Since there's all this doom and gloom about grocery stores running out of food and, since it seems no one wants the vegan stuff...And since I expect y'all to be meat eating red blooded Americans...I thought I'd help out here in case you have to experience the closest thing to hell on a plate (if you do it wrong): TVP.
TVP is Textured Vegetable Protein. It's a factory made item - basically it's the protein in a soybean. Per 100g, it's 53g protein (most cuts of beef are around ~26g protein per 100g).
So, if you end up having to eat this item because it's all that is available at the store, please do the following:
Soak 1 cup TVP in just less than 1 cup of beef broth. Give it a bit to actually soak in and drain any excess liquid.
Stir fry the TVP on high heat using butter, oil, or the fat of your choice. Your goal here is to get the TVP to brown without completely dehydrating it again - so go hot and fast.
It'll soak up the fat you add like a sponge so add a little at a time and keep adding as needed.
When it's about halfway done, add in Worcestershire sauce - enough to get the color of the TVP from light brown to dark brown.
When you're done, you should have something that has the color and texture not too far off from ground beef. TVP doesn't have much of a flavor on its own so the Worcestershire sauce gives it something to remind you of beef. Use as you would ground beef in any other dish.
As you enjoy this meal, don't forget to pray for the day that you won't have to do this again. Also, if you actually liked it, you don't have to tell your friends. It can be your little secret.
TVP is Textured Vegetable Protein. It's a factory made item - basically it's the protein in a soybean. Per 100g, it's 53g protein (most cuts of beef are around ~26g protein per 100g).
So, if you end up having to eat this item because it's all that is available at the store, please do the following:
Soak 1 cup TVP in just less than 1 cup of beef broth. Give it a bit to actually soak in and drain any excess liquid.
Stir fry the TVP on high heat using butter, oil, or the fat of your choice. Your goal here is to get the TVP to brown without completely dehydrating it again - so go hot and fast.
It'll soak up the fat you add like a sponge so add a little at a time and keep adding as needed.
When it's about halfway done, add in Worcestershire sauce - enough to get the color of the TVP from light brown to dark brown.
When you're done, you should have something that has the color and texture not too far off from ground beef. TVP doesn't have much of a flavor on its own so the Worcestershire sauce gives it something to remind you of beef. Use as you would ground beef in any other dish.
As you enjoy this meal, don't forget to pray for the day that you won't have to do this again. Also, if you actually liked it, you don't have to tell your friends. It can be your little secret.
Do it like this and you'll be a happy man. Do it like this everyday and you'll die a happy man...a young, happy man: 
