How to Make Vegetarian Ground Beef
published by pajamamoma on Jan 12, 2010
Okay, So you want to make that family meatloaf recipe, spaghetti, or hamburgers and think you can’t have it anymore because you aren’t eating meat? Well, Think again! Here is a basic recipe with gluten flour to make your most loved dishes that would call for ground beef.
1 C. Vital Wheat Gluten flour
1 C. Water (or flavored broth)
seasonings for the water (if not using broth)
In a large pot bring about 16 oz. of water to a boil.
In a bowl, mix water and seasonings together. Your seasonings can be anything. When I first started I would make a strong broth with boullion flavored chicken, or beef depending on what I was making.
Once you have your flavored water prepared mix in the vital wheat gluten flour until blended together.
Take 1/4th piece of the gluten and squish it between your hands to make sure to get extra water out. Then pat into a flat strip and place in boiling water. Do this with the rest of the gluten.
Let simmer 30-40 minutes covered. Gluten will double even triple in size!
After it has cooked let it cool down and then put into a proccessor, or chopper and lightly grind. Make sure to check every few seconds to make sure the grandules are the size you want them.
Your Done! Use the ground gluten beef in anything that would call for it. You can cook it, brown it on stove top and even freeze it as it will keep for a long time!
Let me know how you like this recipe! My husband didn’t know it wasn’t meat until I told him!!! =)
You can check out my blog for more yummy vegetarian recipes at: AllThingsVegetarian
