Soya mince?

RebeccaAnn

I found some of this whilst shopping the other day, it is the dried type, it looks like mini pork scratchings or some kind of cereal. It seemed cheap (I am assuming it swells?) so I bought it and I am now looking for some ideas/recommendations.

So far I plan to try;
*spag bol
*cottage pie
*burritos
*pie

Has anyone used this type of mince in these recipes before?

Any other cheap recipes that would work? Do you think it would make a nice meat loaf?

Sorry for all the questions and thank you in advance.

WantToBeSE

Yes, i used it occasionally when i was a vegetarian and never liked the texture or taste of it.

I have some in the cupboard still and am using it to make a chilli next week.
I am not sure about making a meatloaf with it, i guess you could season it really well and add things to make it hold together.

[Deleted User]

I often use dried soya, the organic type. Never on its own but eg cooked in rice or added to maybe a soup, for the protein. I am an omnivore but don`t eat a lot of meat, soya ticks the right boxes

I used it a lot when dd was a veggie at home, made the above type foods but never liked it as a main constituent

RebeccaAnn

Ah thank you. I will give the meatloaf a miss then. Hopefully if I bulk the other recipes out with lots of veggies they will taste ok.

LameWolf

I'm vegetarian, and I usually use the frozen soya mince rather than dried; but I have used dried before, for things like Shepherd Spy, and I find that adding a really good dollop of Marmite helps no end.
HTH. :o

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I don't use it on its own, but I use it to spin the mince out further in chilli con carne and spag bol. I mix 16g (dry weight) with each 100g of mince, which gives a 70/30 split by the time it's rehydrated.

katkin

I used to like the dry beanfeast packet meals and jazz them up with extra veg and flavours. Really handy for wild camping.

I too have a box of dried soya mince that im not sure what to do with as i tend to bulk out meat mince with red lentils and extra veg. Considered posting about it in the bugbear thread too as I hate the idea of wasting it.

It seems the dry mix is more limiting that frozen soya mince. you cant seem to make burgers or meatloaf dishes with it.

Would a lasagne be a good way to hide it?

Browntoa

I used to add Marmite to it to give it flavour with vegetable gravy granules to make the sauce thicker

If you are not vegatarian then bisto or other beef stock/gravy

I used it in lasagne and spaghetti Bolognese

SmlSave

I soak the soy mince with an oxo cube and use it with mince to double up a chilli/spag bowl etc. I still add grated carrots and lots of veg.

No one has a clue its not mince

Tiddlywinks

I'm a veggie and I use dried soya mince all the time - in fact, I've just finished a chilli made with it this evening.

Decades of experience have taught me that not all dried soya is created equal.

I use the soya flakes and chunks from Neal's Yard:

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I take the water, add in garlic granules and any other herbs that I want to use and then add the dried mince - swish it around and leave it to stand for 15 minutes... and then it's good to go.

It's great in pasta sauce, with onion in pies, lasagne, chilli etc. In fact, as a substitute in any mince recipe. It has no real flavour of its own - it takes on the flavour of the sauce or gravy it is added to.

Have a look at some veggie recipe sites for inspiration.

katkin

I'm going to give a lasagne a go with it and add plenty of veg, red wine, garlic and herbs. Plus beef stock as I'm not vegetarian. That way I'll be able to use it up and know I'll eat it if no one else does. It'll be very handy to have portions frozen for meals I have on my own.