Meat-free Nuggets recipe
MANILA, Philippines — You go meat-free when you’re on a diet or when you just want to eat light and healthy. You also go meat-free when it is Holy Week, which is the most crucial and culminating week of the Lenten season.
For whatever reason you are trying to stay meat-free, it has become easier now that meat-free protein substitutes that taste good are readily available in major supermarkets and groceries.
Here is a meat-free delicious bite suggested by Home Foodie and San Miguel Foods Culinary Center.
Garlic Honey Glazed meat-free Nuggets
Ingredients:
1 pack (200 grams) Veega Meat-free Nuggets, cooked according to package directions
1 tsp. toasted sesame seeds
For the glaze:
4 cloves garlic, finely crushed
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup water
1 pc. (150 grams) lemon, juiced
1 tbsp. (10 grams) cornstarch
1/8 tsp. iodized fine salt
1/2 tsp. chili pepper flakes (optional)
Procedure:
1. In a saucepan, combine glaze ingredients except chili pepper flakes. Cook over medium heat while stirring continuously until mixture becomes slightly thick.
2. When ready to serve, toss cooked meat-free nuggets gently in the glaze. Garnish with chili pepper flakes and sesame seeds.
*Makes 3 to 4 servings.
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