This is a very simple and delicious recipe for vegetarian chicken nuggets. They have a crispy crust and tender center. It only takes about 10 minutes to make and they are the best vegetarian chicken nuggets I have ever had. (that speaks volumes because I am not a vegetarian)
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For this instructable you need:
1 1/2 cup Flour
1/2 Tbsp Salt
1/2 Cup Bread Crumbs
1 Large Egg
(optional) 1/2 Tbsp Cayenne Pepper
1 can of low fat Worthington Scallops
You can get them here:
tinyurl.com/y4c56dm
For cooking you will need:
Deep fryer
Large bag (ziplock)
Can Opener
Strainer
Large Bowl
1 1/2 cup Flour
1/2 Tbsp Salt
1/2 Cup Bread Crumbs
1 Large Egg
(optional) 1/2 Tbsp Cayenne Pepper
1 can of low fat Worthington Scallops
You can get them here:
tinyurl.com/y4c56dm
For cooking you will need:
Deep fryer
Large bag (ziplock)
Can Opener
Strainer
Large Bowl
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People who still consume eggs and shellfish are called "pescatarians." A term coined to settle the derision in the veggie movement caused by a large influx of half-hearted trend followers in the 90's.
A general rule for veggie's, no flesh must be consumed. Whereas for vegan's no animal products of any kind may be used.
Does anyone know if replacing the egg with flaxseed or silken tofu would work?
Source: http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianvegan101/tp/TypesofVeg.htm
I am interested in trying this recipe, as the fake meat chicken nuggets in my area are probably more expensive then a nuclear reactor
If you simply don't like the principle of eating an egg you can use flaxseed, arrowroot, and cornstarch.
Some cultures eat fertilized eggs called "blood eggs" (like in the Philippines) but you usually cant buy them in most markets. Blood eggs would be considered poultry because they are embryos of a chicken.
The inside of an egg is made of keratin (same as human hair). The egg white is made up of 40 different proteins.
The yolk consists of the vitamins A and D as well as iron, calcium, riboflavin, and phosphorus.
How is any of the contents of an egg living or poultry? There is no skin, lungs, heart, or any other biologically living cells. Not even macrophages. Simple protein and vitamins. You would be surprised at how many protein shakes contain powdered egg whites.
If one chooses to not eat meat but does eat eggs, cheese and drink milk and then choose to call oneself a "vegetarian" then what right does "lemonie" (or anyone else for that matter) have to say any different?
Enough with the labels (and the silly debates) folks - you are who you are because of your choices - not because of some label. You are special and you are unique - Revel in that uniqueness!
You can get a pound of it for ~2.50 on amazon I buy barry farm brand but there are others.
This was the difference of me eating mostly vegetarian as "I" am not vegetarian but my wife is, and well prepackaged veggie food is very expensive.
links for those who wanna see :)
http://www.amazon.com/Minced-Textured-Vegetable-Protein-lb/dp/B00015YTRY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1273098621&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Textured-Vegetable-Protein-Chunks-lb/dp/B00015YTS8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1273098621&sr=8-3
I've seen some stuff on making Seitan both with pure gluten to skip having to wash out the starches and with wheat flour Might also give it a try as well.
Nice 'ible!
(but you're not a vegetarian)
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There really is no reason to question what other people eat, nor why they eat it. I am a vegetarian. I don't eat eggs but I do consume dairy, and occasionally shellfish.
Some would call me not at vegetarian. Others would say I am nearly vegan.
It is best to concern yourself with with what is on your plate, and what you put in your body. That way these friendly debates become unnecessary.
Vegans do not eat eggs as they come from an animal, this is where you may be confused.
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So it's just the ickyness of eating something that had a pulse then. So long as it didn't live you're not bothered where it came from? I've hardly ever encountered that position myself, most people seem to have been bothered about animals.
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Eggs are animal protein (and other biological stuff) they are not vegetables.
If Vegetarians re-badged themselves as "not-land-animal-flesh-atarians" it would make sense.
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Ovo-vegetarian: No animal flesh of any kind, no dairy products, Eggs are considered fine.
Lacto-ovo-vegetarian: No animal flesh of any kind, is fine with eating both eggs and dairy products.
I'm fine with eating eggs as to get eggs you don't have to kill or harm the animal, it is a by product of the animal and it is unfertilized. It has never been an animal or had a life. A chicken will produce eggs if we eat them or not, it's a natural product and in this sense completely comparable to drinking milk and eating honey. These products would over wise go to waste and be left to rot.
Bottom line is by definition that an unfertilized egg is NOT a animal and can be eaten by a lacto-ovo and ovo vegetarian
It's an issue between "I don't like eating dead-things, that died" and " I'm not part of a food-chain, I eat what grows from the Earth".
Unfertilised eggs are not vegetable, they are animal, you can't define them otherwise on the technicality that they never breathed.
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No. Poultry does not have a menstrual cycle, they are eggs.
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i dont think a chicken has a womb but the still bolt reject the egg because its not sutable for fertilization anymore
Poultry are not mammals, they don't have wombs, the eggs keep on going fertilised or otherwise.
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Joe Martin hit the nail on the head with the different kinds of vegetarianism. In my personal experience, ovo- or lacto-ovo-vegetarians are typically branded as simply "vegetarian." Their diets typically consist of fruits, vegetables, beans, lentils, eggs, and (if they're lacto-ovo) milk and yogurt. "True" vegetarianism, where a person consumes food solely derived from plants, is generally referred to as veganism. This generally entails eating fruits and vegetables, while taking particular care to avoid things which contain animal by-products or derivatives. Veganism is a particular hard lifestyle to maintain, as many foods contain milk sugars or proteins. Additionally, pescatarianism is typically the same as lacto-ovo-vegetarianism, with the addition of fish and other seafood to the diet.
Ceads makes a good point with what he's saying. Though poultry may not have a menstrual cycle, their regular, cyclical expulsion of an unfertilized egg is analogous to the monthly cycle seen in humans, which similar involves the expulsion of an unfertilized egg.
If you eat, you're part of a food chain. If you eat only vegetables, then you're pretty close to the bottom of that chain, strictly speaking, but you're still part of a food chain.
An egg is a single cell, and has never been any more alive or dead than the cells which make up plants.
Ultimately, the choice is up to you what you eat. People choose different sorts of vegetarianism based on their personal principles and level of comfort. It is not the place of one person to judge another based on his or her diet. I'm lacto-ovo-, but that doesn't mean I look down on pescatarians or vegans for having different tastes or preferences.
Don't hate to revive old threads if you've got a nice piece like that to add.
Thanks for the explanations.
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(Yes I know about battery hens but I only buy free range eggs)
im not realy strict about eating eggs when the are in other products but i dont eat them straight anymore, i think its importent to watch our egg consuption and dont let it get out of hand.
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Do you know under which conditions the eggs were produced and do they fit with your family's moral / ethical position upon intensive rearing of animals for food?
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