Veggie Burgers, Veggie Steaks, Veggie Sausages, the Lot! |
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Prep Time: 1440 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 1470 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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I love meat, but often can't afford it, especially with the economy taking a nose-dive and food generally being so expensive. So. When the end of the month draws near, and food stocks in the cupboard run low, here is a quick fix to help bulk out your cupboard. I have added specific ingredients, but remember that this is an emergency stash using recipe; substitute where ever you need to. The recipe that follows is for a chicken-like meat substitute, but can be altered to suit your tastes. The following recipe makes approximately 12 meat patties, or enough to fill a generous meat portion of 2-3 meals for 2 people. Prep time includes soaking beans. Ingredients:
1 cup dried butter beans (or other beans, or lentils, or a mixture. broth mix also works) |
2 onions |
2 garlic cloves |
1 1/2 cups mixed vegetables (grated carrot, peas, peanuts, canned chickpeas, etc) |
1 cup flour |
1 pinch salt |
1 tablespoon concentrated chicken bouillon or 2 chicken stock cubes |
Directions:
1. Add butter beans to a pan, and cover with boiling water, with an inch of water to spare. Leave to soak 24 hours. (If in a rush, buy canned beans and use 2-3x quantity).
2. Add onions and garlic to a food blender and pulse until finely chopped. Add beans and pulse again for 10-20 seconds. Add other vegetables, nuts, etc and pulse until thoroughly mixed.
3. Add salt and chicken stock and stir thoroughly.
4. Fold in flour until mixture becomes a thick, sticky dough.
5. To cook, form into 12-15 patties, of heaped tablespoon size. Alternately, roll into 2 large loaves. For the smaller patties, fry or grill these in a griddle until golden brown and firm. For larger loaves, bake or roast until cooked through. For sausages , roll into sausage shapes and shallow fry, turning regularly.
6. When using meat for food, the patties/loaves can be sliced into slivers for stir fries, chopped, sliced for sandwiches, thick-cut and fried as steaks, or slapped between buns to make burgers .
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