I bought these off amazon, but my next purchase will be directly from Butlers site- the 12 lb bag.
I've been seeing recipes for these here and there, and saw the great reviews on amazon, but they seemed expensive to try and weren't in stores. Seemed like they'd be similar to TVP, which I really dislike. They are NOT like TVP, which I why I didn't add to the old thread about them, people seemed to think they were the same.
First try, I used a whole bag, added 2 cups hot no chicken broth, and let sit for 15 min. They absorbed it all. I added them to a lightly oiled hot cast iron and realized - that's a lot! Half a bad filled a 12 inch pan. I cooked till they had a light sear, sprinkling some Braggs, and served with veggies. I was amazed at the great texture they had, I think very similar to what I missed about meat. It wasn't the taste, but the things like the sear, the chew, the crispy seasoned bits. They won on every point. My son who still eats chicken, said they definitely not that much like chicken, but he really liked them.
The rest of the curls I sauteed and had with hot sauce. Delicious
The second time I rehydrated the same way and layered over premade stuffing, topped with a mushroom gravy and then frozen broccoli. That was just like I used to make with leftover turkey. That was amazingly good!
I can't get over how easy these are, you just rehydrate, season and cook like you would chicken.
When I first went vegan I avoided anything like meat, but after years I just like to try new foods. I don't get the association with meat I guess.
The ingredients are - Non GMO soybeans grown in USA. That's all.
They are vegan, and gluten free!
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I've been seeing recipes for these here and there, and saw the great reviews on amazon, but they seemed expensive to try and weren't in stores. Seemed like they'd be similar to TVP, which I really dislike. They are NOT like TVP, which I why I didn't add to the old thread about them, people seemed to think they were the same.
First try, I used a whole bag, added 2 cups hot no chicken broth, and let sit for 15 min. They absorbed it all. I added them to a lightly oiled hot cast iron and realized - that's a lot! Half a bad filled a 12 inch pan. I cooked till they had a light sear, sprinkling some Braggs, and served with veggies. I was amazed at the great texture they had, I think very similar to what I missed about meat. It wasn't the taste, but the things like the sear, the chew, the crispy seasoned bits. They won on every point. My son who still eats chicken, said they definitely not that much like chicken, but he really liked them.
The rest of the curls I sauteed and had with hot sauce. Delicious
The second time I rehydrated the same way and layered over premade stuffing, topped with a mushroom gravy and then frozen broccoli. That was just like I used to make with leftover turkey. That was amazingly good!
I can't get over how easy these are, you just rehydrate, season and cook like you would chicken.
When I first went vegan I avoided anything like meat, but after years I just like to try new foods. I don't get the association with meat I guess.
The ingredients are - Non GMO soybeans grown in USA. That's all.
They are vegan, and gluten free!
Butler Foods | Home
