheaper
and easier to make.
It actually takes us
as long to make this as
it does to order the food and wait for it
to be delivered.
Dinner number two
is my take on Korean barbecue or Bulgogi.
Bulgogi, or bulgogi, if anyone
is Korean or knows about Korean food
leave me a comment
in the comment section below
telling me if I'm doing a good job
speaking Korean.
So we're going to make
Bulgogi mushroom lettuce wraps
because I love to eat with my hand.
It makes less dishes, so.
In my Instantpot,
I'm going to add minced garlic
minced ginger, soy sauce,
rice wine vinegar, toasted sesame seed oil
maple syrup and chili sauce.
You can use whatever chili sauce
you have at home or whatever hot sauce
you have if you don't
have chili specific sauce.
Any hot sauce will do.
Then I'm going to add a quarter cup
of water and mix that all together.
Then I'm going to add
one pound of mushrooms.
Now I use a combination
of oyster mushrooms
and portabello mushrooms
because those are my favorite mushrooms
but you can use any mushroom
that you can get your hand on.
Crimini, shitaki,
whatever you want.
And one sliced onion.
Now just toss those mushrooms
in the marinade
and let that sit for about 15 minutes
and the mushrooms absorb all
that delicious marinade and then
it leaves a little bit extra for a nice
yummy sticky sauce.
Now we are going to turn on
our Instantpot.
Put on the lid,
make sure that the valve is closed.
Hit pressure cook and then
cook that for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes,
just turn the valve
and release all that pressure.
And again, keep your eyes and your hands
and your face away from the valve.
Now hit the saute button
and we're going to cook
that for about five minutes
until the onions are nice and translucent.
Then we're going to add
a corn starch slurry.
It's about one tablespoon of cornstarch
and two tablespoons of water mixed
together and that will really help
thicken up the sauce.
And just mix that around for another
about three minutes.
Now we're going
to add four chopped green onions
and a little bit of sesame seeds.
It adds just a nice texture
and it looks really great.
Now you can remove that from the heat.
I'm going to show you
how to make this into a lettuce wrap today
but if you don't want to do that
you can just serve this on top
of some jasmine rice or brown rice
whatever rice you want.
And it just makes a
really quick easy meal.
So I like to use butter
lettuce or romaine hearts.
Just cut in half so that you have
these great little boats.
I like to do about three at a time
because three to five is
about the serving for one person.
I'm going to fill each one
with a little bit of rice
then our Bulgogi mushrooms
and topping it with some
homemade vegan Kimchi
that I made, dah.
Some traditional sesame seeds if you want
and then a squeeze of lime.
Alright, Bulgogi time.
Oh my God.
It's all my favorite flavors, you guys
have to try this.
This is amazing, mushrooms
mimic meat so beautifully.
Oh my God.
I don't think I'm gonna
share this with anyone.
And there you have it.
Two easy, cheap, healthy dinner ideas that
are cooked up in a flash.
Check out my New Years hashtag
goals playlist.
It's updated every single Monday.
And don't forget to
watch Upstairs Amy.
It's linked below.
This week Amy tries her
hand at Vegan coking
and she fails.
Maybe she should watch this
show, am I right, right?
Alright guys,
I hope you liked those
recipes and if you did
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I hope you guys have an amazing
week and I will see you next time.
Bye.
Yum.
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