Cooking Quorn

[kalex]

On impulse today I bought Quorn mince, to make pasta and sauce.

So the question is, how do I know when it's cooked, and how is it supposed to taste.

stir fry it for a few mins oin the pan, with a little oil, then add your ingrediants and cook for about 20 mins, quorn cooks very quickly and mince doesnt have a defined taste as such(in the same way that meat does).

I use Quorn mince all the time and cook it in just the same way as I would mince meat.

Fry onions in a little olive oil in frying pan til soft,

add mince and chopped tinned tomatoes and shepherds pie mix

(add a little extra water as it can be a little on the dry side).

add kidney beans.

serve!

If I am doing Quorn with pasta, I cook it for a few minutes with sauce of choice and mix the cooked pasta in just before it's ready to serve.

I also cook lasagne - just using the Quorn in place of mincemeat and cook it in exactly the same way.

Quorn takes on the taste of whatever sauce you cook it with.

p.s. hiya spacey!! Fancy some visitors next week??

Thank you both,

Just noticed the dry thing. It's just stuck to the bottom of the pan

Have added water.

would love some QE

kalex, try the quorn fillets, they are lovely with a nice sauce.

Or Quorn pieces, kalex, in a sauce. Try Realeat veggie mince (Tesco sell it) instead of Quorn - it's cheaper for more, and doesn't taste quite so dry imo.

Monday or Thursday, spacey???

monday is better because i have a hospital appt on thurs

Well, it was actually not too bad, thanks will try the Tesco one, the kids are tucking in always a good sign.

pleased to hear it

kalex - quorn mince is far better than real meat - no fat, lots of protein. I've cooked it in lasagne for someone who couldn't tell the difference.

spacey - Monday sounds good; will phone you when I get a spare minute!

great QE!

i love quorn, and cook as i would meat, ie with onions mushrooms, pasta