Have you a real killer vegetarian recipe that tastes very similar to meat?

Question

I used to eat Linda McCartney's southern fried breasts substitute, which was just like the real thing, but the recipe changed.

Answer 1

Try brushing portobello mushroom caps with butter and grilling them. They are really meaty tasting. I like them on a sandwich made with focacchia bread.

Answer 2

Try the following indian dishes;you are sure to like it:

Gobi Manchurian

Ingredients

1) 1 kg of small pieces of cauliflower

2) Soy Sauce - 300 gms

3) 200 gms Ginger cut into small pieces

4) 300gms Garlic cut into small pieces

5) Coriander leaves

6)1 Onions cut into long pieces

7) All purpose flour - 200 gms

8) Egg - 1

9) Bell pepper - 1 cut into small pieces

10) Agin-o- motto (china salt) - a pinch

11) chilli powder, salt, black pepper to taste

Preparation:

1) Mix the all purpose flour, beaten egg, ginger garlic paste, salt, chilli powder to make a paste.

2) Add the cauliflower to the paste and let it for 45 minutes

3) Heat some oil in a pan add the cauliflower pieces.

4) Heat a little oil in a pan and fry the onions, bell pepper, ginger and garlic pieces.

5) Add the soy sauce and let it boil

6) Add the fried cauliflower pieces to the boiling mixture.

7) Add the agin-o-motto and coriander leaves.

{You may omit the egg if you want to}

Paneer Makkan wala

Ingredients :
Paneer - 1 cup
Curd - 1 cup
Salt
Butter - 21/2 tsp
Oil to fry
To grind :
Onion - 1
Ginger & garlic paste - 2 tsp
Red chillies - 3
Tomato - 5
Coriander leaves - 1 cup
Curry leaves
Coconut - 11/2 tsp
Poppy seeds - 2 tsp
Cloves & cinnamon - 5
Coriander powder - 3 tsp
Cardamom - 2
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Preparation :

Take half the butter and add to the oil and heat them in a pan, add the ground masala to the pan.
Add the paneer and the rest of the butter after the masala comes to a boil
Let it simmer for about 15 minutes.
Add little water when needed
After it comes to a boil add the coriander leaves and serve it hot with finely cut onions and lemon juice.

{Paneer means cottage cheese}

Answer 3

Recently got Pillsbury's Meatless Meals cookbook. Was originally printed March, 1996. Have tried several recipes, and the one that surprised me the most is:

Lentil Rice Loaf
Ready in 2 hours

3 cups water
3/4 cup uncooked lentils, sorted, rinsed
1 cup uncooked regular rice
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 14-ounce jar spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup Progresso Plain Bread Crumbs
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1/8 teaspoon course ground black pepper
1 egg, slightly beaten

In medium saucepan, combine water and lentils. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add rice, onion and salt; mix well. Cover; simmer an additional 15 to 18 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and lentils and rice are tender. Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes.

Heat oven to 350 F. Grease 8x4-inch glass loaf pan. (Do not use metal pan.) Stir 1/4 cup of spaghetti sauce and remaining ingredients into lentil mixture, mashing mixture slightly while mixing. Press mixture firmly into greased pan.

Bake at 350 F for 40 to 45 minutes or until top is golden brown and loaf is firm. Remove from oven; cool 10 minutes. Loosen edges with knife, if necessary; invert onto serving platter.

In small saucepan, heat remaining spaghetti sauce 3 to 4 minutes or until hot. To serve, slice loaf; spoon warm sauce over each slice.

Answer 4

Eat Cottage Cheese.

Answer 5

Try Quorn Chicken Breasts. They're really good and have a very similar texture to chicken. Also Boca Burgers are pretty close as well. Boca does pretty well for Beef, Quorn does really good chicken.

Answer 6

Vegitarian jerkey is really good. There are dozens of recipes, so do an online search and pick the one that sounds the best. It's easy to make, but it takes a while.

Answer 7

Brunswick Pork Rind soaked in Guacamole sauce.

Answer 8

Wait a minute.... you want a KILLER recipe that is VEGETARIAN but that tastes like MEAT.... just eat the darn meat!

Answer 9

u can buy meat thats made out of soya. i tasted it few days ago just like normal meat even tho i prefer the real thing

Answer 10

Use lentils in spaghetti sauce in place of meat.