Spaghetti with Meatless Balls
Spaghetti with Meatless Balls
For the meatless balls:
Soak 2 cups dry TVP in 1 3/4 cups boiling water for 10 minutes.
Sauté 1 small onion (finely diced) in 2 tbsp oil, then add to the TVP
Add to the TVP:
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
a pinch of black pepper
2-3 tsp salt
1/2 tsp oregano
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 cup white flour
Stir until well mixed. Mold this mixture into balls 1inch on diameter,
pressing firmly. Fry in some oil until crispy.
For the spaghetti sauce:
1/4 cup olive oil
1 onion (diced)
1-2 green peppers (diced)
6 cups tomato sauce
3 1/2 tsp oregano
1 1/2 tsp sweet basil
1/2 tsp allspice
3 1/2 tsp chilli powder (optional)
1/2 tsp hot chilli (optional)
1 bay leaf
1/4 heaping tsp black pepper
3 3/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp cumin
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 1/4 cups TVP
Method
Sauté onions and peppers in the olive oil until soft and then add the
tomato sauce an all the spices, except the garlic powder, and bring to
a boil. Simmer about 20 minutes (meanwhile cook some spaghetti in some
boiling water as per package instructions). Add the TVP and garlic
powder to the sauce and let sit for 10 minutes while the TVP softens.
When the TVP is soft, serve on spaghetti noodles with the meatless
balls.
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