Veggie Goulash

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Recipe submitted by r.m.speight@sheffield.ac.uk

Veggie Goulash

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

2 cupfuls of textured soy protein chunks (unflavoured)
1 chopped pepper
2 medium sized onions, chopped
1/2 pound mushrooms, chopped
1 1/2 pint veggie stock
1/2 pint red wine
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato puree
paprika (as much as you want - I use about a tablespoon)
2 bay leaves
olive oil (for frying)
garlic (for frying)
salt and pepper

Directions:

Boil textured soy protein in veggie stock with enough water to cover the Textured Soy Protein (you may need to top this up as the textured soy protein absorbs the water). Boil for a few minutes until the textured soy protein is soft (the time taken varies - just keep trying it!), and then drain off the liquid from the pan - KEEP IT!

Fry the textured soy protein in oil and the garlic (use as much garlic as you like), until it is golden brown and a little bit crunchy -this is the key to making textured soy protein nice - if you don't fry it it will be disgusting.

Take the textured soy protein off the heat and fry the chopped onions in the rest of the butter, with the bay leaf, until softening. Add the peppers and mushrooms when the onions start to soften.

Fry together until its reasonably well cooked, then add the rest of the Ingredients (use vegan versions): chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, the liquid you saved from cooking the textured soy protein, the vegan wine, the fried Textured Soy Protein, the paprika and the salt and pepper.

Warm it all up together and then EAT!!! (Remove the bay leaf before serving though) This recipe is best served with mashed potatoes.

I have found that it is best to add the paparika very close to serving time. If the paparika sits in the stew too long it begins to taste bitter.

Archived comment by: sean

Please advise what textured soy protein chunks are. As they seem to be the essential part of the recipe, my guess at what they should be or what we could substitute in sunny South Africa will not suffice. Thank you for your anticipated assistance. Kind regards Florence Els

Archived comment by: florence

Textured soy protein is usually soy flour that is shaped into dry bits. These can be rehydrated and have a meaty texture. textured soy protein is usually in health food stores.

Archived comment by: heather

Florence - Hi, I'm a fellow South African. I recently found Soya Chunks (textured soy protein) in Pick n Pays health section. It comes in a 250g packet and is made by Health Connection Wholefoods. You should be able to find it at a good health shop too.

Archived comment by: chrysalee

made this for dinner on tuesday and it was a hit! i love making dinners using the T.S.P. made mashed potatoes on the side with some biscuits and it was wonderful to dig into!

Archived comment by: supermom02