Minced Meat Patties
A classic German minced meat patty made with tofu and tvp granules instead.
Zutaten
- 30 g small TVP granules (½ cup) (textured vegetable protein, soy granules)
- 120 ml hot vegetable broth (½ cup)
- 80 g bread roll or 3 slices of baguette
- 2-3 handful fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1 medium yellow onion (80 g) chopped
- 150 g firm tofu (5.3 oz)
- 80 ml water (1/3 cup)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp chickpea flour or soy flour
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 to 1 tbsp liquid smoke
- 1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp paprika plain or smoked
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 tbsp oil for frying
Anleitungen
- Preheat the oven to 100°C.
- Tear the bread roll into small pieces and place them on a baking tray.
- Bake and dry them for about 15 - 20 minutes or until stale. Check after 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile reconstitute TVP granules in hot vegetable broth and let sit for 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl combine soaked TVP, bread, parsley and onion.
- Add water and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix very well.
- Form into patties and heat a frying pan.
- Add 2 tablespoons of oil and fry 4 of the patties if they fit your pan.
- Fry them for about 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
- Add another two teaspoons of oil and fry the remaining patties.
Notizen
I did not have stale bread, so I tore apart a fresh roll and dried it in the oven. You can also do this step a day in advance: Tear a fresh roll into bite-sized pieces and let it sit on the counter over night.