One of our family favourites is meat(less)balls in goulash, it takes an age to make so I only ever do it for special occasions, however whilst doing the meal plan for the week I realised that we had about 5 bags of veggie mince in the freezer and being the week before pay day I was going to have to be inventive with mince for the week.
I decided to try burgers, I did them mostly the same as the meatballs, mixed a bag of mince, 4 slices of bread made into breadcrumbs, half a large onion finely chopped and a clove of garlic. Because vege mince doesn't have a natural stickiness like meat I add a good splash of hot water and an egg. Now simply shape your burgers cover in flour then seal in a hot frying pan till they are a nice golden brown colour. Pop in the oven on about 200 for an hour (cover with foil so they don't burn, just so they are cooked through).
They taste lovely, especially with melted cheese on top.
I have read a recipe in a Linda McCartney cook book for meatless meatloaf and think I might try these burgers in a meatloaf shape then wrap pastry round a bit like a beef Wellington. If I try this out will post results or if anyone else fancy' s having a go let me know what it was like.
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