Going vegan......old style?!

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Thanks Felicity. The burgers look AMAZING!

And the blog looks really interesting too. Lots of nice reading for this evening.
:T

dizzy_lizzie

ThriftyFelicity wrote: »

About those TVP burgers that won't hold together... well... ahem... you could always try this recipe:

Vegan hamburger steaks

from my *cough* humble blog. Is that allowed?

They hold together fine and are the "meatiest" of the vegan burgers I've made.

Great Blog. I've added to my favourites
Luvz Dizzy x

Justamum

ThriftyFelicity wrote: »

About those TVP burgers that won't hold together... well... ahem... you could always try this recipe:

Vegan hamburger steaks

from my *cough* humble blog. Is that allowed?

They hold together fine and are the "meatiest" of the vegan burgers I've made.

That is very much allowed:D They look like just the business. Which type of tvp do you use?

ThriftyFelicity

Justamum wrote: »

That is very much allowed:D They look like just the business. Which type of tvp do you use?

The dry stuff from Holland & Barrett.

I also use that type of TVP to make meatless meatballs

Vaila

just wondering what everyone thought on using meat substitutes, ive always thought it a bit odd for a vegan or vegetarian to eat a meat alternative ie sausage or burger, personally i dont touch them

Justamum

ThriftyFelicity wrote: »

The dry stuff from Holland & Barrett.

I also use that type of TVP to make meatless meatballs

Where do you get your wheat gluten from? I assume normal flour won't be any good?

ThriftyFelicity

Justamum wrote: »

Where do you get your wheat gluten from? I assume normal flour won't be any good?

I wouldn't think normal flour would work, no.

The first time I ordered wheat gluten, it was from Low-carb Megastore. I remember the postage was quite expensive, so I ordered about 10 or 12 bags. When it came, the expiry date was within a month or two, which I thought was pretty poor.

Now I buy my gluten from the US from iHerb. I order a lot of things from them... vitamins & supplements, bar shampoo, toothpaste, natural no-cal sweetener, etc. Unbelievably, shipping is only $4 to the UK (yes, dollars not pounds!), I have no idea how it can be so cheap. You have to keep your order under three pounds in weight to get this rate (as you add things to your cart, the weight is calculated automatically). Also, I always keep the order under £17 (usually under £16 just to be safe), so that no VAT or duty is payable. (When you are logged in, the value in £ is also shown.)

If you're interested, I have a code you can use to give you $5 off your first order, but I'm not sure if it's against board rules to post it, so PM me if you (or anyone else ) would like it.

The only other place in the UK you can get gluten from (that I'm aware of) is FlourBin. Again, their gluten is cheaper than from iHerb, but their shipping more expensive.

Justamum

Thanks ThriftyFelicity - I've bookmarked that site and I'll have a proper peruse later.

IamJen

re: seitan...if you haven't tried it, I'd say to give it a go. It tastes *nothing* like tofu. I've actually served it a couple of times in fajitas and in a bbq sandwich, and the people eating it thought it was chicken! You can use regular whole flour btw, but then you have to "wash" the flour and it takes forever and a day. For the Londoners, there are several varieties at Whole Foods Market (especially the large Kensington shop), and a couple at Planet Organic as well. On a larger scale, you can get Redwood's chicken-style pieces, which are similar, at Holland & Barrett. Our local hfs also sells some seitan in a jar but it's not great. Mock Duck = often seitan under another name, as well.
(can you tell I'm a fan? high protein, no soya...all yummy)

nuala...thanks so much for posting about the B12 added Engevita. I used RedStar w/B12 when I lived in the States, but have never seen anything with it here. Did you find it in Ireland or in Barcelona?

NualaBuala

You're welcome! I got it in Dublin ... sadly for me I've been nowhere near Barcelona! I got it in our organic food co-op which is brilliant for stuff like that. I think they might have seitan too ... must investigate.