Finally sprung for the 12lb bag because we love these things. I usually make buffalo soy curls and throw them on a salad or mac and cheese, or make lemon “chicken” orzo with them, but I’m open to other suggestions from anyone else who likes them since I have enough for about the next decade.

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    7 months ago

    We mostly use them in various Asian-style dishes. Basically think of any dish that would normally have chicken or beef in it.

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    7 months ago

    Make chik’n soy curls and add into jumbalaya.

    Have used the soycurls in a white chili, and rasta pasta as some other favorites

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    7 months ago

    Fajitas is my go to.

    I’ve also had a lot of luck with making them into Philly “cheesesteaks”.

    I guess I just love peppers and onions.

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      Huh, I usually use the Morningstar chorizo, which is surprisingly good, because it’s smaller pieces, but I’m not opposed to the idea.

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    Don’t keep them at room temp too long. In my experience, the flavor can really go off.

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      I usually buy the smaller bags at Natural Grocers. They’re just dehydrated soy beans that you rehydrate and cook. If you do try them, a lot of recipes will say soak and then drain, but I’d also really recommend squeezing the excess liquid out, too. If you don’t, they can end up spongy. I use them in place of chicken a lot.

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    Marinate them in soy sauce and sesame oil, or in ketjap manis, then shallow-fry them and plop them in a red wine sauce, and you have yourself a soy bourgignon.

    Mix sunflower oil, garlic, coriander powder, and chillipepper finely in a blender, massage the soy curls in it, then roast them and have them on a sandwich with shredded cucumber and rocket.

    Make a smashed cucumber salad with red bell peppers and soak these in the liquid you draw out with salt, then add those Lao Gan Ma chilli flakes in oil.

    Buy a “mix for shoarma” spice mixture, add it to a paste or batter, and smother the curls in it. and have them on rice.

    Fry mushrooms, chuck the soy curls in the fond, add a bit of MSG, and have it with noodles with peanut sauce.

  • I like to hydrate them then but them in my blender to turn them into mince then use them in a lot more things that are for that like nomeatballs and similar. I prefer my gondi (persian soup meatball) with soy curls over tvp, but I’ve had more tvp lately.