Favourite veggie sausage?

[felixthecat]

I've had these a few times and they're really nice, £2.50 in tescos. Not even going to try the Richmond ones.
Anyone fancying hot dog style sausage steer clear from 'Moving Mountains' in Sainsbury's! 4 for £5, thought I'd treat myself, you have to cook them all at once and they are bloody awful.
Fry's artisan hotdogs are crap as well.
I wonder what happened to the cheap frozen supermarket ones that took a few minutes ( not vegan cos they had free range egg white in)?
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I do eat meat but these are great( the naked glory ones). They've become my go to sausage

 

[RubyToogood]

I had a couple of Moving Mountains sausages with my breakfast pancakes and they were ok, not any better than Quorn ones. I can't help feeling that a lot of veggie sausage makers are so keen to make the thing resemble a meat sausage that they forget that they're also supposed to be nice. This is why I like Naturli vegan marge - it's not exactly the same as butter, but is just as nice in a slightly different way.

None of the veggie sausages are like a GOOD meat sausage - a juicy butcher's sausage made from happy pigs with a few nice herbs chucked in etc. They're like generic supermarket sausages.

 

[BristolEcho]

I had a couple of Moving Mountains sausages with my breakfast pancakes and they were ok, not any better than Quorn ones. I can't help feeling that a lot of veggie sausage makers are so keen to make the thing resemble a meat sausage that they forget that they're also supposed to be nice. This is why I like Naturli vegan marge - it's not exactly the same as butter, but is just as nice in a slightly different way.

None of the veggie sausages are like a GOOD meat sausage - a juicy butcher's sausage made from happy pigs with a few nice herbs chucked in etc. They're like generic supermarket sausages.

Formally happy pigs.

I sort of know what you mean though. I always liked really nice Cumberland sausages that were fat and nothing has really come close to that since.

 

[gentlegreen]

I may have to make another risky foray to the supermarket later for cauldron sausages to spice up my broth - not just on account of this thread, but also my young colleague wafting two of them in my direction last week on his way back from the microwave ...



EDIT:-

I had to settle for these :-

 

[kalidarkone]

I had a couple of Moving Mountains sausages with my breakfast pancakes and they were ok, not any better than Quorn ones. I can't help feeling that a lot of veggie sausage makers are so keen to make the thing resemble a meat sausage that they forget that they're also supposed to be nice. This is why I like Naturli vegan marge - it's not exactly the same as butter, but is just as nice in a slightly different way.

None of the veggie sausages are like a GOOD meat sausage - a juicy butcher's sausage made from happy pigs with a few nice herbs chucked in etc. They're like generic supermarket sausages.

Im going to have to disagree with you re the sausage ting. I hate quorn and think the moving mountains sausage is very different.
Certainly the way it was cooked in the pub -it was like a really good meaty sausage to the point that we argued with the waiter that we had been given the meat sausage by mistake.
It was not quite the same when I fried it. I have a feeling that sautéing and then braising in a bit of veggie stock and red wine and garlic and black pepper might make a difference.....will experiment and report back later

 

[existentialist]

I may have to make another risky foray to the supermarket later for cauldron sausages to spice up my broth - not just on account of this thread, but also my young colleague wafting two of them in my direction last week on his way back from the microwave ...



EDIT:-

I had to settle for these :-

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All of the TESCO alternatives are disappointing. Their non-frozen ones are remarkably sausage-like, but have really tough skins...and don't taste a patch on the Cauldrons.

 

[xenon]

The ones I've got in the freezer are shit. I feel queasy after eating them.

I wish I could remember which brand to thus avoid.

 

[Mogden]

Quorn has horrible consequences on my digestion. That makes me feel queasy and it does not agree with my belly, one of the few things I can't eat. Not sure why cos I'm fine with mushrooms and Quorn is just fungi.

I've had Richmond again this morning, currently available in Aldi, and still really rate them. They have a slight citrus hint somewhere in it, kind of a sumac tang, but I could happily munch those over any meat ones as a breakfast and bangers & mash sub. I will have to get some of those Moving Mountains ones. I think I've had the burgers in that range and they had a surprisingly realistic texture.

 

[Sue]

I'm massively put off by veggie sausages that are too like meat. I don't eat veggie sausages very often but Quorn Linconshire ones are okay for BBQs. I find Linda McCartney ones way too greasy.

A while ago someone gave me some veggie mince -- fresh stuff was that made to look like meat mince, all pink and like it'd been through a mincer. I tried -- made a bolognese sauce, added spices and whatever else -- but the look/taste/texture was so gross it made me want to puke. I ended up throwing it out (and I never throw food out). Absolutely disgusting.

 

[existentialist]

I'm massively put off by veggie sausages that are too like meat. I don't eat veggie sausages very often but Quorn Linconshire ones are okay for BBQs. I find Linda McCartney ones way too greasy.

A while ago someone gave me some veggie mince -- fresh stuff was that made to look like meat mince, all pink and like it'd been through a mincer. I tried -- made a bolognese sauce, added spices and whatever else -- but the look/taste/texture was so gross it made me want to puke. I ended up throwing it out (and I never throw food out). Absolutely disgusting.

Same here. My objection to eating meat extends to the taste, texture, etc., and any veggie alternative that's too realistic is unpalatable to me. And that's true in spades of all Quorn products. Cauldron are about as far as I can comfortably go...

 

[gentlegreen]

All of the TESCO alternatives are disappointing. Their non-frozen ones are remarkably sausage-like, but have really tough skins...and don't taste a patch on the Cauldrons.

Mine got cooked up in the remains of my stew so weren't properly put to the test.
They might well have disappointed otherwise ...

 

[gentlegreen]

Same here. My objection to eating meat extends to the taste, texture, etc., and any veggie alternative that's too realistic is unpalatable to me. And that's true in spades of all Quorn products. Cauldron are about as far as I can comfortably go...

Indeed.
I only once tried Linda McCartney's sausage rolls ...

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Vegetarian & Vegan Black Pudding

Had this for breakfast today, held it's own against fried egg & baked beans - and I say that as a non-vegetarian who eats real black pudding.

Although possibly a bit more like an stiff beanburger than a sausage.

I mashed some black beans into some veg burger mix and it ended up tasting a bit black puddingy.

 

[existentialist]

I mashed some black beans into some veg burger mix and it ended up tasting a bit black puddingy.

I'm always quite horrified at how "meaty" my refried beans are/smell when I microwave them

 

[gentlegreen]

I was offered a youtube video yesterday which I didn't actually go and watch ... it seems "meaty" mushrooms are a thing ... .

I do on the other hand definitely look forward to trying "chicken of the woods" as in the main, mushrooms get lost in my stew ...

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=making+mushrooms+taste+meaty

 

[kalidarkone]

So I cooked the moving mountains sausages by frying them with red onions and garlic and then when defrosted and slightly browned transferred them into a casserole dish with miso, red wine and garlic powder.

They became much more meaty as the protein in the sausage soaked up the liquid, this made them tastier imo. However the thing I did not like was that the algae sausage skin became a bit rubberry and was a bit gross.

Next experiment will be to fry then grill and just grill.

 

[seeformiles]

I make my own

 

[Epona]

I make my own

Tell us more!

 

[Sprocket.]

We tried The Vegetarian Butcher meatballs last night for the first time. We are going to try their sausage purely on how good the meatballs were.

Well we tried the sausages and I have noticed they are mentioned through the thread. Had them in a bun with ketchup and a smear of Colman’s. Very tasty and the texture was okay. Would recommend, they are the Little Willies mentioned above.

Though they are marketed by Unilever if that causes concern.

 

[sojourner]

Quorn gives me a really bad belly, Linda Mc saussies are vile dry turd-like crap. My no 1 fave is Cauldron, but the Richmond ones are excellent, and some of the new pea-based ones are fab too, especially the smokey ones in a saus and bean stew.

The variety of veggies saussies has rocketed lately, which can only be a good thing.

 

[seeformiles]

Tell us more!

I just use TVP rehydrated with veg stock, herbs (Thyme/Oregano), dash of lemon juice, paprika, pepper, pinch of nutmeg.
Once all liquid absorbed and mixture allowed to cool, I add a tbsp of oatmeal and an egg, mix together and put in the fridge for 30 mins.
Then I lay out pieces of clingfilm and for each piece I lay out a tbsp of the mixture, wrap the clingfilm around it and twist the ends to form a sausage shape.
Once you’ve used up all the mixture, place your sausages into a colander, put a saucepan lid on top then place this on top of a pan of boiling water and steam your clingfilm wrapped bangers for about 20 mins.
Once removed from the colander, allow to cool before unwrapping and you should have a sausage that will keep its shape while it fries,

Voila!

 

[killer b]

I remember Linda Mcartney's sausages being rank, but recently had some of the red onion and rosemary sausages someone posted upthread and thought they were very nice. I'd urge people who have swerved them for years to give them a go.

I think I've tried all the Heck sausages, and found them all to be uninteresting or weird, despite very promising ingredients.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Linda Mc saussies are vile dry turd-like crap.

I tried these and I don't understand how anyone can eat them and say they like them. They're like reconstituted cardboard with all the flavour removed. Nasty, horrible things.

 

[sojourner]

I tried these and I don't understand how anyone can eat them and say they like them. They're like reconstituted cardboard with all the flavour removed. Nasty, horrible things.

Vile aren't they? You cannot make them better, not by drowning in gravy, or putting in a stew. They look like turds too. Massively unappealing.

 

[kalidarkone]

Vile aren't they? You cannot make them better, not by drowning in gravy, or putting in a stew. They look like turds too. Massively unappealing.

They give me indigestion badly.

 

[Bwark]

I've eaten a veggie sausage that was similar in texture, but the spicing was very much in your face.I don't remember what brand it was, it was edible and tasty but I certainly won't make a habit of it

 

[BristolEcho]

Quorn gives me a really bad belly, Linda Mc saussies are vile dry turd-like crap. My no 1 fave is Cauldron, but the Richmond ones are excellent, and some of the new pea-based ones are fab too, especially the smokey ones in a saus and bean stew.

The variety of veggies saussies has rocketed lately, which can only be a good thing.

Yeah the Linda Mc ones look really poor now in what is a growing choice. Don't mind them on a roast at my Mums though as she buys these and I like to keep it simple for her. They are alright in Gravy. She still asks me after 5 years if I'm still veggie, though less often these days.

 

[sojourner]

Yeah the Linda Mc ones look really poor now in what is a growing choice. Don't mind them on a roast at my Mums though as she buys these and I like to keep it simple for her. They are alright in Gravy. She still asks me after 5 years if I'm still veggie, though less often these days.

Yup. The Linda Mc burgers are bloody great, especially the mozzarella ones, we always have them, but the saussies? Nah.

Haha, my Dad was forever asking my fella if he fancied fish and chips, and when repeatedly told he was a veggie, would always say 'it's just a bit of fish'

 

[gentlegreen]

I used to have a rather bad LMcC pie habit.
Weekend meals often used to consist of these, plus instant mash and frozen peas ...
In a good week I could make the four pies last two days, but without a fridge, it was tempting to bake all four on day one ....

 

[gentlegreen]

I can't get massively excited by Aldi's "Plant Menu Red Pepper and Butternut Squash Sausages" as a weekend "cassoulet"-style perk-up for my 6 and 7 day old bean stew - not quite spicy enough to make a difference...
Last week's herby Tesco ones were better - though not up to Cauldron standards...

Generally speaking I've got out of the habit of focussing my evening meals around a high protein savoury thing and instead rely on the two or three cans of beans that go in over the course of a week .. and the stew is a vehicle for pickles, pine nuts, tahini etc ...

But at some point in retirement I'm likely to want to move away from bought-in soy milk and start making my own so I will have a lot of soy pulp to use ... a big incentive would be if I started entertaining other human beings who aren't habitual pottage-eaters... I imagine okara tempeh will be on the cards ...