I'm sitting here eating a big plate of 'super nachos' as I type this and they are so so good. And I am guilty of judging this product before trying it... and I stand as 100% wrong.
Let me explain.
This is a #10 can I bought when I very first started to buy long term food storage. It was 2012. Since it was 'long term' it went into storage. Fast forward to 2017/2018. I was planning a 2 week cross-country hiking/camping trip and ordered freeze-dried food for the trip. One of the things I ordered and used was a 'vegetarian taco flavored meat'. It was awful. So awful it wasn't even edible. Because of that I had been dreading trying this food product in our long term storage.
I was wrong. The *other* vegetarian taco meat I had tried was from a different brand. I thought they would all be the same. They are not. I opened this one today, and it is so very good that I have no qualms whatsoever in eating it. It is very, very good!
Auguson Farms Vegetarian Taco Flavored Meat
2 cups water
1 cup vegetarian taco meat
2 T oil (I used avocado)
1 T soy sauce or liquid aminos
Heat the water in a pan on the stove. Add the oil and liquid aminos or soy sauce to the water. When it comes to a simmer add the vegetarian taco flavored meat. Cook for 2-3 minutes and it will rehydrate, using up the extra liquid and become a texture just like regular ''taco meat' that you are used to. (See photo).
Serve as you would taco meat.
*I went ahead and added a little bit of cumin, chipotle, chili powder and onion powder. Not much, but some...which really enhanced the taco meat flavor for 'make-it-yourself' Mexican dinner.
Mr. Husband made soft tacos out of it and I found myself snacking on it with round tortilla chips until I was able to make a full plate of 'super nachos'. I added a can of corn from the pantry to the mix. Serve with flour tortillas, chips, taco shells... however you would normally use taco meat.
After simmering at a low boil for just a couple minutes.... taco 'meat'.
