Ingredients

  • 12 ounces, weight Soy Crumbles (the Ones Inteded To Taste Like Ground Beef)
  • 1 whole Small Yellow Onion, Diced
  • 1 whole Large Egg, Whisked With A Fork
  • 2 Tablespoons Milk
  • 2 Tablespoons Coarse Mustard
  • 1/2 Tablespoons Freshly-ground Nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons Indonesian "Kecap Manis" (or Use A Mixture Of Soy Sauce And Ketchup, Or Sweet Chili Sauce)
  • 1- 1/2 teaspoon Salt (if Your Vegetable Broth Contains Salt, Omit This)
  • 6 Tablespoons Bread Crumbs
  • 1 pinch Cayenne Pepper
  • 4 Tablespoons Flour, For Coating Meatballs (Plus Extra For Gravy)
  • 1 cup Vegetable Broth (preferably Sodium-free)
  • 3 ounces, weight Butter

Method

  • Mix the first 11 ingredients (from the soy crumbles to the cayenne) and blend in a food processor or with an immersion blender until very smooth.
  • Roll into tight balls of about 2 tablespoons each and dust them with flour.
  • Melt the butter in a large skillet (not nonstickyou want those great little burnt pieces for the gravy) over low heat.
  • When the butter stops bubbling and is hot, brown the meatballs on all sides.
  • Pour in the broth and put the lid on, leaving a crack open on the side for steam to escape.
  • Simmer for 30 to 35 minutes.
  • The meatballs will be delicate, so try not to move them around.
  • Meanwhile, prepare some garlic mashed potatoes or a traditional Dutch stampot.
  • You can find a really great recipe for this on a website called Kayotic Kitchen.
  • When the meatballs have finished cooking, turn off the heat and use a slotted spoon to transfer them carefully to a separate plate.
  • They will be very tender because thats how soy is, but they will have cooked thoroughly.
  • Add about 1 to 1/2 cups of water and 1 to 2 teaspoons of flour to the leftover liquid in the skillet.
  • Turn the heat back on low.
  • Stir it, releasing all the burnt bits until it becomes a thick gravy.
  • Pour it all, including the left over burnt crumbles, into a bowl and blitz it with the immersion blender (or whiz it in your food processor).
  • Theres your delicious gravy!
  • These are fabulous!
  • Just remember to watch the salt.
  • It can easily get out of hand with the soy sauce, and the salt that might be in your broth.