Imitation bacon bits

I love these! I have usually made "bacon" of tofu, but these are much better, even if they are in much smaller pieces. Maybe that's actually the reason, they are more crispy and taste much more.

RECIPE

3 tbsp liquid smoke

225 ml water

96 grams TVP-granules

1/2 tsp salt

3-4 tbsp nutritional yeast

2 tbsp soy sauce

A few drops red food color

Oil for frying

Put liquid smoke in a measuring cup and add water until you have a total of 235 ml. Put the smoked water in a casserole and bring it to a boil. Remove it from the stove and add salt, nutritional yeast, soy sauce and color, and add the TVP. Stir a little and place a lid on it. Let it stand for 10 minutes.  

Heat 4-5 tbsp oil in a frying pan and add the TVP-mix. Fry it while stirring, until it's crispy but not burnt. It's best if you don't fry it all at once, but 1/3 at the time. Remember to use enough oil, the oil makes it more crispy and better.

Let it cool and put it in a container with a tight lid, it will last in the fridge for at least a week, but probably a while longer. Use it on pizzas, sandwiches, in sauces and wherever you want to use it.

Cheatballs

Vegans can eat "meatballs" too!

RECIPE
5 dl TVP granules
3,2 dl boiling water
1 tbsp broth (I use vegan beef- or chicken broth from iHerb)
1 large chopped onion
2 shredded cloves of garlic
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp oregano
Salt, pepper
A good handful of breadcrumbs
1 dl chopped fresh basil
Flax-eggs (1,2 dl boiling water and 3 tbsp flax meal mixed together, let it stand for 5 minutes)

Add the TVP in the boiling water and broth, cover it and let it soak for 10 minutes.
Put the flax eggs in a food processor and add the TVP. Lightly fry the onion and garlic in oil, and add it to the food processor. Add the remaining ingredients and blend it smooth.

Make meatballs with moist hands and put them on a baking sheet. Let it bake for 15-20 minutes on 375 F.