After becoming a veggie-convert for a few years now and preparing Indian menus for many months now, it seems I have forgotten the taste of authentic Pinoy tastes such as adobo. Lately, I realized Pinoy cooking preparations and its tastes are quite simple.

So here I’m sharing with you a freshly invented recipe out of my desire to taste once again those tangy memories of bistek without the meat part. It surely is a lot less complicated than preparing masala!

Round slices of potatoes
Mushroom or Tofu (for meat replacement)
Thinly sliced garlic
Onions cut in rings
Soy Sauce (The authentic Silver Swan is still the best!)
Lemon (The Great King of Citrus Scents, Calamansi will be best, if available)
Salt and Pepper

I fried the potatoes and tofu first until slightly brown. Then I removed the oil and retained about two tablespoon for the garlic and onion sauté. Once the garlic and onions were a bit brown, I put back the potatoes and tofu and sprinkled it with black pepper and mixed them gently. Afterwards, I put the soy sauce (pour only reasonable amount which means, don’t soak your potatoes and tofu in soy sauce, just enough as sauce). Then I squeezed half lemon right over the pan, and let it simmer for about 3-5 minutes until ready for serving. For a spicy twist, pepper flakes also give a little color to the presentation.

So there you go. Have a happy veggie meal!