National Afro-Vegan Conference Recipe
Vegan Jerk Chick’un Pasta
Ingredients
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1 box fettuccine pasta
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Alpha Foods vegan Chik’n Strips
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2 tablespoons Jerk seasoning
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1 cup cashews soaked in 2 cups boiling hot water
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2 garlic cloves
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2 tablespoons dried parsley
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1 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
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1 teaspoon black pepper
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1 tablespoon garlic powder
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1 teaspoon Lawry’s seasoned salt
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¼ cup Earth balance vegan butter
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1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Preparation
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Boil hot water in a pot for your fettuccine.
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Pour soaked cashews and water in a blender, add garlic cloves, garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper and blend.
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Heat a skillet with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
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Add vegan chik’n strips, sautee in the skillet.
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Add seasonings (1 teaspoon of each): garlic powder, black pepper, dried parsley and continue to cook the vegan chick’n making sure that all the seasonings are incorporated.
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Add 1 tablespoon of jerk seasoning to the skillet of vegan chick’n and continue to sautee and cook.
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Add sauce to the skillet of seasoned vegan chick’n and stir.
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Add ¼ cup vegan butter to the jerk chick’n sauce.
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Add another ½ or 1 tablespoon of jerk seasoning to the sauce (depending on how spicy you would like the sauce to be).
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Add fresh cilantro to the sauce and mix to incorporate.
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Plate it with your fettuccine pasta at the bottom and add the sauce on top.
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Garnish with more fresh cilantro and enjoy!