"tvp" Burgers

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup textured vegetable protein
• 1/2 cup egg beaters egg substitute (or 2 eggs, beaten)
• 1/3 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 cup flour
• steak seasoning

Recipe

• 1 rehydrate tvp -- boil 7/8 cups of water (or beef bouillon for a more beefy taste) pour over tvp, let sit about 5 minutes to soak up wetness.
• 2 spread on a plate (will help it cool faster than if it is in a bowl).
• 3 season with steak seasoning (don't be stingy! i use lawry's or the one from omaha steaks).
• 4 set in freezer for 1/2 hour (to help the tvp be cooler to the touch when you're handling it).
• 5 put in a mixing bowl.
• 6 add corn meal, then egg beaters, mix (with hands, get on in there!).
• 7 add flour, mix (it should look weird and yellow-y, that's fine).
• 8 press into 4 burger patties on a pam-sprayed piece of food-wrap (to help it not stick after freezing; use a burger press if you have one, if not, use your hands, but try and get it nice and tight).
• 9 wrap up, and put in the freezer (to help them freeze together and keep shape).
• 10 heat on medium heat (or lower) in a frypan, or on the foreman grill for about 4-5 minutes.