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Baraka_Guru · 12-18-2008, 09:44 AM

I wanted to add textured vegetable protein (TVP) to this. It's cheap for what it's used for (a meat substitute). You can use it in chili, sloppy joes, stir fries, etc. You can make it into hamburger patties, meat balls, or sausages. It's pretty versatile. I recently bought around a half a pound of it for around $0.60 or so.

For the uninitiated, TVP is essentially defatted soy flour that's been shaped into various forms, including chunks, "slices," and granules ("minced"). It comes dried, so it has a high level absorbency, which is good in terms of adding flavour to it using sauces, herbs, stock, etc. It's high in protein and low in fat. It's quick (no more than 10 min.), portable, and cheap.

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Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	I wanted to add textured vegetable protein (TVP) to this. It's cheap for what it's used for (a meat substitute). You can use it in chili, sloppy joes, stir fries, etc. You can make it into hamburger patties, meat balls, or sausages. It's pretty versatile. I recently bought around a half a pound of it for around $0.60 or so. For the uninitiated, TVP is essentially defatted soy flour that's been shaped into various forms, including chunks, "slices," and granules ("minced"). It comes dried, so it has a high level absorbency, which is good in terms of adding flavour to it using sauces, herbs, stock, etc. It's high in protein and low in fat. It's quick (no more than 10 min.), portable, and cheap. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 12-18-2008 at 09:47 AM..