Using texurized vegetable protein (TVP) in meat based recipies

Preparation time: 10 min Cooking time: 10 min Serves: 8

Description

Revive your favourite meat recipes from the bad old days, whether moose roast, Jamaican patties, Morrocan Goat, or Sauerbratten, it works

Ingredients

  • TVP (package)
  • 2 cooking onions
  • 2 or 3 tomatoes (fresh, stewed, or sauce)
  • water
  • For poultry
  • olive, light sesame or sunflower oil
  • approx 2 tbsp total thyme, savory, basil &/or other light, sweet herbs
  • For dark meats:
  • dark sesame oil
  • black pepper
  • approx 2 tbsp total sage, rosemary, tarragon &/or other robust herbs
  • 1- 2 tbsp tamari, shoyu or soy sauce
  • worsteschire

Method

Caveat: Prepaed this way TVP does not mimic meat in the sense of tasting ˜just like it. Rather it has the same sort of flavour & texture properties, such that many meat based recipies will work well with it.

Use large chunk TVP, light for most poultry and pork, dark for other meats.

In a pressure cooker combine:

TVP (package) 2 cooking onions 2 or 3 tomatoes (fresh, stewed, or sauce) water to just cover

Oil & spices, as follows -

For poultry olive, light sesame or sunflower oil approx 2 tbsp total thyme, savory, basil &/or other light, sweet herbs

For dark meats dark sesame oil black pepper approx 2 tbsp total sage, rosemary, tarragon &/or other robust herbs 1- 2 tbsp tamari, shoyu or soy sauce worsteschire

Adjustments Mix light/dark oil & spices for intermediate flavours Oil approx 5 tbsp, but adjust oil to oiliness of meat in recipe (less for eg game, more for eg pork)

Options 1 tbsp tamrind paste or concentrate for beef or game

Tags

Vegan

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