Vegan for dummies! Help please

[toomanyshoes]

Do I treat veggie "mince" like normal mince? Can I freeze it? Do I need to fry/brown it first?

Also can I freeze chickpeas/kidney beans/etc after they have been cooked in a sauce?

(currently working on a spicy chili/taco mix)

Also can I use the veggie mince in the slow cooker? Put it in at the start or near the end? can I over cook it?

[krystals]

check out the Post Punk Kitchen as well, she even has a recipe for cheesecake! (as long as you're not allergic to nuts, it's terrific!)

[toomanyshoes]

thanks ladies!

I'm sooooooo nervous lol going to cook a batch of vegan chili tomorrow, my own recipe...scary!

[*Ash*]

thanks ladies!

I'm sooooooo nervous lol going to cook a batch of vegan chili tomorrow, my own recipe...scary!

great! I look forward to hearing about it.

[luna moth]

Veggie mince.. depends what kind. If cooking from dry, put it in early. The earlier the better, to get rid of that cardboard flavour. If it's canned Casserole Mince, put it in late. I love that stuff. It's wacky, it shouldn't be food, it's a bit of a sometimes thing for us, but I love it when we have it.

Yes you can freeze stuff after it has been cooked in a sauce. Bean purees and hommus freeze quite well too.

Enjoy!

[toomanyshoes]

Veggie mince.. depends what kind. If cooking from dry, put it in early. The earlier the better, to get rid of that cardboard flavour. If it's canned Casserole Mince, put it in late. I love that stuff. It's wacky, it shouldn't be food, it's a bit of a sometimes thing for us, but I love it when we have it.

Yes you can freeze stuff after it has been cooked in a sauce. Bean purees and hommus freeze quite well too.

Enjoy!

Ummm it was just in a packet in the cold section of the super market, only 300g's going into the chili mix. It will mostly be lentils and kidney beans. Wanted to give it a try.

Also is there are a vegan alternative to sour cream? Or does it suck? lol

[*Ash*]

Tofutti do a sour cream and a cream cheese- you can buy the cream cheese in the cheese spread fridge section of Coles and Woolies. I've only ever seen Tofutti sour cream in health food shops or an online store called the cruelty free shop.