TLDR: I am looking for more diverse non-meat options than your average restaurant or supermarket provides. Because they don’t quite work for me as well as I’d like.
I am not a picky eater, I enjoy vegan food and non-vegan food alike. I’ve noticed most “vegan” advertised products are just meat imitations that taste like seasoned cardboard.
Too darn often do I see cooks and stores trying to replace the visuals of meat, rather than finding something that tastes satisfying in it’s own way. I’d be eating more vegan food if the options available had a similar convenience and filled me up properly.
Which may sound stupid, but I’ve tried going vegan and I did not feel great. I guess beans and tofu are not for me. Now I realise I may sound like an uninformed dingus who doesn’t know how to find decent ingredients and recipes… That’s because I am.
But I would really like to find some options that work for me. And I’m fine with trying 20 things over the course of a month and deciding only a few work for me.
Does anyone here have any advice?
Lentils. Lots of curry and soup recipes out there. Or try something like this lentil shepherds pie
I have lentils! They worked for me but are kinda boring as is. That pie looks delicious. I will be trying that out!
Thank you!
I don’t know why, but lentils need carrots as much as anything else needs onions. You should chop up a couple carrots, onion, garlic, and chili if you want and sauté them in the pot until aromatic. Then add the lentils dry and stir them quickly for about thirty seconds, before covering them in vegetable broth and cooking to your desired level of doneness.
Depending on your sweet tooth, adding a small diced beet to the aromatics stage can also be really good. I love beets, but it’s just a hair too sweet for me unless I make them really spicy.
I find carrots plenty sweet! But I’ve not tried using them with lentils before. I happen to have both, and big pot, I’ll give it a shot!