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13 May 14
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i had the quorn mince in a cottage pie.
what instantly came to light, how dry it is. i only put a tiny bit of olive oil in the pan for mince, but with the quorn it was
very dry. i resisted the tmptation to put more oil in though, instead kept turning it over to stop it burning. then added gravy before it was properly cooked. the taste is very different to the mince i buy, but isnt far from the cheap mince you get in ready meals. doesnt really seem to taste of much, but with the gravy it was passable. what it does is make the gravy more noticeable. with normal mince, i barely taste the gravy cos the mince overpowers it. with the quorn, its the other way round. youre basically tasting the gravy. not ideal, but not too dissimilar to ready meals as i said before. i used bisto, and it tasted pretty much like those bisto ready meals. not great, but not bad. obviously at least you are eating quorn instead of cheap mince they use in ready meals that could be anything.
what instantly came to light, how dry it is. i only put a tiny bit of olive oil in the pan for mince, but with the quorn it was
very dry. i resisted the tmptation to put more oil in though, instead kept turning it over to stop it burning. then added gravy before it was properly cooked. the taste is very different to the mince i buy, but isnt far from the cheap mince you get in ready meals. doesnt really seem to taste of much, but with the gravy it was passable. what it does is make the gravy more noticeable. with normal mince, i barely taste the gravy cos the mince overpowers it. with the quorn, its the other way round. youre basically tasting the gravy. not ideal, but not too dissimilar to ready meals as i said before. i used bisto, and it tasted pretty much like those bisto ready meals. not great, but not bad. obviously at least you are eating quorn instead of cheap mince they use in ready meals that could be anything.
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also ive bought 3 quorn products for a fiver.
best of british sausages wild garlic and parsley sausages mozzarella and pesto escalopes further updates to follow!  |
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They're all shlt !
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Quorn is delicious...FACT
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i like veggie food, but Quorn products all taste the same, whatever the shape, size or name.
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I have also just bought three Quorn products for a fiver!
Mini Savoury Eggs, Wafer Thin Ham, 6 sausages.  |
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but which sausages though? i feel im being denied vital need-to-know information here!
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also...did you check your sausages? i presumed you got 6...looked inside both packs and they only have 4! bit of a con, sausages aaaaaaaaalways come in 6's ffs.
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They were a pack of 6 Quorn sausages.
I noticed that they also had 4-packs but as I'm greedy I opted for the six pack (think they were slightly smaller sausages) Just had sausage butties for my tea. With brown sauce. |
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quorn is quorn and NOT a meat substitute - stop comparing
 it has it's own taste ,as wine is different to beer so is quorn to mince . learn to make recipes with the quorn - use onions ,garlic,chillies -black olives go well too . i don't eat loads of it ,but it's an OK meal - importantly as sideshow says none of the nasties that might be lurking in the meat - plus it doesn't pile on mounds of nasty fat ,so one is able to keep that nice lean ,muscular frame  |
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quorn, scotch bonnet peppers ,chillies ,garlic ,onions added to the mince and then add some nice hot chilli sauce and toms and black olives - nice on pasta -job done
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ah i see. i didnt notice the 6 packs of sausages, just done an online shop and saw them.
bit surprised the ones i bought are about 10% fat. pretty high for non-meat stuff. though the sausages i normally buy are about 21% fat, so it depends on the taste as to whether i buy these again. if they taste reasonable then i'll probably stick with em. i always forget to buy peppers. never see em in the shop, its a bit crap for veggies for some reason. they never have spring onions or red onions even. and then forget to buy em online. thats the trouble with online shopping, you forget the little stuff. |
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I suspect you'll enjoy the other products more, quorn mince is very bland. Linda McCartney version is much nicer.
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It's just occurred to me that Paul McCartney went from someone who does mince to someone who does hobble.
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the quorn stuff ive had so far seems too determined to be like meat. i dont care if its like meat or not, i just want it to taste good. the best veggie burgers ive had were nothing like meat, they didnt try to be. they were really good. cant find them again though and cant remember which brand they were.
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Hmm...I'd say the Linda McCartney stuff is a lot more 'meaty'. Most supermarkets seem to do a meaty and non-meaty veggie range these days. Hate to say it, but Tesco's seems by far the wider.
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You should try the family roast. I do it with roast swede to keep the carbs down. The steak strips and lamb strips are not bad. I guess it is harder if you are a meat eater at the time and already have a taste for it as you can't help comparing. I think in the past you've had bowel issues, you said, quorn more than any other product like this has loads of fibre, so your arse might be thanking you.
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I've roasted the odd Swede in my time, but I find with the family roast, if you ignore the instructions entirely, slice open the packaging, and pour in a bit of oil, it becomes a lot more like meat roast and lot tastier generally.
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Yes, I make a basting concoction and repeatedly apply it before and during cooking. I find it really is very carp if you stick to the instructions.
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:-)
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I can't imagine how that was bob. Just mince and gravy?
You need to be more imaginative with it. Make it into a cottage pie with well browned mash and cheese on top. Add tomato puree and a splash of wine to the gravy. Use "Bovril" which is essentially all beef extract, as per the roasting juices that you would scrape up to make gravy For your Sunday roast (it's quite pricey but worth it as it doesn't need much as it is refined an concentrated). Sieve off most of the gravy before assembling the dish and use that for pouring. Make a bulk amount enough for three meals and then do a chillie with some and "spag boll" with the rest. Also try making some "Cornish Pasties" with some too. |
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it wasnt just mince and gravy. it was cottage pie. mash with peas, chopped onions and crushed chilli in the mince and gravy bit.
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well not the peas, i put the peas in the bottom of the tin first to cook a bit in the oven then put the mince/onion/gravy in after.
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Obligatory give peas a chance post.
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I once dated a chick who wore a watch with a very long strap round her thigh. Weird!! I only went out with her to pass the time.
HTC for me. |
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What's that got to do with Quorn?
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It was a quorny joke?
I dunno, seemed odd to me too. |
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Apparently, if you have a house with a damp cellar, you can scrape the mould from the walls, and you have a mega strength "Quorn" equivalent!
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supposed to be on the watch thread
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eating quorn reminds me of the 80s b-movie, "the stuff"
 not convinced it can be good for you eating it every day. |
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kenny wd av been better if she was a Veggie bird who voted Green but may av been Lucas who nose
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Sorry bob, I commented earlier and you had said it was a cottage pie.
I don't believe it is essential to fry it off as it will cook in the sauce/gravy. What you could do is fry some finely chopped onion until softened, and then just stir in the Quorn to absorb some of the oil. |
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still havent tried the half half thing.
im in two minds as to whether its a good idea, or will ruin the taste of the beef. got a carton of beef on the side thats been out defrosting all day, its my last one from the freezer cos all my other mince in there is quorn. think i may just use the beef up on its own for a cottage pie without any quorn pollution. |