Will'S Vegan Haggis - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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100 g barley
175 g pinhead oats
25 g rolled oats
1 1/2 tablespoons yeast extract (Marmite, Vegemite, etc.)
100 g margarine (or substitute olive oil)
1 onion, large
100 g mushrooms
50 g green lentils
50 g split red lentils
100 g textured vegetable protein or 100 g vegetarian ground beef
400 ml strong vegetable stock (add yeast extract or soya sauce to taste)
2 tablespoons ground black pepper (or to taste)
2 -3 tablespoons mixed herbs (parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, etc ( to taste)
3 tablespoons vegetarian worcestershire sauce (or mushroom ketchup)
1/2 lemon, juice of
1 lime, juice of
Scotch whisky (1 big tot, the peatier the better, None o' yer wee English measures!)
salt
Preparation
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In one pan, boil the barley for 30 minutes.
In another, boil green and red lentils for 30 minutes.
Drain both barley and lentils well and reserve separately.
Melt 50 g margarine in a very large saucepan; then add barley, oats, and yeast extract.
Saute for three minutes or so; then reserve in a bowl.
Chop onion and mushrooms fine or pop them in the food processor.
Melt the other 50 g margarine in the saucepan; then add onion, mushrooms, and fake beef.
Cook for 2 or 3 minutes.
Then add lentils and the oat/barley mixture.
Mix up this lot well.
Gradually add vegetable stock till the mixture has a slightly juicy consistency -.
but not too watery!
This can be trial-and-error.
I find that roughly 300 ml works for me.
But I always make up about 500 ml, just in case.
You can also splash in a little extra olive oil if you think it is needed.
Mix in spices, whiskey, juice, and Worcestershire sauce?.
and do a bit of a taste test.
Once satisfied with the taste, cook the lot for about 5 extra minutes, stirring frequently.
Then transfer to a casserole dish, cover with foil, mash down, and place in an oven pre-heated to Gas Mark 4/ 180\u00b0C/ 350\u00b0F.
Keep an eye on it in 20- to 30-minute intervals, and add stock if it dries out.
Cook this for about an hour or an hour and a quarter.
Times may vary greatly.
Refrigerates or freezes well.
Re-heat in microwave or else wrap well and tight (and waterproof) in foil or other heat-sturdy casing, then cover with water and boil for about 45 minutes.
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