Enter me please!! Yummy!

I love veggie meats, there are so many different reasons to convert over, I don't understand why flesh eatters aren't more open-minded!

I would love to use the Match Meat to make "tajaditas."

Let me explain. I'm from Honduras and in my country, we eat tajaditas as a snack. They can be found in corner "bodegas" or corner stores that sell all sorts of snacks. I've been craving tajaditas for quite some time.

Here is how you make them:

Sautee your ground "meat" with onions, green peppers, garlic, jalapenos, cumin, black pepper and salt. You can add a little tomato sauce as well. Your "meat" should be a little juicy and not too dry.

Slice cabbage really thin. Lightly season the cabbage with lime, black pepper and cumin.

Take a couple of green plantains (or more depending on how many servings you're making), slice them and fry them. These are your "tajaditas."

I'd like to actually set up the little red snack baskets and line them with the red and white checkered papers. Fill up the basket with tajaditas, top with some of the "meat" and top that with the sliced cabbage.

That is what I would make with my Match Meat!

I am not an expert cook, so I would have to follow a recipe. I would like to try this product in your southwest burger recipe, enchiladas, and/or sloppy joes.

oh! oh! a vegan crab rangoon would be perfection. i have been eying a recipe on about.com for a while. here is the recipe veganized...

vegan crab rangoon
ingredients:
8 oz vegan cream cheese
8 oz faux crab meat
1 tsp red onion, chopped
1/2 tsp vegan Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp light soy sauce
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 green onion, finely sliced
1 large clove garlic, smashed, peeled, and finely minced
1 package vegan wonton wrappers
1 small bowl water
Oil for deep-frying, as needed

instructions:
1.) Combine the "cream cheese" and "crab meat". Mix in the remaining six filling ingredients (up to the wonton wrappers) one at a time.

2.) On a flat surface, lay out a won ton wrapper in front of you so that it forms 2 triangles (not a square).

3.) Wet the edges of the won ton. Add 1 teaspoon of filling to the middle, and spread it out toward the left and right points of the wrapper so that it forms a log or rectangular shape (otherwise the wrapper may break in the middle during deep-frying).

4.) Fold over the edges of the wrapper to make a triangle. Wet the edges with water and press together to seal.

5.) Keep the completed Crab Rangoon covered with a damp towel or paper towel to keep them from drying out while preparing the remainder.

6.) Heat wok and add oil for deep-frying. When oil is ready (the temperature should be between 360 - 375 degrees), carefully slide in the "Crab Rangoon", taking care not to overcrowd the wok. Deep-fry until they are golden brown, about 3 minutes, turning once.

7.) Remove with a slotted spoon and drain. Serve hot with Sweet and Sour Sauce or Chinese Hot Mustard.

Yields: 48

I love faux meat!

I would love to use the chicken for one of my fav's that mom used to make called brandicot chicken. I do use tofu for it, but it still hasn't quite got that Mom made it taste.

It's very hard to choose which product I would like to use so I've narrowed it down to 2, the ground chicken breast and the italian sausage.
The ground chicken I would like to use to make some faux chicken cutlets, breaded and baked in the oven. This also would be good with some marinara sauce and teese cheese for a parmigiana. The italian sausage would be a great addition for my lasagne. I hope I win, these faux meats are not available where I live in northern California.

Great blog! I really enjoy reading!

I would love to make my vegan meatloaf sandwiches the Match Meats "beef".

I would simply take:

1 pound "beef"
1 medium green bell pepper diced
1/2 cup onion of choice
Basil
Oregano
Salt
Pepper
Parsley
Chili Powder

Mix it all up and form a loaf on a greased cookie sheet. Bake on 475 for 25 minutes covered with foal. Then broil for 5-7 minutes uncovered. Serve on a toasted kaiser bun with a homemade tomato sauce on top of "meat". I also sometimes add hot pepper rings, lettuce, and/or a slice of onion to top things off. Just depends on my mood.

I would love to use the "beef" to try and make a vegan version of my mom's delicious porcupine meatballs. They use uncooked rice in the balls (hence the 'porcupine' aspect) which cook in this yummy-tomato based sauce which they soak up as they cook on the stove, and then you serve them over rice.

:)

I want to make chicken cutlets and tacos and fajitas with the meat. My mom never buys me fake meat, and I want to show her it tastes good, so I can buy it more often and stick to a healthy vegetarian diet.

I WANT TO TRY IT IN A CURRY SPICY DISH, ITS FUN TRYING THESE NEW RECIPES.WHILE ADDING A LITTLE OF YOUR OWN FLAVOR CREATING A MAGICAL FLAVOR AND TASTE THATS ALSO APPEASING TO THE EYES MMM...GOOD

I want to introduce my non-vegan friends to tasty vegan alternatives!

SOuthwest Veggie Burger topped with salsa, sour cream and lettuce and tomato and veggie cheese sprinkled with hard taco shells and you have the BEST taco around!!

I would use the "meat" for my burritos! Everyone loves my burritos, i make them for my fellow co-workers all the time. I use Morning Star Farms "beef" crumble, refried beans, onions, pepperjack and monterey jack cheese and use a taco seasoning to season the "beef". I then wrap the the "beef", onions, refried beans and cheese in flour tortillas then individually wrap them in aluminum foil and bake at 350ish for about 1/2 hour. You should pick me because my burritos are the best, none of my co-workers are vegetarian and they all like my vegetarian burritos better than when I used real beef before i went Veg!!

Hi Amy,
I was excited to read this post on Match Meats. My husband and I have been vegan for almost a year now, and we're happy with our choice. But every once in a while, we find ourselves craving something from our omni life.

It's close to that time of year when my grandmother passed away, and as usual, I find myself thinking of her. Most of my memories involve her being in the kitchen, and one of her best recipes was Goulash which I haven't had in ages as it is a beef based recipe and I stopped eating beef a long time before going vegan.

If I win the contest, I would try her recipe for German Goulash Zuppe. It would be truly wonderful to be able to recreate that meal again.

Tacos

I'd try the crab match pasta. My kids love seafood and they love pasta, just seems like a natural way to introduce them to match products and get them to like them.

I am interested in trying the Match beef. I really do not miss chicken or pork, but during the summer when I can tell my neighbors are grilling out, I really want a burger.

I would definitely love to make chili with the Match Meats ground beef. What a great vegetarian meal that would be - with tomatoes, beans and the added plant protein in the Match Meats "ground beef," it's a meal my family and me can enjoy together.

love to try in pasta

I would throw a party!!!

I would use the ground "chicken" in my Green Chili Chicken Enchilada recipe. The whole family loves it - easy to make and tastes great!

I would love to make homemade veggie burgers on the grill. I love to grill in the summertime so I really would love some faux meat to work with. I would grill out with my friends so they could see how delish vegan food can be.

My mom always makes her Chinese food homemade, I've been looking for a substitute crab meat for us - so we can make our own crab ragoons with substitute crab and tofutti better than cream cheese! Yum!

I'm taking a whole new outlook on farm animals. I'm learning fast how to be a good vegan. I'd love to have the opportunity to try new "meat"less products in many recipes I already make, ie; meat-less loaf, meat-less meatballs, meatless burgers, etc. I'm doing this first for the animals, the environment and myself...looking for any and all ways to change myself, my world around me and those I come in contact with.
Thank you,
Raven

A Great Garden Lasagna!

I have a chicken tangine recipe that I use quorn in, but it doesn't work out too well -- would love to try this instead!

Texas Hash. It rocks with seared severed cow flesh, I would like to see what this fake stuff is like in it.

IRISH STEW

got bacon(faux)?

I would love to win the Match Meats contest so that I can try to make a very healthy Chile Relleno. I found this recipe on this site a while ago and I've been eyeing it for that long. I'm still a pretty new vegan and it is still pretty hard for me to convert the recipes that I know and love already into vegan recipes. Since I am hispanic and grew up on hispanic foods, those are the ones I'm trying to convert.

hey my name is Rachelle and i am new to the vegan world! so far i am not having any trouble following the vegan ways! at the moment i am just grocery shopping like crazy tring to figure out what i like and dont like. its funny tho i look like a lost pup in the grocery store's!
the reason why i want to win is so i dont become poor buying everything!

thanks! =)

I want to use it in a vegan taco salad.

I would use vegan match meat beef to make Kefta, a traditional Lebanese recipe that my father makes. He puts Kefta patties (they look like hamburger or meatballs), in a baking dish with sliced tomatoes, potatoes and onions, then covers it in a spicy tomato sauce. I feel badly that every time he makes this wonderful dish, I opt out because I'm a vegan now. I think that if I used the vegan match meat beef to make Kefta, and that if I made it taste almost like the real thing I would probably make my father very proud.

My girlfriend has just gone vegetarian a few weeks ago. However, she's been CRAVING a corn-based "She Crab Soup" from a nearby Clearwater Beach, FL eatery, Frenchy's. I have searched and searched for a vegan recipe alternative, but to no avail. :( Is a Vegan She Crab Soup possible with Match crab? I sure hope so! Thanks!!

Lots of vegan love,

Gretchen

I'm still looking for a "meat" that I can use in pasta dishes. I try to bring vegan food to carnivorous family events.

Wow if I had 1 lb. of each vegan pork, beef and chicken..I would find a way to savor every last bit of it...especially the beef!!!! With the beef I would use a tiny bit in everything that has beef like tacos, a burger, spaghetti sauce..one thing though, my husband and I love to make a chipotle style dinner with guacamole, corn salsa, lime rice and all so with teh beef I would definitely season it with a homemade fajita season and maybe some chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and cook it up that way to add to my Chipotle style burrito. Also being half filipino I miss the good dishes my mom always makes so I would definitely put the meat to use to make some fried lumpia or egg rolls with the beef, some chicken adobo, saopo which is a yummy pork filled dumpling..if i could have that with some vegan pork...OMG I would be sooo happy!!!! Either way if I had some vegan meat I think like everyone else I would find a way to use and savor every last bit, not letting any go to waste and if I could make some fried lumpia or saopo with it I would definitely have everyone give it a try before telling them it's vegan!! But until then...I still love my only available vegan meat..my boca burgers!!

I would use it for a meat loaf with lots of onions and green peppers...mmmm mmmm good. ;-)

I love making vegetarian "meat-loaves." I usually use lentils, but this could be fun!

I WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO THE VEGY THING AND TRY SOME OF THESE PRODUCTS.

I am captivated by all the choices available to vegans these days...always room for more tho!! Our daughter has been our inspiration to begin this journey to lighten our diets and our consciences. So I am searching for new ways of using products. As a professional scratch baker and cook am always experimenting. I love making soups, sandwiches and salads with a twist, always with fresh herbs and trying to add that hidden punch to "jack up" the flavor ! Would like to try something to give 3 bean chili a heartier feeling and richer heartier calzone with sundried tomatoes, sweet potatoes,onions and peppers. Thanx for providing this site!!!

I would love to win. My Aunt is a vegetarian and likes to try new things!!!

I would use this in my lemon-citrus salad

I would love to make stuffed peppers. Match makes a "crab" meat that would be perfect for a summer version of stuffed peppers. YUM!

I'd like to try the meat substitute in my Sour Cream Beef Enchiladas with Salsa Fresca.

I would love to use the Italian meatballs in a modified version of my grandmother's Italian wedding soup (with faux parm too!). I bet my grandma won't be able to tell the difference!

how do i enter the contest?

i would love to make a large "meat" dish like a pot roast or some fake tenderloin, but i also would love to use it in simpler things like fajitas and mexican food-yum

I grew up with Beef Stroganoff and would love to see a Match Meat version of this recipe.

Thanks,
Charles

I would love to try these

i would use the meat in any and every possible way. i've never ate or cooked a vegan meal before in my life! i am really interested and commited to changing my lifestyle. money is scarce right now so it's difficult to experiment at the time. i'll just stick with veggies in the meantime.

I would definitely make crab cakes with the Match Meats Crab! I haven't tried this product yet....but plan to.

Thanks for this contest! I've been meat free since I was a kid and am always trying to find ways to feed my family.

I would love to make the southwest veggie burgers

Love to try something new.

i dont eat meat so i would love to win this prize

I have recently decided to change my diet and am searching the web for various ways on how to do this. A vegetarian diet is sounding more appealing every day. I DID like meat and, being English (now living in the States) I LOVE Shepherds Pie, so I would love to see how an alternative to this can be made.

I would love to try the crab cakes. I think it's something the whole family would like.

thanks

never tried this before,but ive been wanting too,so please count me in,thanks

I GET HUNGRY JUST THINKING ABOUT IT!

I would love to use it in the "meat" pie. My mom used to make one that was delicious but since going vegan, well, we haven't found a product that could imitate it just as good or better. But we are still looking!
I just have the hope that if I find a good product my dad will realize that vegan food is quite delicious and that it can keep up with his meaty foods.
Well, anyways..
thanks

I would use the beef to make swedish meatballs and serve them stroganoff style with some fluffy noodles - super yum.

If I won the "beef" I would make my favorite homemade burgers. This includes homemade ketchup, onion, parsley and a soy cheddar cheese. I love a homemade burger!

I would like to use it in a pot of chili or spaghetti.

What would i NOT make with faux meats??? i LOVE to cook and for years i struggled with my desire to eat ethically because of my passion for cooking delicious foods... i was just too afraid my meals just wouldn't be the same! fortunately in the past 6 months i have been able to throw away my fears and have jumped right into experimenting with alternative protein sources and am proud to say the less meat i eat the less i want to eat meat! there are so many wonderful healthy and ethical meals to make it's truly been a revelation. i feel extra proud too because of the impact i have seen with those around me... my parents, fiancee, and many friends all know me as a good cook and are trusting and delightfully surprised at my new vegan/vegetarian cooking talents and have also become inspired to reduce their meat consumption as well! even co-workers have shown interest in the home-made meals i bring for lunch and one (so far!) has even decided to try being vegetarian too! i'm a teacher and have the summers off so throughout this summer i will be hosting a weekly bbq/potluck for all my friends and am hoping to get more people turned on to faux meats. i plan to make everything i can! hmmm off the top of my head? the first recipes i would like to try are the italian meatballs from match meats website with a veggi-ful pasta dish and i would also love to try the "crab" in sushi, which is a party favorite... i have been wanting to make shish kebab so i would have to experiment with which makes the best replacement for the "shish" but i know that'll be a great party dish too with fresh naan and curried chickpeas.
mmmm hope to sample match meats soon!

VERY NEAT AND INTERESTING PRIZE
VERY UNIQUE

GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO ENTER!

I would love to win this as I am just learning about veg living through a friend. I think I would use some of the meat for a meatloaf so it's easily sliced in to meal-sized portions and so that my family (we have 5 chidlren ages 11 and under) can eat it, too!

Thank you for your consideration!

We went camping this weekend and made pizza on the campfire. The carnivores had beef and bacon on their pizza. My husband and I had settled for cheese pizza until someone suggested cutting up a veggie burger. It was very tasty, but certainly not beefy. I would use the "beef" you mentioned in the last post on our next campfire pizza!

I would like to make Veg Strogganoff. And enchiladas, philly "cheese steaks" all kinds of good things..a saute of roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, olive oil, and the meat substitute. Being veg is an unlimited culinary adventure.

I love to chop up veggie products and make a great fried rice with them.

I would love to try the Southwest Burger recipe!

I would love to use this product to make Golabki, or Polish cabbage rolls, which are usually made with pork/beef and rice rolled inside of cabbage leaves, and cooked in the oven with a savory tomato sauce for a few hours to soften the cabbage. I have tried many different things, including other meat substitutes and mushrooms, but nothing yet has been as good in flavor as the real thing! I would honestly try these products in all of my Polish home cooking!

I am always looking for ways to reduce fat and calories in meals. I think this would be great for any pasta, stir fry or casserole!

I would love to use it for summer barbeques! I think that burger looks great, but I'd also love to try and barbeque pork or chicken. Veggie burgers can be delicious, but I'm anxious to add a little more meat-free variety to summer cookouts.

I make a mean vegeterian chili and would definately use for this. Please count me in. Thanks!!

I have forever been trying to find the perfect sausage to include in my family's post-church breakfast burritos. For years we have been unimpressed with the results of other products. I would love to try Match at one of our weekly gatherings and see if I can't finally nail down the perfect breakfast burrito.

I would love to try to make vegetarian beef stroganoff

Mmm mmm. I love faux meat!

I want to make persian chelo kabobs(beef served with basmati rice)! It was my favorite dish when I ate meat, and my parents still make it, everytime I get so tempted to eat it. But, it's been 4 years now, and I've been very strong. It would be amazing to be able to eat it again and make them for the rest of the family and show them I can eat anything they can!

the berger looks good

I would love to try this in some casseroles.

I would love to use this meat in my chili recipe - thank you for the contest

I've got a meaty lasagne recipe I'd love to try them in!

Some days after work I am so hungry and tired and on those days I like to make my quick dish using my veggie meat. I use fresh carrots and onions (Sweet Ones) along with potatoes. About 2cups each. Brown in olive oil the veggies then add about 1 cup veggie beef-like chuncks ( Boil them first in 1/2 cup water. with 2 tablespoons jerk spice added). chopped celantro, frest garlic. Combine 2 pack of your favorite Beef-Stew mix with browned veggies and veggie beef chuncks

Add water as per package directions , simmer and enjoy.

This is a wonderful dish to serve to people who think that this veggie meat is a joke. This is great!

A Vegan For Life!

PLEASE choose me to win the MATCH MEATS products! I've been vegetarian for 20+ years and have a son who's been veg since birth (he's 5) and my husband went veg 7 years ago. My husband grew up in Indiana. His grandfather was a jewish butcher. he comes from a HUGE meat eating family. ANYWAY--- I should win this for him. for us. for my family!! This would give him another oppertunity to choose a veg product over a real meat and see what a good decision he's made and kept all these years. Plus my son hates food- so any chance to get him to maybe like something new is a blessing. And I'm a home chef. I LOVE to cook w/ fake meat products and I'm so eager to try this one! We live on an island in Maine so we do not have access to many products out there! And, to top it all off... we're dirt poor. So, we gladly accept contest-loot handouts! :)

I'd use it in my (fantastic!) Seitan Strogonoff. I came up with the recipe shortly after becoming a vegetarian in 1988, and altered it the following year when I went vegan. It's still one of my favorite dishes. I'd really like to try it with faux 'beef' instead of seitan.

I would love to duplicate a recipie that I used to eat with spicy sausage. Make stuffed peppers with the veggie sausage mix with spices, onions, hot peppers, tomatoes, and this would make a great meal.

I WOULD LIKE TO WIN BECAUSE I WANT TO BECOME A VEGETARIAN AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONVINCE MY HUSBAND THAT YOU CAN EAT TASTY DELICIOUS FOOD WITHOUT EATING REGULAR MEAT!I HAVE TO CONVINCE HIM WITH SOME OF YOUR WONDERFUL RECIPES AND I NEED THE "MEAT" TO GO IN THEM! THANKS!

perhaps spaghetti with "meat" sauce