How to Make Any Dish Vegan

If you want to follow a vegan diet, you should learn how to easily make any dish vegan. This helps you to stick to your vegan diet by allowing you to still eat many of your favorite recipes. Vegans do not eat any products that come from animals, including meat, milk, and eggs. Fortuantely, there are a variety of foods that make good vegan substitutes in recipes. Does this Spark an idea?

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Instructions

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  Use vegan meat substitutions. Perhaps the most obvious exclusion from a vegan diet is meat. Luckily, there are plenty of things that you can substitute when a recipe calls for meat. Substitute vegetable broth for a beef or chicken broth. Use tofu, tempeh, or TVP (textured vegetable protein), which all add the taste and texture of meat. Alternatively, there are a variety vegan meat substitutions available to purchase at most grocery stores, including vegan hamburgers, hot dogs and sausage.
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  Find an alternative for milk. In most cases, it's easy to find a vegan milk substitute. Soy milk, rice milk and almond milk are all great substitutions. Each has a slightly different taste, so experiment to find the one you like best.
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  Bake without the use of eggs. The function of eggs when baking is to help the product rise. If you follow a vegan diet, you need to use an alternative ingredient. Half of a large mashed banana or a quarter cup of applesauce is a great choice for sweet recipes. Adding 2 tbsp. of cornstarch or a quarter cup of soft tofu blended with the liquid part of your recipe will help other recipes to rise.
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  Discover alternative binding ingredients. Recipes also use eggs as a binding agent, such as in hamburgers or casseroles. Depending on the recipe, consider using 2 tbsp. of peanut butter, 2 tbsp. mashed potatoes or 2 tbsp. mashed avocado.

Tips & Warnings

Don't forget to read the ingredients list of any item you purchase. There are many products that contain non-vegan ingredients that are not obvious.

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Comments

Pamela Hart Jun 28, 2009
Really good advice. I'm seriously considering veganism so the cooking tips are helpful. I didn't know about the egg substitutes. Thanks so much!

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