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These looked like good healthy value for money at the supermarket and I tried them out last night and tonight. They bake from frozen in about 10 minutes. The first one I overdid and was burnt shoeleather, the second was just right and like
unburnt shoeleather. They were only about half a centimetre thick, soft and tasteless. Even a quarter of a bottle of Tabasco did nothing. I can't imagine who buys this rubbish more than once and I'm still ravenous now and can think of nothing but pizza and Chinese takeaway now. In fact I'm going to order the latter right away.

Nutritional Information
Per 100g Per Steak
Energy (kj/kcal) 460/109 451/107
Protein 11.4 11.2
Carbohydrate 7.4 7.3
of which sugars 2.2 2.2
Fat 3.80 3.70
of which saturates 2.00 2.00
Fibre 4.0 3.9
Sodium 0.7 0.7

Ingredients
Quorn steak (92%) [mycoprotein*, rehydrated free range egg white, onion, flavouring, partially hydrogenated rape, palm & palm kernel oils, milk protein, roasted barley malt extract, tapioca starch, gelling agent: pectin], pepper coating (water, wheat dextrose, black pepper, salt, green & red peppers, sunflower oil, gelling agent: xanthan gum). *48% of product.

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mazza1973 wrote on Jun 20

OH dang...I hate those things. I never trust them. They look really nice on the picture but when you cook them, they are so shrivelled up and hard! Hope you find a good Chinese take away Giles - oh I am getting hungry.

jazzmanic wrote on Jun 20

My ex is a vegi and on occaision would use quorn products. Naturaly I tried some from time to time. I understand now why so many vegies are miserable!

gilesy01 wrote on Jun 20

The quorn sausages were OK. there's one which delivers great meals. I'll post a picture on foodgasms for you.

gilesy01 wrote on Jun 20

Real veg etc is fine. Tofu is OK. This reconstituted stuff is really depressing because it never really lives up to the beauty and deliciousness of real meat.

mazza1973 wrote on Jun 20, edited on Jun 20

Hey Giles - have you ever tried instant Mee Goreng? They are a good staple to have in the pantry as they are yummy and really quick to cook. You could do with one now.

I saw them in Tescos once - in the Oriental section. You can get a box of it in China Town. Paul carried one box on the train from work all the way to Aylesbury hahahahaha for me!

The girls love it :)

serendipitydreams wrote on Jun 20

hmmmmmm I've been veg for about nine years....I really like the quorn products...never have tried these yet. ...but if you are comparing to meat and expecting the taste of steak...there is probably a taste issue

emmm1 wrote on Jun 20

For calorific and nutritional value, you'd be better off eating the box it came in.
Probably taste nicer too.

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serendipitydreams wrote on Jun 20

.....but then my idea of a good vegetarian meal is a root beer float for dinner

mazza1973 wrote on Jun 20

From packet to this:

in a mattef of minutes, in fact I am gonna go make myself and Bounty one! hahaahhaha

dantcer wrote on Jun 20

Wonder if they have those here? Having steaks tonight but darn... these look better than mine will. lol

gilesy01 wrote on Jun 20

mazza1973 said

have you ever tried instant Mee Goreng?

I've seen itt here as well. The takeaway was great, I feel better now. I might try this one next.

gilesy01 wrote on Jun 20

serendipitydreams said

if you are comparing to meat and expecting the taste of steak...there is probably a taste issue

There's a texture-chewiness issue as well.

gilesy01 wrote on Jun 20

emmm1 said

For calorific and nutritional value, you'd be better off eating the box it came in.
Probably taste nicer too.

I doubt you could yell the difference with your eyes shut.

gilesy01 wrote on Jun 20

dantcer said

.. these look better than mine wi

They look great on the photo. I should have taken a picture myself--they just look like leather shoe insoles in reality.

tlhouston wrote on Jun 20

Peppered steak is a fav but more likely fresh!!

dantcer wrote on Jun 20

Here's a big hint about beef. It continues to cook after you stop cooking it. You have to undercook it slightly and then let it rest for 3 minutes (approx) I'm still perfecting this but that means I go slightly too much med rare and then let it cook a little more med rare as it rests.

gilesy01 wrote on Jun 20

We let roast beef rest before carving. I didn't realise you had to do the same with steak as well.

littleronnie wrote on Jun 20

LOL...still ravenous. Actually that is quite funny. I hate buying stuff like this. I like to buy all of my food fresh. I just let my husband have his once per year KFC and ughhhhh.....yuck...I hate that stuff.

Better luck next time.

mazza1973 wrote on Jun 20

gilesy01 said

I've seen itt here as well. The takeaway was great, I feel better now. I might try this one next.

If you try it, try stir frying the noodles after you mix all the sauces in. I find that it is tastier. In the instruction section, they just tell you to put the noodles in a bowl (after boiling it for a couple of minutes) and put all the seasonings and mix but for me, I do the extra stir frying. Just put it in the pot that you boiled the noodles in (minus water) just fry it for a minute - stirring constantly so it doesn't stick on the botton of the pan. Then you can eat it as it is or put all the other fancy stuff like egg etc.

mazza1973 wrote on Jun 20

gilesy01 said

We let roast beef rest before carving. I didn't realise you had to do the same with steak as well.

Yeah you do Giles - I saw that on my cooking shows.

citybreezes wrote on Jun 20

Ha ha ha I just love your description of them Giles :)

pferox wrote on Jun 20

YUP, nuthin like MYSTERY MEAT for dinner. (BLAH YUCK PTUI PTUI)

flutterbee1952 wrote on Jun 20, edited on Jun 20

Now why do they go and make something that should be wheat free full of grains? grrrrrrr I'm allergic to grain, but by the sounds of it...I wouldn't want to try this either. I'll stick with the real beef...giggles!

My rating is not for your article, but for the product...right? I say NO to anything that's not all natural. Steak should be real beef and none of that mystery meat stuff! :p

dakotabbw wrote on Jun 20

A dietitician told me too that they are FULL of preservatives!! Stay out of the frozen food section!!

franci22 wrote on Jun 20

haha Giles, I love all the handy little hints one can get from your posts and subsequent comments.

moufflongirl wrote on Jun 21

I dislike ready made stuff as you never know what evil additives they've chucked into the mix. They also seem to have an unnatural amount of salt and sugar not to mention the hydrogenated fats.
And I have to say that Quorn does not tempt me in the slightest (the TV ad is pretty off-putting, as well!)

Now if you'd had REAL shoeleather, I might have been jealous! (am just off to heat up the remains of yesterday's pork casserole and boiled rice)

sweetrose1021 wrote on Jun 22

mazza1973 said

From packet to this:

in a mattef of minutes, in fact I am gonna go make myself and Bounty one! hahaahhaha

Can you make me one too????? lol

mazza1973 wrote on Jun 22

Suuuuuuuuuuure! Its really easy :)

gilesy01 wrote on Jun 22

I'll go find some this week.

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