{"id":37077,"date":"2023-12-11T07:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T12:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/2018\/12\/11\/hallacas-vegetarianas-receta\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T09:27:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T14:27:26","slug":"venezuelan-vegetarian-hallacas-recipe-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/en\/2023\/12\/11\/venezuelan-vegetarian-hallacas-recipe-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelan Vegetarian Hallacas: Recipe for the stew + VIDEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More than vegetarian hallacas, today’s recipe is for my Venezuelan vegetarian hallaca stew. As its name indicates, this hallaca stew or filling is prepared exclusively with vegetables. And the most important thing is that it tastes like the traditional hallacas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note: As a member of the Amazon Associates Program and other affiliate programs, I receive compensation for products sold through affiliate links in this post at no cost to the buyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are hallacas?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hallacas are the typical Venezuelan dish<\/a> for the holiday season. We associate hallacas with the Christmas season. They are our main dish for Christmas Eve, and we eat them until late December, usually New Year’s Eve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making hallacas is a cherished family tradition; every family has its recipe. The whole family participates in the making of hallacas. Tasks are assigned to family members, and an assembly line is created to produce large quantities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traditional Venezuelan hallacas are made with bright orange and yellow corn dough<\/a> filled with a robust stew originally made with pork. They are wrapped in plantain leaves, tightened with cotton twine, and cooked in water with salt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite that, they differ from Mexican tamales and shouldn’t be called Venezuelan tamales or traditional Venezuelan tamales because there is no such thing in Venezuela. Here, you’ll find more on the differences between Venezuelan hallacas and Mexican tamales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why you will love this recipe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Firstly, this recipe produces a robust, delicious vegetarian stew that tastes like hallaca. That is the most important. This recipe is for you if you are a vegetarian or don’t want to eat red or white meats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t call this vegan hallaca stew because the Worcestershire sauce I use as part of the condiments has anchovies (more about this at the end of this post.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the fact that this stew is prepared entirely with veggies, the cooking method guarantees an unmatched texture. So your vegetarian hallacas will be as delicious or more delicious than a traditional hallaca. I promise they have nothing to envy the others and that you will want to repeat this recipe year after year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story of a stew<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It occurred to me to make this stew for the first time seven years ago. I did it because my dear Marisela Gonz\u00e1lez-Servat<\/a>, whose husband is a vegetarian, asked me to. Mari wanted to offer a Venezuelan Christmas dinner without animal protein. So I obliged her, and thus, my vegetarian hallacas were born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hallacas were a success. For the same reason, the following year, I incorporated them into the menu of hallacas that, for eight years now, I have been making to order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here in Miami, my \u201challaca season\u201d begins just as the Jewish celebration of Yom Kippur ends. It extends until the end of the year, passing through Thanksgiving<\/a> and Christmas. My hallacas for sale include the following stews besides the vegetarian: pork, beef, chicken, and any combination in between. I also make fish hallacas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients for the Vegetarian Hallaca Stew<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To make this vegetarian stew for hallacas, you will need the following ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n