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An interesting new meat substitute, Soy Curls make an excellent addition to soups, casseroles, potatoes, rice, stir-fries, noodles, spaghetti sauce, chili, pizza toppings, salads, curries, enchiladas and more. With 10g of non-GMO soy protein per serving as well as 3 of fiber, Soy Curls add a hearty texture to your favorite dishes. Just soak for 10 minutes in warm water, season them to taste and you’ve got a tasty and healthy complement for your next meal. 8 oz. (227g) package makes approximately 1.5 lbs. of meat substitute when rehydrated. $5.49 per package.
Ingredients: Delicately textured select non-GMO soybeans, grown without pesticides
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving Size | ¾ cup |
| Servings Per Container | about 8 |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories 100 | |
| Total Fat 4.5g | |
| Trans Fat 0g | |
| Saturated Fat 0.5g | |
| Sodium 5mg | |
| Total Carbohydrate 5g | |
| Dietary Fiber 3g | |
| Sugars 1g | |
| Protein 10g | |
All of the other reviewers here have pretty much hit upon all the points I was going to make! This is a nicely-priced package of soy curls that lasts a lot longer than you think it will. I find that when I make half a package at once, for my husband and myself, I end up being able to split THAT in half and save the rest for another meal. So about eight servings a bag, altogether. I've used this in stew, and it's the best way I've made it vegan. It's also excellent as "chicken fingers" (with a nice Agave-Dijon dipping sauce) or in enchiladas. We even used the leftover "chicken fingers" on top of mandarin orange salads with crispy noodles and almonds and asian dressing. Delicious! For best results, I've reconstituted these soy curls in Imagine's No-Chicken Broth.
They're fun to add to stir-fries, I'm happy to read people's suggestions like soaking them in veggie bouillion, because all I could think of the first time was to add Bragg's Liquid Aminos. I will definitely try these in a veggie curry, last night I had them with fresh green peas and kombu noodles and they rocked! I do agree that the random shapes make them more convincing, and with none of the gristle.
Awesome in stir-fry and chicken-free soup! Takes no time or effort to rehydrate and use.
The taste of tvp is, well, the taste of tvp, which means 'not much'. Most tvp you buy is in a granule shape of varying sizes and always looks like fake beige ground meat no matter what you do. The beauty of Butler's is that the shape and texture are very close to random chunks of meat. As a vegan, you may not care about that, but to feed non-vegans, this can make a big difference. I soak this in good quality non-animal broth to rehydrate, drain well, then brown in oil in a cast iron pan. At that point, you can continue to season it anyway you like and the texture holds up well. After browning it looks almost exactly like browned strips of chicken or beef and can be used the same. The texture is fairly soft and slightly chewy. The mouth feel of it is very much like thinly cut beef. I've served this to non-vegan kids and they ate it right up as a faux chicken enchilada.
i really like the taste of these things, but they are oily or something... I think they would be better with less of the greasiness.
