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Quorn products in general
by loulou129
Ever since I was young I have never really been a huge fan of meat and for the past 6 years I have been a vegetarian on and off (I stopped being a vegetarian because it was an 'inconvenience' for an ex boyfriend mother ... bad decision I know but easily rectified as since then I have returned to my vegetarian way for a year). Even when I ... wasn't a vegetarian I had always had quorn included in my diet by my mother who would often use it in her cooking due to its low calorific content, for example I don't think i have eatten real mince in a spaghetti bolognaise since i was about 4 years old and as I love quorn it really doesn't bother me.
*** What is Quorn***
Quorn is a Mycoprotein which is a type of fungus I believe and its the leading meat substitute in England. Quorn is classed as a health food and holds the Vegetarian society seal of approval however as it uses eggs as a binder it is not suitable for vegan's.
***Range***
Quorn holds a large section of the market for all meat substitute products and has a vast range of products, these include;
Quorn pieces and fillets (like chicken)
Quorn Mince
Quorn Burgers
Quorn Sausages
Quorn sandwich meats (ham, turkey etc)
Quorn Sausage rolls
Quorn Scotch Eggs
Quorn Lasagne
Quorn Shepherd Pie
Quorn Dippers
Quorn Peppered Steaks
Quorn Beef Style Pieces
Any many more. As you can see the range pretty much covers everything and makes quorn a versatile alternative for almost any meal. I personally sue quorn in Stir Frys, lasagna, Curries, Chilli and Barbeques. The versatility of Quorn means that noone has to miss out, for example I can still enjoy a full english breakfast with my family and just have Quorn bacon and sausage instead of the real thing or I can eat at the family BBQ and simply cook Quorn burgers and frankfurters instead.
***Ideas***
Personally I adore the products website
www.quorn.co.uk
as it involves a section just for recipies. The section includes ideas for slimmers, snacks, meal and things that are ideal for the family. Because of how similar Quorn is to reagular meat many children will eat it and I tend to feed it to my little cousin, he enjoys the pizza topped quorn burgers as they add a bit of fun to meal time and I even let him add his own toppings so it involves him in the whole cooking process.
The product can be used in a variety of ways and added to British,
Greek, Italian and a varitety of other dishes from all over the world. I believe it works particularly well in Indian and Italian dishes as the flavours bring out the taste of the quorn.
***Taste and Texture***
Each of the Quorn dishes are changed to taste like what its immitating for example the bacon strips taste liek smoky bacon crisps in my opinion which is not at all off putting. The texture of the quorn is normally the same and it is quite firm but is easily chewed and certain products do have that 'melt in your mouth' quality that some meats can possess.
***Price***
Quorn can be quite expensive so it is best to shop around. At the moment certain products can be brought in Asda for 4 products for £3 and these include 4 quorn sausages and quorn burgers. The most popular products are the fillets, pieces and mince and these normally cost between £1.50 and £2 depending where you shop around but one packet can easily accomodate a family of four and I find the average meal prepared fully with Quorn will cost about £5 for all four of us.
I hope this has given you a better insight into the world of Quorn and the foods us vegetarians get to enjoy =)
Loulou129
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Quorn Sausages
by jojo8948
I am a vegetarian and I am always on the look out for new things to try, but I'm not a fan of meat substitutes like quorn chicken breasts, it's just weird, so I was reluctant to try the sausages, but they are actually great.
I have since discovered that sausage actually refers to the shape, not what it's made from. (Little ... piece of useless trivia there!)
There are a few different varieties and flavours you can get but the plain ones are pretty good. They are made from a mycro protein which is something to do with mushrooms and they taste quite nice. They do not taste like a sausage though, which I didn't expect or really want them to, so good for me, but not great if you are looking for a meat sausage alternative. I wouldn't recommend them by themselves as they are a bit plain tasting, if you were going to have them with mash or something like that I would get the flavoured ones, the apple ones are really tasty.
They are healthier than meat sausages, as there is a lot less fat in them, so if you are trying to save a few calories then they are great.
To cook, you just put them in the oven for 20-25 minutes and use them like normal sausages, I tend to add them to pasta but they would be great for hot dogs and stuff like that. You can freeze them, but you can't cook them from frozen, they have to defrost before you use them. The only thing to watch is that you don't overcook them as they tend to go a bit hard and chewy if you do.
The only thing that slightly annoys me about these sausages is that they come in a pack of 5. I have no idea why this is, and it just leaves me perplexed, other sausages come in either packs of 4 or 6, so I have no idea why quorn chose 5. They cost around £2.00 but they are sometimes on offer in Sainsbury's for £1.00 and they very often have recipe ideas and coupons on the underside of the cardboard, which are quite helpful.
Great as an individual entity, but if you are looking for a substitute meat sausage this is not it.
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Quorn Sausages
by graceyyxx
Now you often hear about the horrible stuff that goes into sausages and does put me off slightly, occasionally I will buy high quality high meat content sausages but these also come with a high price tag and high calorie content. I used to be vegetarian and always really enjoyed Linda McCartney sausages as they had a really meaty flavour ... and have also enjoyed other Quorn products so when I saw these I thought I'd try them.
Price: I got these on offer recently for £1 and had a couple and put the rest of the pack of 6 into the freezer, so these are great if you're the only person wanting these you won't have to chuck them all out if you don't eat them within a few days. They're usually around the £1.90 mark though which isn't bad, it works out at just over 30p each.
Packaging: (Different to the one shown above) These come in a black plastic container with see through plastic over the top so you can see the sausages before you buy them. There is then a recyclable cardboard sleeve over the plastic container where the Quorn logo is very prominant, there's also a picture of 2 griddled sausages placed on a bed of mash with some greens and gravy looking very nice. There is also nutritional information down the right hand side of the pack.
The Product: There are 6 sausage in the pack, they're a decent size and I would say about the average size for a sausage and nice and thick. These are made from mycoprotein, naturally low in fat member of the fungi family. I have to say these don't look very nice in the packet, they're very pale in colour, but then I suppose what sausage does look nice before cooking?
Cooking Instructions: They recommend you cook these on the hob but I find it hard to give these sausages all- over even cooking in a frying pan, I cooked one in a frying pan with a little oil for a sausage sandwich this morning and found it really hard to brown the sausage but once it started browning it did so quickly and I had to be careful as it burnt on one side and I only left it for about 20 seconds on a medium heat. I also found this was the case under the grill and found myself standing in the kitchen for the 10 minute cooking time as they would burn very quickly. I found the easiest way to cook was in a pre- heated oven for about 10 minutes at 220 degrees turning after about 5 minutes they cooked really evenly and no watching the oven!
Taste: I'm not sure about the taste at all, I can't put my finger on what the taste is but it's just abit odd. It's slightly rubbery in texture but the inside is quite soft and it doesn't taste meaty. I smothered mine in ketchup, or gravy when I served it with mash and it tasted fine. They say there's onion in there but I don't think you can particularly taste it, but having said that there's nothing you can particularly taste in this sausage.
Nutrition: Per Sausage:
Calories: 51kcal
Fat:1.6g
Sat Fat: 0.3g
Salt: 0.5g
Allergy Advice:
Contains wheat, gluten, eggs and milk.
Suitable for vegetarians (obviously!)
Overall: Although I wasn't a great fan off the taste it was fine when served with something else, and since cooking in the oven the un-even cooking hasn't been an issue either. I wouldn't recommend these to someone who loves meat but I'll definately be buying them again and when they're on offer again I'll be storing a few pack away in the freezer. The main reason why I'll be eating these again though is the calorie content, at just 51kcal per sausage you can't complain at all and it's a great alternative to high calorie meat versions.
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