Vegan Burritos? Definitely...
Well my brother and I love mexican food, as does his girlfriend. Now they are both devilish meateaters, :(, and regularly have burritos when they live away, but rather obviously make them non-vegan.
So I decided to try doing them as close to how my brother likes them, but vegan. Surprisingly, it was exceptionally simple; no modifications hardly at all. And guess what, my brother and his girlfriend like the vegemince and bean ones better than their normal ones. They don't buy meat mince anymore. :D
pack of tortilla wraps (vegan - Sainsburys own-brand are)
pot of salsa - make sure it's vegan, or make your own.
250g RealEat Vegemince
350ml hot water
fajita seasoning packet - Discovery brand is vegan by the look of it, Schwartz is as well.
tin of red kidney beans
2 bell peppers - or mixed peppers to roughly that amount, small/medium strips
1 medium onion, finely chopped
oil
(optional) lettuce, shredded
(optional) vegan mayonnaise/sour cream
Get a large deep frying pan, chop the onions finely, and the peppers in to small/medium strips - fry them for a little while. When the onions/peppers are semi-soft, add the mince and the fajita seasoning and toss the mixture together. Add the water and mix well (some packet seasonings absorb water and need their own, add extra if this is the case). Drain and wash the beans and add them to the mix. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until there is no liquid left, but the mixture is still moist.
Warm up the tortillas in a microwave or under a grill for a short time, I find 3 together on a plate take about 30 seconds, don't do too many at once as they will all stick together.
Lay out tortillas, imagine the tortilla as being divided in to 5 equal width strips. If you number these strips from left to right, 1 to 5, we leave 1 empty, put lettuce in strip 2, put the mince mixture in strip 3 (more mince than lettuce), put salsa in strip 4 (not too much, as too much liquid will make it fall apart), and then put a little mayo on strip 5 to help seal it. Once you've put all the fillings in, just roll it up, and tuck the bottom end inside. Voila!
NB. Do not put any thing too close to the edge, and don't overfill, or you won't be able to roll them up, and they won't stay like that if you do.
If you can't get Vegemince, which is the best in my opinion, then you could use soya mince, or even skip the mince, and replace the beans with a couple of tins of refried beans (check to make sure they're vegan).
Fajita seasoning often has some sort of milk fixer in it, like so many powdered things. You can make your own, if you reckon you can judge the quantities you like. They tend to be primarily: salt, chilli, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, ground coriander, oregano, lemon/lime juice, cinnamon (hardly any) and a few other bits and pieces.
So I decided to try doing them as close to how my brother likes them, but vegan. Surprisingly, it was exceptionally simple; no modifications hardly at all. And guess what, my brother and his girlfriend like the vegemince and bean ones better than their normal ones. They don't buy meat mince anymore. :D
pack of tortilla wraps (vegan - Sainsburys own-brand are)
pot of salsa - make sure it's vegan, or make your own.
250g RealEat Vegemince
350ml hot water
fajita seasoning packet - Discovery brand is vegan by the look of it, Schwartz is as well.
tin of red kidney beans
2 bell peppers - or mixed peppers to roughly that amount, small/medium strips
1 medium onion, finely chopped
oil
(optional) lettuce, shredded
(optional) vegan mayonnaise/sour cream
Get a large deep frying pan, chop the onions finely, and the peppers in to small/medium strips - fry them for a little while. When the onions/peppers are semi-soft, add the mince and the fajita seasoning and toss the mixture together. Add the water and mix well (some packet seasonings absorb water and need their own, add extra if this is the case). Drain and wash the beans and add them to the mix. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until there is no liquid left, but the mixture is still moist.
Warm up the tortillas in a microwave or under a grill for a short time, I find 3 together on a plate take about 30 seconds, don't do too many at once as they will all stick together.
Lay out tortillas, imagine the tortilla as being divided in to 5 equal width strips. If you number these strips from left to right, 1 to 5, we leave 1 empty, put lettuce in strip 2, put the mince mixture in strip 3 (more mince than lettuce), put salsa in strip 4 (not too much, as too much liquid will make it fall apart), and then put a little mayo on strip 5 to help seal it. Once you've put all the fillings in, just roll it up, and tuck the bottom end inside. Voila!
NB. Do not put any thing too close to the edge, and don't overfill, or you won't be able to roll them up, and they won't stay like that if you do.
If you can't get Vegemince, which is the best in my opinion, then you could use soya mince, or even skip the mince, and replace the beans with a couple of tins of refried beans (check to make sure they're vegan).
Fajita seasoning often has some sort of milk fixer in it, like so many powdered things. You can make your own, if you reckon you can judge the quantities you like. They tend to be primarily: salt, chilli, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, ground coriander, oregano, lemon/lime juice, cinnamon (hardly any) and a few other bits and pieces.
posted by Orbling at
13:36
4 Comments:
Found this on the net, if you can't find a vegan sour cream.
Homemade Soy Sour Cream
About 2 cups
INGREDIENTS
1 (12.3 ounce package) silken tofu
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon evaporated cane juice
1/4 teaspoon salt to taste
PLace tofu in food processor and blend until smooth, add lemon juice, oil sugar and salt and blend until smooth. Chill overnight for best flavor.
-- Marie Oser (marie.veggiechef.com)
By
Orbling, at Saturday, August 14, 2004 5:40:00 pm
Well, the old myths about first and second class proteins has largely been debunked. There are a basic set of proteins that beans contain, as do most other "protein" foods. The others can be synthesized by the body from the rest.
Alternatively, when you have a food that doesn't contain all the proteins, as is the case with most vegetable protein sources - you can combine different items together to achieve the same result. The burritos are actually reasonably complete as a meal, providing a suitable quantity of most vitamins and minerals, as well as sensible balances between protein, fats, carbs, and fibre. Although it's possibly slightly high in salt the way I do it.
If you don't use the mayo it's relatively low fat, especially once you've factored in the benefits from the soya in the VegeMince.
It is important to keep your zinc levels up, good vegetable sources of zinc are lentils, beans, nuts, seeds (pumpkin seeds in particular), green vegetables, wheatgerm and a number of other cereals.
So yes, the beans do provide what you were looking for, high protein, low fat, high zinc. :)
By
Orbling, at Friday, August 27, 2004 1:35:00 am
Don't become a pescetarian Dhruv, so many people I know that say they are veggie eat fish....
What on earth did fish do to get special exception from the animal species.... LOL
Fish are a great source of food, or at least oily fish are, pilchards and mackeral in particular are exceptionally high in Omega-3 oils. However, veggies can get them without a hitch, many seeds contain omega-3 oils. Just use rapeseed oil to cook with and you'll get a reasonable amount. If you have food with linseed in it as well, then you'll be fine on that score.
As for the rest of the nutrients, don't panic about them, most veggies have higher nutrient intake (and notably nutrient retention) than the omnivores.
At present, the average life expectancy of a veggie in this country is 6 years higher than an omnivore. No surprise there then.... ;)
By
Orbling, at Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:35:00 pm
Update:
These are extremely filling. Tried to eat 3 today, nearly died. Had to leave one for later.
Must learn that stomach may look huge from the outside, but most of it is already used by previous meals.
By
Orbling, at Sunday, September 05, 2004 3:19:00 am
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