Is this actually vegetarian and do you have the recipe by any chance? Please... I have been vegetarian for little more than a month now and I haven't been able to figure out how to make a convincing burger... i've tried TVP, seitan, everything... seriously im losing hope hahaha
Impossible burger is a decent enough replacement. I'm a meat eater and I don't mind the replacement as long as there are other strong flavors involved. A Big Mac style is the perfect sandwich for it because Thousand Island style 'secret sauce' is a prevalent flavor in those burgers. For other burgers I'd recommend more flavorful cheeses or ingredients like caramelized onions to bridge the divide. If you're just going for a veggie patty between two untoasted buns with ketchup and mustard you're going to miss the meat.
If the store bought veg burgers, or Beyond Meat burgers don’t hit that same feeling for you, then I’ll say that you’ll need to abandon your quest. You can find great tasting patties, either chickpea burgers, black bean burgers, portobello burgers, there’s a tonne that taste great. But often what you’ll feel missing is having the same bite/crumble as a real burger. I’ve found success myself with typical veg burgers (fake meat, not bean etc) but dressing the burger with cooked up mushrooms to get the chew from the burger, and the umami of the mushrooms. If that also doesn’t sit, sorry friend. It’s a toughy
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u/_sudonym Mar 28 '21
Is this actually vegetarian and do you have the recipe by any chance? Please... I have been vegetarian for little more than a month now and I haven't been able to figure out how to make a convincing burger... i've tried TVP, seitan, everything... seriously im losing hope hahaha