Grilled Pork and Vegetables without the Pig!

I've decided that we'll have a "Meatless Mondays" menu item which will contain alternatives to traditional meats. I hope it'll help those of you who are transitioning from a meat-based diet to a plant-based one.

My husband and I came across this AMAZING product called Match Meats.  I love their tagline: Better for You, Better for Everyone. This stuff looks like meat and even feels like it too! We've only made one item from them so far, but were very impressed by it's ease of use.

So the first thing we tried was their "pork" product. If you want to know what it looks like and how to cook it, this company has it's act together and offers videos on how to use all their products! This video shows you how to work with their pork product and here is where you can order this delicious goodness.

Here is how we made this dish:

Recipe:
1 package of Match Meats pork product
1 head of broccoli, steamed
fresh thyme leaves
barbecue sauce (optional)

So, this a very simple preparation technique.  Since the veg meat is very pliable, I wet my hand (to prevent it from sticking to them) and molded the patties into a burger shape.  We then very lightly sprayed canola oil onto our George Foreman grill and cooked them until we got those nice grill marks. Derek, decided he wanted the patties to be slightly browned, so we put them on a non-stick pan to brown.  You can see the images of how we did this below.

Once the patties are browned, I sprinkled some fresh thyme  and lightly salted the patties. You can add barbecue sauce to the side if  you'd like, but we thought the patties were flavorful enough as is.  I then served the dish with some simple steamed broccoli which was lightly salted.

What a simple and satisfying meal...and the best thing about it was that there is a happy happy ending!
...and this little piggy was never eaten!

Comments

[VeganGuy24]

Wow, this recipe looks fantastic!

[A Person]

I have a question. If the point of being vegan or vegetarian, is (in part) to not eat animals because it promotes cruelty, why is it ok to PRETEND to eat animals? I find it hypocritical. Either eat animals, or don't. But don't say it's wrong but then pretend to be eating them with things like tofurkey or this fake pork recipe. You even call it "veg meat" here. It is not meat. It is "plant protein" according to Match. Let's get real. If you're not going to eat animals, please don't pretend that you are. It's takes away from the argument to be veg.

[Another Person]

Does eating plant-based proteins seasoned and shaped like meat somehow promote cruelty...?

Don't be an idiot.