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King Oyster mushrooms are great as a meat substitute. If you slice them lengthways into strips, really lightly slice a cross hatch type pattern into the surface of them (enough to score them but not cut them through) and fry them on a high heat until they're golden brown, then splash a bit of soy sauce on them and serve they're great. They have that meaty chewiness and taste banging.
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Red lentils!
This ragu for example is super easy.
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Aubergines, puy lentils and a few other bits blitzed up can make a good meatball substitute.
I also has a near disaster with some cooked chestnut and mushroom burgers the other day (mix very wet), but it ended up having the meatiest texture of anything I've cooked since becoming vegan.
Will take a pic of recipes and send if u can find them later.
I'm starting to get a bit fed up of fake meats. Apart from tofu, does anyone has any recommendations for 'meaty' (if that makes sense), protein rich components of a meal?