Sunday, October 9, 2011

MOFO - Day 9 - Soy Curls and another Giveaway!!!


Today is the last day of Soy You Think You Can Dance Week. I thought we should go out with an amazing product, Butler Soy Curls. These are like a miracle product! They are super easy to prepare and have an awesome texture. They can be used in any dish you may have used chicken like soups, casseroles, stir fry, fajitas, chick salads, you see where I'm going with this. 

So, you might be thinking, what about the protein content? Well these will give you an impressive 10 g of protein per 3/4 cup serving! What I find so amazing about Soy Curls is that they are made with just one ingredient: textured whole non-GMO soy beans...that's it. They are super easy to use. To rehydrate you just soak in warm water for 10 minutes. They will soften up into a nice chewy texture. Like TVP, the curls themselves don't have much flavor, but they are amazing when added to your recipes. Butler foods has a listing of where you can buy Soy Curls HERE on their website. Those of you reading in the Phoenix area can buy them at Green New American Vegetarian in Scottsdale. You can also order them online. 

One of my favorite and simple ways to eat them is to just rehydrate and drain them. Simmer them in your favorite BBQ sauce for about 10 minutes to absorb the flavor. Caramelize some onions and throw them all on a torpedo roll. MMMMmmmm MMMMmmmmm! A deliciously messy sandwich you will LOVE!

Here is another killer recipe using this miracle protein. Courico Tacos with Pineapple Salsa from Vegan Brunch. I found a preview of the recipe online. If you don't have Vegan Brunch, you can find the recipe here. Oh and if you don't have Vegan Brunch...get it. I tested for this book and made most everything from it. It has some amazing recipes!!


I really like giving stuff away, so today one of you will win a case (6 - 8 oz bags) of this amazing product. I know once you try them you will be hooked. Sorry guys, but this one is for US folks only this time around. The rules are the same as the last giveaway. All you have to do is be a follower and make a comment on this post by 11pm MST. To make it fun, tell us what you think you'd like to make with Soy Curls! The winner will be selected by random.org and I'll announce it tomorrow. Have a great Sunday!!!

21 comments:

  1. I've always wanted to try these, but I've never seen them in any stores! I'd love to win them to try them with all sorts of stuff. Your tacos look amazing, and Kittee's oven fried soy curls are pretty high on my list too!

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  2. Soy Curls are the best! We used them to make Joanna Vaught's chick salad (from her zine) for a party last night.

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  3. I've never seen these in stores but everyone is all abuzz about them so I really want to try them!

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  4. I love soy curls! I like them in a barbecue soy curl sandwich. yes please.

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  5. I love soy curls! It makes me wich I lived in the US so I could enter!! I love them cooked in the Slow Cooker as they get SOOOOOOO tender.

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  6. I would definitely make those tacos! I've been wanting to for a while now. I would also make this "Chicken" a la King since it reminds me of a dish from childhood that I liked very much.

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  7. I would make barbecue soy curl sandwiches!!!

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  8. I would love to win soy curls! I just got Vegan Diner and I want to make that recipe for smokey curls. And I want to try them in Al Pastor tacos.

    What a great giveaway!

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  9. I would love to make the smoky curls from Vegan Diner. I've never had soy curls and have been dying to try them.

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  10. Mm definitely oven fried soy curls!

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  11. I have yet to try these. I had seen them at Green tho. And I always hear good things about them.

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  12. Those look so good! I've never tried them, but really want to. I really want to make the smoky curls from Vegan Diner too. And fajitas!

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  13. I have been reading about these Soy Curls all over the Blogger-net! I am dying to get my hands on them to try for myself!! Please Pick Me!!!!!

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  14. I'd love to try those! I don't know what I would make, maybe a sandwich?

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  15. Your tacos look amazing! I think I would try to make chili or soup or maybe a sandwich. Thanks for offering such a great giveaway!

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  16. I follow you on google reader, and I'd make a buffalo soy curl sandwich. I LOVE soy curls.

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  17. What a generous giveaway! I love sweet and sour soy curls.

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  18. Kittee just had a great post about barbeque soaked and baked curls, that would be pretty awesome!

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  19. Six bags?! Wow, that's incredible! I've heard really good things about those courico tacos from Vegan Brunch. Although, I own and adore that cookbook, I haven't made that recipe yet. I'm adding it to the list of to-do's! :)

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  20. I have had a bag of soy curls in my freezer for MONTHS because I can't get them around here and I'm very carefully trying to decide on the best gluten-free way to make them.

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  21. OH yum! You guys are making my mouth water! I have had Joanna's chick salad and Julie's smoky soy curls, both are awesome. I'm going to have to check out some of the other recipes too!!

    Our winner is #20 cadryskitchen.com! Please send me an e-mail with your shipping address (I think it has to be a street address rather than a PO Box) email me at vegintraining at g mail dot com. Congrats!!

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