Pecan Nut "meat" Balls

Submitted by KDSCOMOX

"Vegan meat balls that are an excellent substitute for the real thing!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 236.59 ml onion, diced
• 118.29 ml celery, finely diced
• 118.29 ml oil
• 236.59 ml water
• 2 organic vegetable bouillon cubes
• 946.36 ml whole wheat bread crumbs
• 236.59 ml pecans, chopped
• 29.58 ml soy sauce
• 2.46 ml sage
• 2.46 ml thyme
• 2.46 ml basil
• 118.29 ml parsley, chopped
• 14.79 ml cornstarch or 14.79 ml tapioca flour

directions

1. Saute onion and celery in oil.
2. Dissolve bouillon cubes in 1 cup boiling water.
3. Toss all dry ingredients together.
4. Add onion, celery and vegetable broth to dry mixture and mix well.
5. Let stand 15 minutes.
6. Form into balls.
7. Bake on well greased cookie sheet for 15 minutes at 350°F.
8. Serve with your favorite tomatoe sauce or brown gravy.

Reviews

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These were tasty but a little bit dry and crumbly. They were easy to throw together and made a nice accompaniment to whole wheat rotini with fresh pesto. I halved the recipe but still had a LOT leftover. The leftovers made good snacks. I replaced the bread crumbs with quick oats and used walnuts instead of pecans. I didn't have any bouillon on hand so I omitted it and doubled the soy sauce. I added some garlic powder and crushed red pepper for extra flavor. This is a good, versatile recipe. I think it just needs more wet ingredients.