Bean Sausages

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In a message dated 6/1/03 12:34:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

writes:

 

> So you don't use the soy-based veggie " meats " in

> your cooking, but rather make your own from beans?

> I confess I am quite lazy and use the soy convenience

> foods, but would be also interested in your recipes

> for unmeats made from beans.

>

 

I have had quite a number of requests for some recipes and I am typing them

up and will post some of them and send the rest to the moderatore to put into

the files. Bear with me as we are renovating as well and I'm working around

the mess.

 

Bean Sausages

 

19 oz can your choice of white or red kidney beans, drain and reserve the

liquid

1 cup bread crumbs (fine)

1 egg (if you are vegan then just up the water and omit the egg)

Small amount of soy or rice milk or use the juice you drained off the beans

1 little green onion finely minced

Garlic salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Small sprinking of ground savory (optional)

Corn Meal for rolling in.

 

Mash the beans either in your processor with the steel blade or by hand with

a fork or potatoe masher. Place in a bowl. Add all the other ingredients

except the corn meal. Mix together adding a little liquid as you go until you

have a thick paste. Don't make them too wet or they will not hold their shape.

Shape into sausages as big or small as you like. Or, you can opt for bean

balls which are sometimes easier to make. Roll them in the cornmeal.

 

Cooking: Here you have a choice. You can fry the little guys in oil or

margarine, turning them until they are brown on all sides, OR you can pop them

on

to a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F., turning occassionally

until they are brown.

 

The nice thing about these is that you can double or triple the recipe

without any trouble, you can make sauges, balls or patties and you can change

the

taste just by changing the spices and the type of bread crumbs you use. You can

use them as sausages with veggies, taters and a salad, as patties in

hamburgers, as hotdogs in buns, as balls with sauce and pasta. The choices are

many.

 

My Favourite Sauce: 1 cup of plain soy milk, 1 heaping teaspoon of tahini

and 1 teaspoon of peanut butter. Put in a saucepan on medium heat and beat

till smooth. Keep heating and stiring till it reaches the thickness you like.

This sauce is great on everything.

 

 

Heather in Ontario

 

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