Tvp Crumbles

• 2 cups textured vegetable protein
• 2 cups boiling water
• 4 teaspoons beef bouillon powder
• 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 teaspoons oil

1. Bring water to boil in a saucepan.
2. Add bouillon, sugar, Liquid Smoke (opt), and 1 tsp oil.
3. Add TVP(R), and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Turn off heat, and let stand 5 minutes.
5. Drain any excess liquid.
6. Heat 2 tsps oil in a frying pan. Add TVP(R), and saute` until lightly browned. Cool completely in fridge.
7. Pack into ziplock freezer bags, and freeze. Be sure to freeze them flat.
8. As soon as they are frozen, break the flat blocks into smaller pieces.
9. Keep them in the freezer, and take out as much or as little as needed.
10. Use crumbles in recipes in place of cooked, browned hamburger meat.

textured vegetable protein, boiling water, beef bouillon powder, liquid smoke, sugar, oil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tvp-crumbles-357853 (may not work)