God gave me this recipe to help all the people of our world to be able to feed their families, and I am very happy to share it with you.
This is one of those recipes that can be used in many different ways. The taste is so amazing you will have to try it for yourself to believe it can taste so good, using the basic recipe to make meatballs, beef patties, chicken patties, or turkey patties, just by changing the amount of bread you use, seasonings you enjoy, one large egg for binding it together, and by using a different flavored broth or by using those new flavor enhancers almost all grocery stores now sell that are in the broth section. Usually two of those flavor enhancers are plenty, but feel free to experiment with how many to use to make it taste the way you want it to taste. You can also make your own broths by using powdered bouillon and water heated together and mixed well.
To make your own homemade breadcrumbs is very easy if you have a food processor. Just place two slices of bread in it, and in about 15 seconds on high, you have enough breadcrumbs to make 15 small meatballs for this recipe. If you want to make 4 or 5 patties about the size of a normal hamburger, it will take about one-half loaf of whole wheat bread turned into breadcrumbs. Otherwise, the ingredients for the meatballs remains the same whether you are making meatballs or patties. If you need to make more servings, just double the recipe, or triple it. You can change the spices to suit your own preferences as well. Be creative, and experiment with this recipe to make it your own that you can use in a variety of recipes. It will freeze well in Hefty zippered freezer quart bags for one single serving later. Imagine how much money you could save, by not having to purchase real meat or chicken when you want meatballs or patties?
Place 1 quart chicken or beef broth in a skillet that has a lid. The flavor of broth you use will determine how it tastes. Heat to boiling. Add garlic and onion powders to suit your preferences. Stir well to mix. Then cover the skillet with its lid, and turn heat down to simmer while you make the meatballs.
You will need 2 slices of bread to make your breadcrumbs in your food processor for 15 seconds on high, or you can use 1/2 cup ready-made Italian breadcrumbs if you don't have a food processor. If you make your own breadcrumbs, add 1 egg, 2 Beef Flavor Enhancers, 2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan-Romano cheese, and 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning, then mix well. Adjust or change seasonings to suit your own preferences. If you use purchased ready-made Italian breadcrumbs, omit the Italian Seasoning, but still use 1 large whole egg, 2 Beef Flavor Enhancers, and the 2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan-Romano cheese. Even if you use half a loaf of bread, it's not necessary to increase the seasonings, cheese, or egg, unless you want more intense flavors.
Form tiny balls about the size of a dime for the meatballs. Place them into the heated broth. Cover the skillet, and simmer them for ten minutes without stirring them. (At this point you could also create a delicious soup by placing 2 cups chopped mixed vegetables in the broth and simmering it another ten minutes or until the vegetables are done.) The meatballs will double in size when done.
To continue making the Faux Beef Stroganoff, you will need to add enough wide egg noodles into your skillet to make two servings. Cover the skillet, and simmer the egg noodles for eleven minutes to get them al dente. When the egg noodles are done, remove from the heat, and add 1 cup plain yogurt or sour cream, and stir it into the skillet to make a creamy sauce. You can add black pepper or cardamom to suit your own preferences. Combine everything. Serve and enjoy!
I have made this into 4 or 5 patties and simmered it in beef broth for 20 minutes, turning the 4 patties over halfway through the cooking time, and used one of them on a hamburger bun with mustard and dill pickle slices. I couldn't tell the difference from the taste of a real hamburger. The other three cooked patties I froze for later meals.
To make 4 or 5 patties, you need to use 1/2 loaf whole wheat bread to turn it into breadcrumbs in your food processor in 15 to 30 seconds on high. If you use purchased breadcrumbs, use 2 cups to make four patties. You will need to add any seasonings you prefer and 2 Beef Flavor Enhancers, plus one whole egg, which makes the ingredients bind together well. Then form four or five equal-sized patties. Place them into the hot broth, that is flavored with any seasonings you prefer. Simmer them covered for twenty minutes, turning them over after ten minutes. You can make a gravy for the cooked patties by mixing 2 Tbsp. flour into 1/4 cup cold water and stirring it until the flour is completely dissolved, then adding it, while stirring it into the hot broth. Even if you try to stir Wondra Gravy Flour directly into the hot broth, it will create lumps. If your cooked gravy has lumps in it, you can place it in a blender with the lid on it, and liquify the gravy on high for 30 seconds. All the lumps will be gone, and your gravy will be smooth.
What makes this so amazing is that it will absorb the broth's flavor or flavor enhancers you use to make it taste like it is meat or poultry. Use chicken broth or chicken flavor enhancers to make it taste like chicken, beef broth or beef flavor enhancers to make it taste like beef, or use turkey broth to make it taste like turkey.
I used a purchased fish stock to try to make a faux fish filet from white breadcrumbs, but it didn't taste good to me at all. If you want to experiment with any fish flavor, I suggest you poach your own clean fish filets in water in a covered pan or skillet until done, then use that for your fish stock.
I know that this is one of the greatest discoveries that God has helped me make yet to benefit all the people in our world who can no longer afford meat to feed their families. You can still have meat or poultry recipes without having to pay for real meat or poultry. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. As I create more recipes, I will add them to My Faux Meat Recipes Index.
