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[Stiflers Mom]

Since I want to cut down on my meat consumption a bit, but REALLY like salty meaty tastes, what are my options?
I can cook a very good pasta with tomato sauce. With lots of garlic and onions.

Other than that, I feel that meat is missing in each meal I cook otherwise.

So, veggie GAF, give me some pointers.

 

[Peggies]

How do you feel about Tofu or Seitan? I use them instead of meat but I've experienced real meat eaters deteste it just because "fuck that shit, I ain't no motherfucking soy boy".

 

[segasonic]

• Quesadillas with Salsa Taquera
• Caprese
• Arrabiata with Parmigiano
• Pizza Margherita

 

[Stiflers Mom]

How do you feel about Tofu or Seitan? I use them instead of meat but I've experienced real meat eaters deteste it just because "fuck that shit, I ain't no motherfucking soy boy".

I have cooked soy "filets" before. Cooked them in hot water with some broth, and then fried them with some butter and garlic in a pan. Tasted like some interesting kind of meat I haven't been eating before.

Will definitely look into that again, thanks for the idea...

 

[Deleted member 801069]

Monty’s in Los Angeles has an impossible burger that rivals some of the best meat burgers I’ve ever had

They’re vegan too. The cheese is fantastic for being vegan and they have great vegan milkshakes.

 

[INC]

I'd love to be a vegetarian, unfortunately vegetables taste like shit generally

 

[German Hops]

Jackfruit is a suitable meat alternative.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Monty’s in Los Angeles has an impossible burger that rivals some of the best meat burgers I’ve ever had

They’re vegan too. The cheese is fantastic for being vegan and they have great vegan milkshakes.

Ah, I used to make great burgers out of black beans and some other stuff a few years ago.
Also a great tip, thanks mate..

Also, I don't mind eating real cheese.
Just want to eat less meat, since I eat it like every fucking meal at the moment.

 

[borborygmus]

Smoked paprika will give you that preserved meat flavor like cold cuts, hot dogs etc. Smoked stuff in general causes cancer, but from what I've read it's negligible in paprika and the thing that gives it its vivid red color is an antioxidant.

You can also use Beyond Meat which tastes pretty good. It has a similar composition to beef but it does not form TMAO so it's much healthier in that regard. All isolated proteins increase IGF-1 though so they should be limited somewhat.

 

[HoodWinked]

Nvm

 

[Deleted member 801069]

Ah, I used to make great burgers out of black beans and some other stuff a few years ago.
Also a great tip, thanks mate..

Also, I don't mind eating real cheese.
Just want to eat less meat, since I eat it like every fucking meal at the moment.

Mushrooms can have a great umami taste to them and satisfy my meat my cravings

 

[German Hops]

• Quesadillas with Salsa Taqueria

Adding to the Mexican food angle,

- Bean & cheese tamales, with guacamole, queso, pico-de-gallo, and crema fresca will make you entirely forget about meat.

 

[Haemi]

I ate Chili sin Carne while visiting a co-worker and his wife. They used sunflower mince (Sonnenblumenhack) instead of minced meat. Was really good. The texture was really similar. You could use it for everything else where you normaly would use minced meat.

 

[nush]

How do you feel about Tofu

Good call, a fried tofu slab tastes great.

 

[Deleted member 801069]

Good call, a fried tofu slab tastes great.

Frying almost anything tastes good tbh

 

[Spukc]

I would love to eat a salad that is actually meat.

 

[Deleted member 801069]

I would love to eat a salad that is actually meat.

antipasto salad is basically a meat salad

 

[Jethalal]

Most dishes with Paneer. It has a great texture and basically top tier ingredient to add in Indian food. It is a bit softer tofu I would say but better.

 

[German Hops]

I would love to eat a salad that is actually meat.

 

[Elektro Demon]

Vegetarians will never have the makings of a varsity athlete.
I dunno, veggies are cool but as something I'd eat with meat. But to eat veggies instead of meat, yeah no.

 

[teezzy]

Eggs and potatoes. Eggs and peppers. Eggs and spinach. Almonds.

Lots and lots of eggs. Add hot sauce and whole milk for maximum chin growth.

 

[INC]

Manly + vegetarian....

.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Add hot sauce and whole milk for maximum chin growth.

I want that jaw line.

 

[kraspkibble]

i just bought these:

pies are fucking staunch af. every hard cunt eats them. they are beautiful. go down well with some bovril. now they are meat free! still loaded with fat but fuck it as long as no wee coos got slaughtered then who cares??!?

 

[Cunth]

 

[kraspkibble]

go eat your chicken

 

[eot]

Water chestnuts have a crunchy texture, they’re good to add to dishes.

In general, legumes are a good base for cooking. I recommend getting a good Indian cook book. Vegetarian lasagna can honestly be pretty good.

If you want a simple dish, here’s one I quite like that is super easy to make:

Fennel and feta linguine recipe

A light fresh dish, full of sweet fried flavour - makes a great weeknight dinner.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[GAMETA]

Be aware of where you're headed, bro

 

[sonicfan]

I used to eat tempeh, I should start up again, there are lots of was to prepare it.

This looks good to me:

Smoky Tempeh & Hummus Sandwiches Recipe on Food52

Vegan sandwiches don't get any better than this recipe. Hearty tempeh, which has been given a salty and smoky marinade meets creamy hummus. Garnish with greens!

food52.com

 

[Fbh]

I like making lentil burger/patties.
Cook them a bit softer than usual with garlic, onions and tomato sauce (or whatever you like). Let them rest an cool a bit, then I mash them, add eggs and flour (can also add some bread crumbs if you want them a bit crunchier), chilli powder and whatever extra seasoning you like. And then you just form them and make them like regular patties
Don't have my own pictures but it looks like this:

It's not like "OMG totally like a real burger" or anything. But it's still pretty nice.

 

[Cutty Flam]

Jackfruit is a suitable meat alternative.

I wanted to try it out because it’s a popular meat alternative and vegans eat it often, rave about it so I assumed it had the same amount of protein as like seitan or whatever. Looked at the nutrition facts, the entire fucking package was like 1g...

If I ever meet the CEO of that jackfruit company, he’s going through a table

 

[DrJohnGalt]

I did a similar change in diet about 10 years ago, cutting out red meat and pork*. I still do eat a lot of chicken and frequently have a can of solid white tuna, but haven't had a burger or steak in years. Once you make it over the psychological hump you'll be good. It got a lot easier for me when I stopped trying to replace meat with non-meat (tofu or bean burgers vs real burgers, for example). But Teezzy is right, eggs are your friend and there are so many options out there, you can have eggs every day and not have the same meal twice. Peppers, onions, spices, etc will add a lot of flavor once your palette is cleansed of all the processed tastes. Moving to a veggie-based diet will be rough at first, but once you're on board with the lifestyle change it gets easier. Also helps to drink lots of water every day.

*My general rule is if I wouldn't kill it, clean it, and cook it myself I don't deserve to eat it.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

I did a similar change in diet about 10 years ago, cutting out red meat and pork*. I still do eat a lot of chicken and frequently have a can of solid white tuna, but haven't had a burger or steak in years. Once you make it over the psychological hump you'll be good. It got a lot easier for me when I stopped trying to replace meat with non-meat (tofu or bean burgers vs real burgers, for example). But Teezzy is right, eggs are your friend and there are so many options out there, you can have eggs every day and not have the same meal twice. Peppers, onions, spices, etc will add a lot of flavor once your palette is cleansed of all the processed tastes. Moving to a veggie-based diet will be rough at first, but once you're on board with the lifestyle change it gets easier. Also helps to drink lots of water every day.

*My general rule is if I wouldn't kill it, clean it, and cook it myself I don't deserve to eat it.

Dude, I don't want to get rid of meat. : D
It's just that my current diet is steak, bacon, poultry, chicken, pork or beef with every meal I cook. I also cook potatoes, rice, various veggies and pasta with it. I cook almost every day for over 30 years now, and I think I cook quite well.

I want to mix up my diet a bit, and have a few veggie only meals inbetween apart from my go to Spaghetti with Tomato sauce.

That's all.
Anyway, thanks for your recommendations.

Be aware of where you're headed, bro

Mate, I posted this in the funny pics thread.

Don't weaponize my content against me here... : D

 

[Kev Kev]

Don’t be afraid of the meat alternatives you can find in frozen and Produce dept. they are mostly processed veggies, and some of them are pretty tasty (but expensive, try ALDI for some cheap pre made plant based meat alternative). Jack fruit is great. You can find the actual whole fruit at Publix in FL and make it yourself. But the prepacked stuff has a good, unique flavor... it’s bacially just the fruit in sauce, so it’s real simple and natural. It’s like a sweeter bbq flavor.

tofu is just processed soy beans, and it’s really good for you, but it has zero flavor. I usually Cooke it up with some soy sauce and get it a little charred. Still comes out a bit bland but ALDI has pretty cheap tofu

eggs are amazing. Eat a lot of them if you want to cut down in neat but not lose protein intake . Scrambled, boiled (I do a hard boiled 12 pk every week to just eat one whenever I feel like)

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Don’t be afraid of the meat alternatives you can find in frozen and Produce dept. they are mostly processed veggies, and some of them are pretty tasty (but expensive, try ALDI for some cheap pre made plant based meat alternative).

I try to avoid overly processed food wherever possible though.
That stuff is not good for you.

 

[Coolwhhip]

Good luck on the transition.

 

[Kev Kev]

I try to avoid overly processed food wherever possible though.
That stuff is not good for you.

Look up how they are made, some of them I avoid for sure, but others are just processed veggies, grains, nuts and oils. The word processed is demonized, and we should be cautious if we have no idea what “processed” means, but check out this video on how some plant based stuff is made. It’s pretty simple.

 

[jufonuk]

Monty’s in Los Angeles has an impossible burger that rivals some of the best meat burgers I’ve ever had

They’re vegan too. The cheese is fantastic for being vegan and they have great vegan milkshakes.

I too may one day look into cutting out all meat but I worry I may become insufferable and mention I’m vegan all the time.

 

[triplestation]

yeet

 

[DogofWar]

Since I want to cut down on my meat consumption a bit

 

[Barnabot]

Be aware of where you're headed, bro

I don't think vegetarians and vegan get along. Well at least one is not persistently and annoyingly trying to tell you that he/she is a vegan and how much a better person they think they are just because of that info.

 

[crozier]

Are the Impossible Whoppers any good?

 

[teezzy]

I'm eating some oatmeal right now, Stiff. Just oats and boiled water. Seems pretty macho to me.

You can also make wraps with like a pita, some hummus, spinach, red beans and rice, maybe some dressing

There's also chickpea salad sandwiches

Six Days of the Year I've Got My Life Together. On Every Other, I've Got Smashed Chickpea Salad

It loves me at my best and props me up at my worst.

www.bonappetit.com

 

[GAMETA]

I don't think vegetarians and vegan get along. Well at least one is not persistently and annoyingly trying to tell you that he/she is a vegan and how much a better person they think they are just because of that info.

You'd be surprised

 

[Blond]

I would eat babaganoush with some fresh baked naan or pita topped with some butter and garlic every day if I could. Friday will have a whole new meaning when you find a good recipe.

Also cans of chickpeas if you don’t feel like cooking them never hurt anyone. Drain them but save a little water, pour them in a pan with some spices and herbs (fresh preferred but I will go for a shaker no problem) and fry them till warm and serve with some rice.

To add to the chickpeas a container of GOOD tahini will cost you about 10-12 bucks but if you like hummus combine that with dollar cans of chickpeas, dab of olive oil, garlic and salt and you’ve got hummus. That and pita will always be a quick meal for me when I don’t feel like cooking dinner and will be infinitely healthier than any garbage at McDonald’s for the same price

Oatmeal is a REAL meal if you get into it, it’s a grain like rice so treat it as such Nuts, yogurt’s, fruits, sunny side eggs, chopped and fried peppers and onions, maybe a scoop of your favorite protein powder, spinach. The options are endless once you get over the idea it’s oatmeal.

 

[sunnysideup]

Most vegan and vegetarian food is nothing but factory produced junk. worst fucking crap you can eat.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Most vegan and vegetarian food is nothing but factory produced junk. worst fucking crap you can eat.

Not if you create it yourself.
That's what this thread is for.

 

[Blond]

Most vegan and vegetarian food is nothing but factory produced junk. worst fucking crap you can eat.

i don’t think a single thing I mentioned is factory made. It’s all in your alternatives.

 

[Super Mario]

How do you feel about Tofu or Seitan? I use them instead of meat but I've experienced real meat eaters deteste it just because "fuck that shit, I ain't no motherfucking soy boy".

Did you not read the title? There is nothing less manly than anything with soy in it.

Anywho, it depends on what the definition of manly is. Many women actually find it a big turn-off when a man is a vegetarian/consumes lots of soy. If it's you wanting your proteins, sure you can get it through those sources, but soy still turns into estrogen. Protein shakes, beans, lentils, legumes, hemp seeds. There are various sources you can get your protein in.

 

[Kimahri]

Most vegan and vegetarian food is nothing but factory produced junk. worst fucking crap you can eat.

Have you ever eaten fruit? Vegetables?