How To: Vegan Ground Beef / Vegan Mince Meat Recipe

As most of you know, I was a lacto-ovo vegetarian until about 10 years ago. I spent two of the 8 years I was a lacto-ovo vegetarian eating a plant based diet only - aka as a vegan. Vegan life wasn't always easy or exactly tasty and there were many nights I spent eating peanut butter sandwiches for lack of anything else more exciting (or vegan friendly) to eat. 

During my vegan days, I learned how to make several meat substitutes for ground beef (aka minced meat) in dishes such as tacos, enchiladas and other Mexican dishes or for things like Shepard's Pie. 

Below is my recipe for my favorite vegan ground beef/ mince meat substitute. It is made from inexpensive champignon (button) mushrooms and the recipe can be doubled as needed.

Vegan Meat Replacement/Mushroom Mince Meat

Ingredients

250 grams champignon (button) mushrooms

1 tablespoon neutral oil (chili oil is a good spicy alternative)

125 ml water

Salt and black pepper to taste

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8.8 ounces champignon (button) mushrooms

1 tablespoon neutral oil (chili oil is a good spicy alternative)

1/2 cup water

Salt and black pepper to taste

Directions

1 If you have a KitchenAid Standing Mixer and the KitchenAid grater attachment, use the larger grater plate and grate the mushrooms. If you don't have a KitchenAid or the grater attachment, chop the mushrooms into very small pieces. 

2 Place the oil in a skillet, then turn the skillet on medium-high heat. Once the oil is warm (but not smoking), add the grated mushrooms and stir. Let cook for 5 minutes, or until the mushrooms begin to wilt. 

3 Once the mushrooms begin to wilt, add the water and let the mushrooms cook for an additional 10-12 minutes or until all of the water has evaporated and the mushrooms are completely soft.

4 Add salt and black pepper to the mushrooms and allow to cool. Use the mushroom mixture instead of ground beef / mince meat in dishes such as tacos, enchiladas and other Mexican dishes or in dishes such as Shepard's Pie.



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