Tvp Crumbles

• cups textured vegetable protein↗2 cup
• cups boiling water2 cup
• teaspoons beef bouillon powder↗4 teaspoon
• teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)1⁄4 teaspoon
• teaspoon sugar↗1 teaspoon
• teaspoons oil3 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Bring water to boil in a saucepan.

2. 2

   Add bouillon, sugar, Liquid Smoke (opt), and 1 tsp oil.

3. 3

   Add TVP®, and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.

4. 4

   Turn off heat, and let stand 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Drain any excess liquid.

6. 6

   Heat 2 tsps oil in a frying pan. Add TVP®, and saute` until lightly browned. Cool completely in fridge.

7. 7

   Pack into ziplock freezer bags, and freeze. Be sure to freeze them flat.

8. 8

   As soon as they are frozen, break the flat blocks into smaller pieces.

9. 9

   Keep them in the freezer, and take out as much or as little as needed.

10. 10

    Use crumbles in recipes in place of cooked, browned hamburger meat.