How to make plant-based meat?

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Eating vegetarian is a way of eating that is being adopted by more and more fans. But when you come from an omnivorous world and have eaten meat all your life, changing your diet is difficult.

To achieve this, plant-based meat is an ally that should not be neglected. We buy it in stores (specialist stores, supermarkets and there are now vegan butcher shops). And don’t forget to learn these three plant-based meat recipes to make at home.

Let’s discover vegan meat and its recipes!

Vegetable steak recipe with mushrooms

Want to try vegan minced meat, the recipe based on mushrooms is for you. Great to eat with air fried smashed potatoes or cauliflower.

Vegetable steak ingredients

  • 500 g button mushrooms
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 4 tablespoons of tomato sauce
  • a little flour
  • Olive oil
  • Herbs of Provence
  • Cumin, salt and pepper

Vegetable steak preparation

Peel and cut the onion, sweat it in a pan with a little olive oil. Add the sliced mushrooms. Cover and leave for 15 minutes. Add the chopped garlic cloves then remove excess water from the pan. Mix with tomato sauce, spices and seasoning.

Shape the vegetable steaks and cook on both sides in an oiled pan (10 minutes is enough).

Vegetable steak recipe made from red beans

Here is a recipe for making fake meat for 2 people with a red bean and potato base.

Ingredients for vegetable steak

  • 125 g cooked red beans
  • 20 g buckwheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon of potato starch
  • 1 shallot
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • Salt and pepper

Preparing the vegetable steak

Place red beans, buckwheat flour, potato starch, salt, pepper, shallot and olive oil

Mix and add some red bean cooking juice if the texture is too thick.

Shape this preparation into a steak shape (or meatballs if you prefer to have plant-based meatballs).

Cook in an oiled pan on both sides. Eat as is or as a vegetable hamburger.

Vegetable steak recipe made from chickpeas

Last plant-based meat recipe, this time using chickpeas.

Vegetable steak ingredients

  • 80g oatmeal
  • 500 g chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 onions
  • 500 g lentils, rinsed and drained
  • Salt and pepper
  • oregano

Preparing the vegetable steak

Mince garlic and onion. Mix with chickpeas + a little juice and oatmeal.

Add oregano, salt and pepper. Place in a container and mix with the lentils.

Form 4 steaks and cook them in an oiled pan on both sides (around 7 minutes in total).

This vegetable steak is eaten with a salad, fries or as a vegetable hamburger or on the barbecue with why not a glass of vegan wine.

Fan of couscous or barbecue? Find our vegetarian merguez recipe!

By Alexandra

Hi there! I am French and I love all kinds of food. I enjoy preparing them as long as it's quick and easy.