Re:helper meals

[Guest guest]

>>Hi all! Is there anything we can put instead of meat

in these packaged or canned meals like Hamburger/Tuna/

Chicken Helper, Manwich, etc? I mean would thawed out

frozen " meatless " patties (Boca burger) work?<<

 

I've never used a " helper " meal, ever, *but* I have

*lots* of experience substituting for ground beef and

chicken in " normal " recipes, and " getting away with

it " , (meaning serving the dish to meat eaters without

them knowing the difference.....).

In the green bean casserole recipe, I described

cooking tofu to resemble ground beef. Well, I've used

that " tofu-burger " in " Manwich " and it turns out

great. I've also used Boca and/or Morningstar

crumbles in Manwich and they work just fine. But

there are two things I'd recommend about this: 1)

remember that ground beef does not fall apart and

soften the way the " tofu-burger " and/or soy crumbles

will as they are cooked in liquid. Therefore, add your

subsitute at the last possible minute, allowing just

enough time for it to heat up.

2) for using the " crumbles " etc, I've used them frozen

because of the fact in #1... and before there were

" crumbles " I took frozen burgers, can't remember the

brand maybe morningstar, let them thaw slightly, and

the put them in the blender/food chopper, to make my

own crumbles...

I've also marinated tofu in tamari sauce, overnight,

to give it some sort of strong taste and then used it

crumbled (and browned) in recipes that call for ground

beef. Likewise, if a recipe calls for *chopped "

cooked chicken, I've marinated tofu with vegetable

boullion cubes, then cut

the tofu into little chunks the size of what they're

asking in the recipe and brown the tofu a bit till it

gets a bit " firmer " .

This " chicken " method for tofu is especially good in

creamy-cheesy-type casseroles.

Hope this helps....

Catherine

[Guest guest]

TVP is a good substitute for ground beef. You can use

it as is for crumbled beef, or use a binder like egg

and/or bran to form chunks.

 

Harry

 

 

 

>>Hi all! Is there anything we can put instead of meat

in these packaged or canned meals like Hamburger/Tuna/

Chicken Helper, Manwich, etc? I mean would thawed out

frozen " meatless " patties (Boca burger) work?<<

 

 

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