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AuburnLavender
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Last night, I made spaghetti & meatballs (all vegan). Meatballs made with Match Meat's sausage. Match Meats are not like other faux meats. They are geared toward upscale preparation. It is meant to be an accurate substitute for real meats (it is minimally spiced and starts out soft, but attains firmness as you cook it, like real meat). I took the mushy meat and added cayenne pepper, oregano, basil, garlic, salt and pepper and formed them into balls and baked them. Their sausage is actually more satisfying and meaty than real sausage. It's a tremendous product, for sure. This dish was soooo good...
To elaborate on the preparation, this meat does not come pre-formed as meatballs. I had to thaw it, add spices, mix it up by hand, form them into balls and cook them in the oven before adding them to the pasta.
This looks amazing! It was really interesting reading about match meats as I always thought meat substitutes would taste nothing like the actual thing and the texture wouldn't match but this sounds ideal! I'm now hoping they sell in the UK!
TreeHugger
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I looked on their website and Google briefly and don't think it's sold in the UK, which sucks as it all looks awesome!
Hopefully they start selling it over here sooooon!
AuburnLavender
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Oh thank you Alice-Bee. I have seen the LM things but I've never tried any! I have just seen a recipe I want to try so I will be grabbing some tomorrow 
TreeHugger
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We have alot of different stuff over here to the US...try Linda McCartney sausages for a dish like the one above. Around £1 for 6 and my meat eating boyfriend loves them
Me love's an LM sausage (or three), with mash, green veg, stuffing and loads of gravy
AeryFairy
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Me love's an LM sausage (or three), with mash, green veg, stuffing and loads of gravy
YES.
... maybe a few crispy onion rings on top of the pile, too
I have used them to make meat balls before. I just cooked them in a little water(in a pan) till they are defrosted, cut them up and rolled them till they were ball shaped(they are quite soft when defrosted) then fried them to 'brown' the outside and added them to a sauce for 20/25mins to make sure they were cooked all the way through. If you cook them in the oven like the packet says they go crispy on the outside so are harder to shape..if that makes sence.Oh thank you Alice-Bee. I have seen the LM things but I've never tried any! I have just seen a recipe I want to try so I will be grabbing some tomorrow
TreeHugger
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Oh thank you Alice-Bee. I have seen the LM things but I've never tried any! I have just seen a recipe I want to try so I will be grabbing some tomorrow
It annoys me that not much of the range is vegan though. I don't think having egg and what not in it is what Linda would have wanted.
No i agree. I think the egg is just for binding so if they could replace that itd be awesome!It annoys me that not much of the range is vegan though. I don't think having egg and what not in it is what Linda would have wanted.
However I dislike the people who leave comments like 'Is it vegan?!?!?!?' on the LMC facebook when they post a link or something. Its like are you trying to prove a point... ¬_¬
It annoys me that not much of the range is vegan though. I don't think having egg and what not in it is what Linda would have wanted.
I also agree as it really is just that tiny ingredient that doesn't make it suitable for vegans. I have one of
Linda's cook books and she uses dairy and eggs in her recipes.
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AuburnLavender
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It annoys me that not much of the range is vegan though. I don't think having egg and what not in it is what Linda would have wanted.
The egg/dairy stuff is my dilemma at the moment! I have only just gone vegetarian and I don't know whether to just get into the swing of that first or just go for it and get rid if dairy/eggs etc as well!
AeryFairy
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I dunno, I reckon she might have gone vegan had she lived a few more years. Veganism has gotten a lot more easy, accessible and popular in recent years.
Her daughter Mary has also just written a vegetarian book called Food.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...ughter-Mary-launches-vegetarian-cookbook.html
AeryFairy
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Do whatever makes sense to you! Some people go from omni to vegan overnight. I was vegetarian for seven years first. There's no 'one way' to do it, all that matters is that you're making steps towards where you want to be
I am still progressing to Vegan..bit by bit is working for me. Its doesnt have to be all or nothing to begin with
AuburnLavender
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Thank you x I guess I just have to see what suits me and mine best! I think dairy is going to have to go for sure though!
TreeHugger
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I agree with the above post from AF. In my opinion veganism is the end goal. But different people go about it in different ways. Some people go vegan straight away, but this overwhelms some people and they feel they will fail and prefer to do it one step at a time.
Personally I went vegetarian for 6 months, then vegan. When I went veg I didn't realise the true horrors of dairy farming though so if I knew that at the time I probably would have given it all up at once.
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