~Recipe Corner~
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:07 am
think there was a topic like this on the old board. there are a few recipes in the Vegan thread but thought it would be good for vegans and carnivores alike to put down some scrummy things
thought it would be good for people to share recipes and maybe leave feedback if you actually try any of them
i'll start with a veggie cornish pastie recipe - guaranteed to fool your meat eating friends it's a recipe i made up so be flexible with the amounts - i tend to go by eye but they should be ok.
2 big onions, diced
2 cloves garlic
2 carrots, diced
handful of frozen peas
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
1/2 pack dried soya mince (not sure of weight - sainsburys or tesco's own bags)
1 pot veggie gravy granules (you can make your own gravy but this is a quick easy recipe)
LOADS of black pepper (or to taste )
salt
paprika
vegetable bouillon powder
oil for frying
pack of frozen puff pastry blocks
1 egg, beaten
1.take puff pastry block out of freezer and leave to defrost.
2.steam potatoes, carrots and peas until soft. set aside.
3.fry onions and garlic in oil. add salt pepper and paprika and cook until onions translucent. add other vegetables and cook until coated in spices.
4.prepare soya mince as per packet instructions (normally place in bowl cover with plenty of boiling water, leave for 2 mins and drain)
5.add drained soya mince and gravy granules to vegetables.
6.slowly add boiling water and mix until you have the consistency of pasty filling.
7.add vegetable bouillon to taste (normally about 3 spoons). add anymore salt or pepper to taste.
8.leave filling to cool (important - the pasties are near impossible to make otherwise)
9.roll out puff pastry block and cut into equal pieces (i normally cut a block into 8ths and make 8 pastys but you can make any size you want). place filling on pastry and fold over to make the pasty.
10.place pastys on baking tray and brush with beaten egg. prick a small hole in the top of the pasties to let steam escape
11.cook as per puff pastry instructions (normally about 20 mins at 200/220 degrees) until pastry is risen and golden brown
12. munch to your hearts content!! they really do fool meat eaters. plus i always end up making too much filling but any that's left freezes brilliantly and you can use it to make more pasties or stick some mash on top and make veggie shepherds pie
thought it would be good for people to share recipes and maybe leave feedback if you actually try any of them
i'll start with a veggie cornish pastie recipe - guaranteed to fool your meat eating friends it's a recipe i made up so be flexible with the amounts - i tend to go by eye but they should be ok.
2 big onions, diced
2 cloves garlic
2 carrots, diced
handful of frozen peas
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
1/2 pack dried soya mince (not sure of weight - sainsburys or tesco's own bags)
1 pot veggie gravy granules (you can make your own gravy but this is a quick easy recipe)
LOADS of black pepper (or to taste )
salt
paprika
vegetable bouillon powder
oil for frying
pack of frozen puff pastry blocks
1 egg, beaten
1.take puff pastry block out of freezer and leave to defrost.
2.steam potatoes, carrots and peas until soft. set aside.
3.fry onions and garlic in oil. add salt pepper and paprika and cook until onions translucent. add other vegetables and cook until coated in spices.
4.prepare soya mince as per packet instructions (normally place in bowl cover with plenty of boiling water, leave for 2 mins and drain)
5.add drained soya mince and gravy granules to vegetables.
6.slowly add boiling water and mix until you have the consistency of pasty filling.
7.add vegetable bouillon to taste (normally about 3 spoons). add anymore salt or pepper to taste.
8.leave filling to cool (important - the pasties are near impossible to make otherwise)
9.roll out puff pastry block and cut into equal pieces (i normally cut a block into 8ths and make 8 pastys but you can make any size you want). place filling on pastry and fold over to make the pasty.
10.place pastys on baking tray and brush with beaten egg. prick a small hole in the top of the pasties to let steam escape
11.cook as per puff pastry instructions (normally about 20 mins at 200/220 degrees) until pastry is risen and golden brown
12. munch to your hearts content!! they really do fool meat eaters. plus i always end up making too much filling but any that's left freezes brilliantly and you can use it to make more pasties or stick some mash on top and make veggie shepherds pie