Anybody cook with TVP

  Hi doomsmom, I have about 150 pounds of TVP.  You can use it in anything that you use ground beef in.  If you buy the plain flavor it will take on a lot of different flavors.  We make lots of chilli, taco and ect.    You     can't tell it's not ground beef.   It will be a great addition to your preps.    A little bit goes a long ways.  You might want to pick up a cheap book on cooking with tvp.   I think you will be very delighted with what you can do with it.  TVP is a great source of protien.

what is tvp

Find a local health food store with food.  They usually sell small bags to try.  Also Fred Meyers have bulk foods and three flavors of tvp.

FictionWriter?  I have a health food store really close by.  I'll stop in tomorrow and see if they have some.  Gosh, too bad I don't have the equipment to show you on line as I prepare it.  It doesn't jiggle does it?  Tofu jiggles and it is yucky.   People always say "Tofu alone is gross but it absorbs the flavor you cook with."  Yeah, well it still feels like something you might spackle walls with.

As far as Tofu...try cooking it longer. :) I love tofu. But, it has to be cooked right. Undercooked and underflavored tofu is like eating mushy half cooked egg-whites. I use soft mori-nu brand tofu  for things like sauces, puddings, etc. I use extra firm Azumaya brand tofu (you can get this at your local Super-Walmart) for scrambled tofu, stir-fry, meat replacer. Either way I always rinse in cold water before I do anything. To make any meat-like or like scrambled eggs, drain really well, then use a paper towel to gently smush out all the water. Now I crumble it or cut it up and put it into a lightly oiled frying pan. I add nutritional yeast flakes (find at health food store), garlic powder, garlic and onion salts, maybe seasoning salt, white pepper, tumeric (just a tiny bit for color), any other seasoning you like and a litlle Bragg's liquid Aminos (it's like soy sauce). Mix gently but thoroughly. Cook until brown and somewhat crispy. Then I add chopped onion, peppers, mushrooms, any veggies you like or anything else you are adding to make your main dish.  I use tofu to replace eggs, cottage cheese or ricotta, add protein to smoothies, make pudding, sauces, gravies, etc.  Also, some tofu has a strong beany flavor--the two I mention above do not. Good Luck, and don't give up on tofu! :)

I have never heard of TVP until now....so you use it like hamburger? Is it dry? Im gonna google it...is is cheap?