How to cook delicious soy meat - 8 best recipes

Soy meat can often be found on store shelves, however, not everyone knows how to cook it correctly and tasty. That’s why we have prepared wonderful 8 step-by-step recipes with photos. Meat is used as the main ingredient for preparing snacks, all kinds of salads, and casseroles.

Soy meat salad

A light snack made from a meat analogue will appeal not only to vegetarians, but also to people leading a healthy lifestyle.


To complete the recipe you will need:

  • 60 g soy meat;
  • 2 cucumbers;
  • small onion;
  • a shot of soy sauce;
  • 5 g Korean carrot seasoning;
  • sunflower oil;
  • greenery;
  • ½ liter of boiling water.

Cooking method:

  1. Dry soy meat is poured with boiling water and infused under the lid. After half an hour, the meat is placed in a colander.
  2. The washed cucumbers are cut into strips, which are placed in a bowl and sprinkled with seasoning.
  3. The top of the vegetable is crushed with chopped herbs, after which everything is mixed.
  4. The onion is cut into thin half rings, which are sautéed until golden brown.
  5. The fried vegetable along with butter, as well as boiled meat, are laid out with cucumbers.
  6. The salad is dressed with sauce, mixed and consumed immediately before the cucumbers lose their crispness.

Pilaf recipe

There are endless recipes for cooking soy meat. For example, it can easily replace pork or lamb in pilaf.

To make this dish, you need to prepare in advance:

  • 200 g rice;
  • onion;
  • carrots;
  • 200 g soy goulash;
  • a head of garlic;
  • 15 ml each of olive and vegetable oil;
  • salt and spices.

During the cooking process, the following steps are performed:

  1. The onion is cut into cubes, the carrots are grated.
  2. In a thick-bottomed saucepan, a mixture of oils is heated, in which the prepared vegetables and soy goulash are fried for about 10 minutes.
  3. When the onion becomes transparent, place well-washed rice in a saucepan and add water so that it slightly covers the cereal.
  4. The pilaf is salted, seasoned, covered with a lid and simmered for 20 minutes over low heat.
  5. After the specified time, all components of the dish are mixed and a head of garlic is lightly pressed into the rice.
  6. The stewing continues for another 20 minutes, after which the garlic is removed, and the dish is thoroughly mixed and served.

What to cook from soybeans

In eastern countries, soybeans were used 6 thousand years ago; in Europe and Russia they learned about it relatively recently. Thanks to soybeans, you can prepare a variety of vegan dishes - make pates, milk, sauces, cutlets, etc. Vegans and vegetarians can do without animal protein, happily consuming plant-based protein. And according to recent research by scientists, it has become known that proteins of any origin are absorbed in exactly the same way! And now I will tell you what to cook from soybeans.

Before we get into soybean recipes, let's find out what are the benefits of soybean grains.

Soybean grains are rich in protein, vitamins E, B1, B2, B6, calcium, magnesium, lecithin and iron. Soybeans are classified as legumes, but their taste differs significantly from peas or beans. We can say that it does not have its own taste, it is very weak, so dishes are prepared from soy in which the soybean grains will take on the taste of the other ingredients.

How to cook soy cutlets

In general, you can cook vegetarian cutlets using cereals and vegetables :)) But from soy, according to this recipe, they turn out very tasty and tender. You can serve soy cutlets with herbs and vegetables, and the more, the better. Mustard leaves, dill, onions, radishes are a great addition!

Let's start cooking!

To prepare soy cutlets:

  1. You need to take soybean seeds and soak them overnight. Then rinse and boil until tender; there is no need to add salt to the water, otherwise it will take a very long time to cook, like all legumes.
  2. Then take the onion, carrot and chop it.
  3. Throw assafetida into a hot frying pan (very little, on the tip of a knife), after 5 seconds add curry to taste and start frying the onions and carrots.
  4. Add grated potatoes and a spoonful of tomato paste. Continue frying for another 5 minutes. Then take 2 tablespoons of flax seeds and 2 tablespoons of Five Grains and grind them in a blender. Pour into the pan along with the pre-cooked soy.
  5. Pour some water, simmer for a couple more minutes.
  6. Cool slightly and grind with a blender until smooth and start making cutlets. If they are loose, you can add flour. Before frying, you can roll in breadcrumbs or flour - we used rye.

That's it, vegan soy cutlets are ready! Bon appetit!:)

How to prepare soy plow

Vegan pate can be served as an addition to a side dish, filled into tartlets, or simply eaten with herbs and made into sandwiches...) And you can prepare it from ocarina, which is sold in the store, or from soybean seeds, previously soaked in water.

Let's start preparing soybean paste

  1. Before preparing the soybean paste, you need to soak the soybean seeds overnight. Then rinse and cook for about 20 minutes.
  2. Turn on the pan and fry the spices in oil for 2-3 seconds, add chopped onions and carrots. (You can add tomato paste, your favorite spices and herbs to taste). Fry for 2-3 minutes and add soy. Simmer for about 10 more minutes.
  3. Then cool and grind with a blender until smooth. Ready!

You can try this pate with different side dishes, such as spaghetti and herbs.

How to make soy milk

You can prepare soy milk very quickly, but only for this you will need soybean seeds that have already been pre-soaked overnight or for 6-7 hours.

So, let's start making soy milk.

1. Take the soaked soybeans, rinse them and throw them into a blender, pour a little water and grind them.


2. Drain the milk through cheesecloth.


3. Pour water again, grind and drain. Repeat until the soy milk becomes almost transparent.

4. At the end, take the ground soybeans and squeeze using gauze. The resulting ocarina can be frozen and used to prepare pate and other dishes.

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How to cook soy meat in the oven

Soy meat can be deliciously baked in the oven if you prepare the following set of products:

  • soy meat – 150 g;
  • bell pepper – 100 g;
  • champignons - three times more;
  • parsley – 40 g;
  • olive oil - a shot glass;
  • Teriyaki sauce – 80 ml;
  • salt and spices.

To dine on baked meat, follow these steps:

  1. While the oven is heating up to 200°C, the meat is poured with boiling water for several minutes, and the peppers, mushrooms and herbs are randomly chopped.
  2. The prepared ingredients are placed in a fireproof form, seasoned with oil and sauces, salted and seasoned.
  3. Place the meat in the oven for 40 minutes.
  4. After half the allotted time has passed, the contents of the mold are mixed and continue to bake until ready.

Interesting facts about soybeans

Soy is considered incredibly healthy, but constant attempts by geneticists to improve its properties spoil the product's reputation. In recent years, information has increasingly appeared in the media about the high risk of developing cancer as a result of regular consumption of products based on legumes grown in this way. It is also worth noting that soy balls, cutlets and other semi-finished products are actually more harmful than beneficial, since various auxiliary ingredients are used in their production.

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Korean soy meat

A savory Asian-style snack with an original taste is prepared from:

  • 100 g soy meat;
  • 2 medium carrots;
  • shots of olive oil;
  • the same volume of rice vinegar;
  • 1 liter of water;
  • 40 g sugar;
  • large head of garlic;
  • salt, coriander and pepper.

The preparation method consists of performing the following actions:

  1. Soy meat is prepared by soaking it in boiling water for a few minutes.
  2. Then it is boiled for 5 minutes in salted water, after which it is drained in a colander.
  3. The peeled root vegetable is cut into long strips, the garlic is chopped.
  4. A dressing is prepared from spices, salt, sugar, oil and vinegar.
  5. Vegetables are poured with dressing and left to marinate in the cold.
  6. After 2 hours they are mixed with meat.
  7. The salad is placed under pressure and sent to the refrigerator for a day.

Appetizing goulash

For goulash you need the following products:

  • 0.1 kg of tomato paste;
  • 0.1 kg soy meat;
  • 0.1 l of water;
  • a tablespoon of sour cream;
  • teaspoon khmeli-suneli;
  • 3 tbsp. spoons of soy sauce;
  • 3 tbsp. spoons of sunflower oil;
  • a teaspoon of flour;
  • one carrot
  • onion;
  • seasonings to taste.

Cooking method:

  1. Pour water into a deep container, add tomato paste, soy sauce and suneli hops.
  2. Dip soy meat into the resulting marinade.
  3. Marinate for no more than two hours.
  4. Proceed with preparing the rest of the ingredients.
  5. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater and cut the onion into half rings.
  6. Add vegetables to a frying pan with oil and fry until golden brown.
  7. In another frying pan with oil, fry the soy meat until golden brown.
  8. Add fried vegetables to the pieces of meat.
  9. Add sour cream and flour to the marinade, mix well until smooth and place in a frying pan.
  10. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
  11. Pepper and you can try.

Bon appetit!

In soy sauce in a frying pan

You can cook soy meat at speed with the addition of the following ingredients:

  • 10 g fresh ginger;
  • bulbs;
  • 1 carrot;
  • 80 ml soy sauce;
  • shots of olive oil;
  • heads of garlic;
  • salt, paprika, coriander and nutmeg.

To taste an original dish of Asian cuisine, we follow this algorithm:

  1. The meat is prepared according to the instructions on the package.
  2. In a bowl, nutmeg, coriander and paprika are diluted in soy sauce.
  3. ½ onion is cut into thin half rings, 5 g of ginger root is grated, ½ garlic is chopped. Onions, garlic and ginger are added to soy sauce.
  4. The meat, thrown into a colander, is poured with dressing and marinated for about half an hour.
  5. The remaining ginger and garlic are chopped into small cubes, which are fried until golden brown and placed on a plate, where they will wait their turn.
  6. In the same oil, cubes of the second half of the onion and carrot sticks are fried.
  7. After the onion becomes translucent, the marinated meat along with the marinade is sent into the frying pan.
  8. The dish is stewed under a closed lid until the carrots are soft.
  9. Before serving, crispy cubes of garlic and ginger are laid out over the stew.

Hamburger

Soy steak is very similar in appearance to the traditional one, but after eating it, you feel lightness, and not the usual heaviness in the stomach.

To prepare the dish you should purchase:

  • 200 g soy meat;
  • onion;
  • 1 bell pepper;
  • ½ bunch of parsley;
  • 2 g soda;
  • salt and seasonings as desired.

Creation stages:

  1. The meat analogue is boiled in boiling salted water and placed in a colander.
  2. The pepper is cut into strips, the onion into cubes.
  3. Onion cubes are sauteed until golden, after which soy meat is added to the vegetable, which is fried for another 5 minutes.
  4. The meat and fried onions are crushed using a blender, and then mixed with soda, pepper, salt, spices and chopped herbs. The minced meat goes into the refrigerator.
  5. After 2 hours, steaks are formed from the mass and placed on a baking sheet.
  6. Culinary products made from soy meat are baked at a temperature of 180°C for about 25 minutes until golden brown.

Benefits and harms

In fact, opinions about soy are still mixed. Some are convinced of its benefits, while others are fierce opponents of its use. Soy is made from soybean meal and flour. Due to its natural origin, it has the following positive qualities that you can’t argue with:

  • reduces the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases;
  • strengthens bones;
  • slows down the aging process;
  • helps to lose weight;
  • improves memory;
  • speeds up the digestive process;
  • cleanses the blood of toxins;
  • improves intestinal microflora.

On a note!
Because of the estrogen it contains, soy is recommended for women in climatic periods. The product helps regulate hot flashes and normalizes hormonal balance. The negative effect of soy can only occur if it is abused. The daily consumption rate is no more than 50 g per day. An allergy may develop or an exacerbation of any chronic diseases may occur. Genetically modified soybeans are particularly dangerous and are highly undesirable to eat.

Soy meat goulash

Soy goulash, whose calorie content is only 106 kcal per 100 g of product, is, among other things, rich in vegetable proteins and has an amazing taste.

This dish is prepared from:

  • 1 white radish;
  • ½ head of garlic;
  • 1 carrot;
  • 1 bell pepper;
  • bulbs;
  • 250 g soy meat;
  • soy sauce.

Cooking method:

  1. The meat is poured with boiling water and after 7 - 10 minutes is placed in a colander.
  2. The carrots are grated on a coarse grater. Onions and peppers are cut into cubes, garlic is crushed.
  3. Onions and garlic are laid out in a frying pan, to which all the vegetables are gradually added.
  4. When the meat is added to the other ingredients, the contents of the pan are seasoned with soy sauce.
  5. Simmer the dish over low heat under a closed lid for about 10 - 15 minutes until cooked.

Classical

Soy meat can be prepared according to a variety of recipes. It turns out especially tasty in the form of goulash. A large amount of vegetables is also added to the main product in this dish. Their composition can be adjusted to your taste. You can make the treat brighter and more interesting with the help of tomato paste. You can also replace it with ketchup in the recipe. You can take both sweet and spicy.

Composition of ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

  • soy meat – 100-120 g;
  • carrots (large) – 1 pc.;
  • tomatoes (medium) – 2 pcs.;
  • white onion – 1 head;
  • tomato paste – 3 tbsp. l.;
  • sunflower oil – 2-3 tbsp. l.;
  • salt, spices.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

  1. You should start by soaking the soy product. To do this, place it in a deep saucepan, add salt and add 1 liter of hot water.

  2. After boiling over medium heat for 10-12 minutes, the meat must be separated from the liquid using a colander, squeezed out and cut into small pieces.
  3. Next, you will need to peel and then chop the onions and carrots: chop the first into cubes, and process the second with a coarse grater. After that, heat a frying pan with vegetable fat and sauté the ingredients in it for about 4-5 minutes, sprinkling with seasonings to taste.
  4. In the next step, add the prepared soy meat to the vegetables and continue frying at the same heat for another 5-6 minutes.
  5. Tomatoes should be peeled and stemmed, then chopped into small cubes and added to the fried foods together with tomato paste.

After mixing all the contents of the pan well, cover it with a lid and simmer for 10-12 minutes over low heat. As a result, all vegetables should become soft and tender. The meat will come out with a lot of rich, flavorful gravy. To increase its portion, you can also add filtered water with chopped tomatoes to the mass.

What can I add?

It's delicious to add additional vegetables to the treat. For example, zucchini and/or eggplant. Vegetables should be washed, peeled, then cut into small pieces and fried until golden brown. You can also use fresh garlic. It is also fried along with all the other ingredients.

How to serve a dish

The dish is perfect with a side dish of rice or baked vegetables. It can be garnished with fresh chopped dill. The treat goes well with potatoes in any form. For example, with mashed potatoes, boiled or baked vegetables. Since goulash is made with a large amount of gravy, additional sauces are not needed.

With buckwheat noodles and vegetables

A vegetarian version of the Japanese dish yakisoba involves the use of:

  • 200 g soy meat;
  • 300 g buckwheat noodles;
  • 100 g olive oil;
  • 1 carrot;
  • 2 bell peppers;
  • 30 ml soy sauce;
  • the same volume of balsamic vinegar.

For the marinade:

  • 10 g honey;
  • 60 ml soy sauce;
  • 20 ml of liquid smoke;
  • 70 g tomato paste;
  • 450 ml boiling water;
  • spices.

When creating, the following actions are performed:

  1. All ingredients for the marinade are mixed in a separate container, where the meat is then placed, mixed and placed under pressure.
  2. After 3 hours, when the meat is marinated, the noodles are boiled in the same way as traditional pasta.
  3. The carrots are grated, the pepper is cut into cubes.
  4. The marinated meat is fried in ½ prepared oil for about 25 minutes over intense heat. Then it is laid out in a separate container, and the remaining oil is added to the frying pan, onto which the carrots are poured.
  5. When it becomes soft, add pepper.
  6. After 7 minutes, add noodles and soy meat to the frying pan with the vegetables.
  7. Finally, everything is seasoned with soy sauce and vinegar, after which it is thoroughly mixed.

With funchose

You can cook soy meat right away along with the side dish. Glass noodles are best suited for this purpose. With funchose, the dish is not only tasty, but also especially healthy. Noodles and soy meat are also complemented by a large amount of vegetables and spices. It is especially important to add garlic and ground coriander to the dish.

Composition of ingredients

For the dish you need to take:

  • funchose – 80-100 g;
  • eggplants – 280-300 g;
  • carrots and cucumbers – 120 g each;
  • soy meat – 45-50 g;
  • olive oil – 3.5-4 tbsp. l.;
  • dry basil – 1 tsp;
  • sweet paprika, salt, ground coriander - 2 tsp each;
  • classic soy sauce – ¼ tbsp.;
  • fresh garlic – 3 cloves;
  • lemon juice – 3.5-4 tbsp. l.;
  • fresh parsley leaves – 12-15 pcs.

Citrus juice in the recipe can be replaced with the same amount of vinegar. And instead of parsley, you can take fresh cilantro. If desired, you can increase the portion of noodles in the recipe.

Step-by-step cooking process

The cooking process includes several stages:

  1. You need to start the process with eggplants. These vegetables should be washed and then cut into small strips.

  2. Mix with a couple of large spoons of vegetable oil, paprika, coriander (1 tsp), half the salt, 2 tbsp. l. soy sauce, dry basil. By the way, the latter is an optional ingredient of the dish. If desired, it can be excluded from the recipe.
  3. After thorough mixing, all components from the previous step should be scattered onto a baking sheet and baked at 200°. This process will take about a quarter of an hour. The eggplants should soften during this time.
  4. While the vegetables are baking in the oven, you should take care of the soy meat. You need to fill it with enough water, add oil and soy sauce - 1 tbsp each. l., ½ tsp. salt. The product will be cooked until soft. After complete cooling, you can cut the soy meat into strips - but this is optional.
  5. Funchoza needs to be poured with boiling water according to the instructions and allowed to swell and cool.
  6. Carrots and cucumbers should be washed. Afterwards, remove the skin. The remaining parts of the vegetables need to be cut into thin long strips. It is convenient to use a special grater for Korean snacks for this.
  7. Add ½ tsp to the already prepared carrots. salt, 2 tbsp. l. citrus fresh. Afterwards, lightly mash the vegetable chips with your hands. The carrots should give up their juice. You need to drain the excess liquid from it, after which you mix the shavings with chopped cucumbers and baked eggplants.
  8. All that remains is to add the garlic. The latter is first removed from the husks and passed through a press, chopped into small cubes or processed with a grater with the smallest divisions.
  9. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan with a thick bottom. The remaining coriander will be fried in it.
  10. All prepared ingredients should be mixed in a common bowl and poured with the remaining citrus juice. And pour hot oil on top.
  11. Lastly, you should mix the treat with boiled funchose.

After thorough mixing, you need to leave the treat to sit for a few minutes. And then - immediately serve it to the table.

How to serve a dish

This dish contains a large number of vegetables. But you can also serve additional ingredients separately. For example, cut fresh cucumber, sweet pepper, tomatoes into slices. It’s delicious to drizzle vegetables with any herbed vegetable oil or soy sauce with garlic. There is another option for effectively serving food to the table. You can simply place the noodles on plates and add a portion of soy meat with gravy and vegetables on top.

To make delicious dishes with soy meat, you need to choose it correctly. So, you should not purchase a product with any flavors. It's better to take the classic version. It fits perfectly into any treat - goulash, gravy, salads, cold and hot appetizers. When purchasing, it is recommended to ignore a suspiciously cheap product. Soy meat is not the most budget-friendly product. It’s definitely not worth saving on its quality and your health.

If you plan to cook chops or just fried soy meat, you should buy the product in the form of steaks (balls). They are especially convenient for use at home. But this product option is not suitable for gravies and soups.

If you are preparing sauces for funchose, pasta, or rice, it is best to take small pieces of soy meat - minced meat. But you need to adapt to this version of the product. In addition, it is believed that it is in the production of soy minced meat that manufacturers save the most. There are also special pieces for goulash on sale - medium size. They have a round shape, perfect even for most dishes. For example, you can even prepare soups, goulash, roasts, and pastas from this version of soy meat.

Vegetarian beshbarmak

The Turkic dish beshbarmak in a vegetarian version turns out to be very satisfying and aromatic.

For preparation you need:

  • large carrot;
  • 6 potatoes;
  • 140 g Chinese cabbage;
  • 80 g soy meat;
  • spices;
  • 150 ml boiling water;
  • 250 g flour;
  • salt and vegetable oil.

Preparation stages:

  1. The dough is mixed from boiling water, flour, a pinch of salt and 30 ml of sunflower oil.
  2. Boil the meat in salted water for 15 minutes and drain in a colander.
  3. Carrots are cut into thin slices and potatoes into thick slices. Straws are prepared from cabbage.
  4. Pour a little oil into a thick-bottomed pan, onto which carrot slices are laid out. The meat is distributed over them and seasoned.
  5. Next, lay out layers of cabbage and potatoes, each of which is salted.
  6. Water is poured into the pan so that it is at the level of half the vegetables. The contents are cooked for about 15 minutes until the potatoes are ready.
  7. The dough is rolled out into a thin layer and diamonds are cut from it, which are boiled for 2 minutes in boiling salted water.
  8. Salma (dough diamonds) are placed in a colander and fried for 2 minutes in a frying pan with turmeric.
  9. The fried preparations are laid out on the potatoes, after which the dish is mixed and infused under a closed lid for about 10 minutes.

Diet cutlets

If classic cutlets are not suitable for you due to their high calorie content, you can prepare soy cutlets.

Ingredients:

  • soy meat – 1 kg;
  • garlic – 6 cloves;
  • onions – 2 pcs.;
  • cilantro – 3 branches;
  • potatoes – 2 pcs.;
  • loaf – 3 pieces without crust;
  • sunflower oil – 100 ml;
  • eggs – 1 pc.;
  • seasonings to taste.

Cooking method:

  1. Boil the soy meat until completely cooked.
  2. Cut potatoes and onions into small cubes.
  3. Add vegetables, soy meat and cilantro to the meat grinder and twist thoroughly.
  4. Add garlic, passed through a garlic press, and soaked loaf to the minced meat.
  5. Season the minced meat to taste and beat in the egg.
  6. Mix the minced meat thoroughly and form cutlets of any shape.
  7. Heat the oil in a frying pan and place the cutlets on it.
  8. Fry on both sides until golden brown.

Bon appetit!

Stuffed peppers with soy meat

Vitamin and dietary stuffed peppers, prepared using the following ingredients:

  • 700 g soy mince;
  • 1 carrot;
  • bulbs;
  • 70 g tomato paste;
  • 100 g rice;
  • 10 pieces of bell pepper;
  • vegetable oil;
  • salt and seasonings.
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