

This vegan stew makes a wonderful dinner on a cold winter night. Stews are easy to make and made with lots of vegetables making them nutritious. When cutting up the vegetables cut them up in large 2-3 inch cubes.
1 large eggplant
4-6 cups cold water
2 TBSP salt
1 large or 2 medium zucchini
1 onion
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
2 cans dark kidney beans
2 cups water
1 vegetable boullion cube
1/2 tsp tabasco sauce
2 TBSP dried basil
1 TBSP dried oregano
1 TBSP died parsley
1/2 TBSP black pepper
1 tsp salt
Avocado (optional)
In a medium sized bowl put the water and salt, mix until the salt dissolves. Cut up the eggplant in large cubes, 2-3 inches, and place in the cold salt water. This is an important step. Eggplant can have a bitter taste, the cold salt water will take out the bitterness.
While the eggplant is soaking in the cold salt water, cut up the zucchini and onion into large 2-3 inch cubes. Place this and the rest of the ingredients into a large cooking pot. Add the eggplant (no need to rinse or dry).
Allow the stew to come to a boil, then cover and turn the heat down to simmer/low. Simmer on low for about 30 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked thru.
I love serving this with avocado — very yummy — ENJOY!
NOTE: This recipe also works well in a slow cooker, place all ingredients in slow cooker and cook on the low setting for about 1 1/2 hrs, or until the vegetables are thoughly cooked.
I understand that can food has a lot of acid, so how can it be alkaline?
Thank you,
Hi there — thank you for your question. Some foods (and beverages) are more acidic than others. For example, coffee and soda are acidic – if you took a PH testing strip and dipped it in the beverage it would test around 2.0. Whereas if you took drinking water from a tap and tested it the water would probably be around 6.5. You can actually purchase alkaline water and this water has a PH level of usually around 8.5. The higher the number the more alkaline, the lower the number the more acidic.
As a general rule, plant-based foods are usually more on the alkaline side, whereas animal-based foods are acidic. I hope that answers you question.