Quorn meat?!
Quorn meat?
Is Quorn meat for vegetarians? Does anyone know any recipes with it. I am having guests next Sunday and I've not a clue what to cook for them
Additional Details2 days ago
I forgot to say, I bought mince meat. Does it need cooking as long as ordinary meat? I've decided to do spag bol
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2 days ago
I forgot to say, I bought mince meat. Does it need cooking as long as ordinary meat? I've decided to do spag bol
Have a look here.http://www.quorn.co.uk/cmspage.aspx...
Yes, quorn is like meat but made of mushrooms. Just use it like normal meat.
Quorn is certainly suitable for vegetarians. I generally eat is as you would eat regular meat, as part of a whole meal. I like to prepare it with mashed potatoes, peas, or other vegetable that are part of a filling and satisfying meal. Quorn is great, and if you ask me it tastes JUST like meat! Best one I've tried for sure, especially their "turkey" products. I definitely don't feel like I'm missing out at all when it comes to Thanksgiving, and I get to skip feeling so tired like everyone else does. Their chicken cutlets are good, too, and their chicken nuggets. You have the option of preparing the letter ones in the mocrowave, but they definitely come out tasting better and more realistic and generally enjoyable in the oven. Yum, good luck. Glad you decided to try this, you won't be disappointed.
quorn is not meat its a vegetable and it's totally tasteless you have to add tons of flavouring to make it edible - tho it is 100% better than tofu as it has texture..
Quorn is not meat, its a substitute and it's amazing. The quorn website has many recipes but you pretty much cook it like chicken depending on the quorn product. I like the quorn tenders (that's what they are called in the states) and I use it in many recipes that call for chicken.
I use it in casseroles, stir fry, mix cooked quorn in with spaghetti and veggies in peanut sauce, toss with prepared vegetarian gravy and spoon over garlic mashed potatoes.
Quorn is a vegetarian product made from mushroom protein (although it tastes nothing like mushroom). It is nice if cooked with a good sauce.
You can make spaghetti bolognese, lasagna or chilli with Quorn mince. With Quorn chicken pieces you can make a stir fry, or follow any other recipe where you might use cubed chicken. You can get Quorn chicken style fillets too. Quorn make sausages too, but I would say Tesco's veggie lincolnshire sausages are better. You could make a toad in the hole or sausage casserole with them.
Good luck!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/quorn...
Quorn is made from the soil mold Fusarium venenatum strain PTA-2684 (previously misidentified as the parasitic mold Fusarium graminearum). The fungus is grown in continually oxygenated water in large, sterile fermentation tanks. During the growth phase glucose is added as a food for the fungus, as are various vitamins and minerals (to improve the food value of the resulting product). The resulting mycoprotein is then extracted and heat-treated to remove excess levels of RNA. Previous attempts at producing such fermented protein foodstuffs were thwarted by excessive levels of DNA or RNA; without the heat treatment, purine, found in nucleic acids, is metabolised producing uric acid, which can lead to gout.
The product is then dried and mixed with chicken egg albumen, which acts as a binder. It is then textured, giving it some of the grained character of meat, and pressed either into a mince (resembling ground beef), forms resembling chicken breasts, meatballs, turkey roasts, or into chunks (resembling diced chicken breast). In these forms Quorn has a varying color and a mild flavour resembling the imitated meat product, and is suitable for use as a replacement for meat in many dishes, such as stews and casseroles. The final Quorn product is high in vegetable protein and dietary fibre and is low in saturated fat and salt. The amount of dietary iron it contains is lower than that of most meats.
Up until about a year ago it wasn't endorsed by the vegetarian society as it didn't contain free range egg.
I've just had some for my dinner, had a lovely stir fry with noodles, loads of veg and plum and soy sauce.
i'm glad you asked this question as i was wondering about quorn too. it sounds good. i'm going to have shepherds pie tomorrow made with quorn and im really looking forward to it now.
yeaahh quorn isnt meat it is made for vegetarians
Quorn is vegetarian yes but not vegan.
It shouldn't need cooking for as long as animal mince but other than that can be used in the same way.
Just make sure your guests aren't allergic to it
http://cspinet.org/quorn/
better be safe than sorry
yes, quorn is a kind of mushroom. very good for vegetarians.
stir the chiken quorn cube with some vegetables, sweet souce and soy dark. then nuddles and mix all. lovely!
yep quorn is for vegertarians, its lovley too. and takes less time to cook.
good luck
yes and its lovely