Ho to Crumble Up Ground Beef

May 4, 2021 by -

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Once you learn how easy it is to make your own homemade vegan ground beef, you will never need to buy premade meatless crumbles again! With just a few simple ingredients and about 10 minutes of your time, you can have an inexpesive, high protein beef-like meat substitute to use in any of your favorite recipes.

This vegan ground "beef" is made from TVP (textured vegetable protein), mushrooms, and soy sauce to give it a beefy texture and flavor. Use in place of ground beef in most recipes. Toss it into pasta sauce, casseroles, soups, stroganoff, or anywhere you would use beef crumbles.

Jump to:

• ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
• 🧾 Ingredients and substitutions
• 🔪 Helpful tools
• 🥄 Instructions
• 👩🏻‍🍳 Pro tips
• 🍲 Ways to use vegan ground beef
• 🍞 How to make it gluten-free
• 🥡 Storage and reheating
• 🍔 Can I use it just like ground beef?
• 🌟 More meaty vegan recipes

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

• It's quick and easy to make in just a few minutes.
• Homemade meatless crumbles will save you a lot of money.
• TVP is a healthy, low-fat, high protein, alternative to meat.

🧾 Ingredients and substitutions

• Onion - this is optional, but it gives the ground beef a lot of flavor.
• Mushrooms - for flavor and texture. You can leave them out if you want, but they provide a lot of flavor and a great texture. I like to use crimini mushrooms, but you can also use button or portabella mushrooms.
• Water - for correct moisture level. You could use Not Beef-Flavored brand broth for a beefier flavor as well. (Omit the salt if you are using broth.)
• TVP - for the beef texture and protein. TVP stands for textured vegetable protein. It is soybean flour that has been cooked, formed into small pieces, and then dehydrated. You can buy it at most natural food stores, larger grocery stores, or order it online. You can read more about it in my guide to TVP.
• Soy Sauce - for a beefy flavor. You can also use Tamari or Bragg's Liquid Aminos for a gluten-free alternative.
• Garlic Powder - for flavor.
• Onion Powder - for flavor.
• Paprika - for flavor and color. You can use smoked paprika for a smoky beef flavor.

• A Food Processor - to help chop the onions and mushrooms up into very small pieces. You don't need one, but it saves a lot of chopping.

🥄 Instructions

• Chop up a small onion very fine (you can use a food processor to mince it) and saute the onion in 2 tablespoons of olive oil over low heat for 5 minutes.
• While the onion is cooking, wash and chop 8 oz. of mushrooms into tiny pieces. (I toss mine into a food processor to get them very small.) Add the mushrooms to the skillet once the onions become translucent.
• Sprinkle the onions and mushrooms with 1/4 teaspoon of salt and cook for another 3-5 minutes until the mushrooms release their juices and become soft.
• Add 1 cup of water, 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, and 1/4 teaspoon onion powder and stir well.

• Once the liquid starts to boil, add 1 3/4 cup TVP and stir well.

TVP added to the broth.

• Sauté the beefless crumbles until all of the excess liquid is absorbed.

👩🏻‍🍳 Pro tips

• To make this recipe quick and super easy, you can omit the onion and/ or mushrooms. They provide flavor and texture, but it's still good without them.
• You can also use broth instead of water. You may want to use low sodium broth or omit the salt if you do this.

🍲 Ways to use vegan ground beef

• Vegan Bolognese Sauce
• Vegan Beef Stroganoff
• Load Vegan Nachos
• Vegan Stuffed Peppers
• The Best Vegan Lasagna

🍞 How to make it gluten-free

This recipe is gluten-free as long as you use a gluten-free soy sauce like Tamari or Bragg's Liquid Aminos.

🥡 Storage and reheating

Refrigerate: This vegan ground beef will keep well in the fridge for 3 - 5 days in a sealed container.

Freeze: Homemade vegan beef crumbles freeze well and can be stored in an airtight bag in the freezer for up to 3 months. Let them thaw in the fridge before reheating.

Reheating: Reheat the meatless crumbles in the microwave for about 3 minutes or pan-fry in a little oil until warm.

🍔 Can I use it just like ground beef?

You can use it in place of beef in recipes that calls for the beef to be cooked in a skillet and added as crumbles to a dish. It alone will not be able to form into a veggie burger. If you want to use it in this way you will have to use a binder to hold it together as I do in my Meaty Vegan Meatballs. You can check out my post on how to substitute an egg to figure out which egg alternative you want to use to bind the meatless ground if you need it to hold together.

If you are looking for a meatier vegan beef recipe, you can use my vegan beef seitan. It works great for vegan beef stew, vegan pot roast, and seitan roast beef.

🌟 More meaty vegan recipes

• Vegan Turkey
• Vegan Ham
• Seitan Hot Dogs
• Vegan Steaks
• Vegan Bologna
• Rice Paper Tofu Bacon

📌 Be sure to follow me on Pinterest for new vegan recipes!

An easy way to make homemade vegan meatless crumbles that you can use in casseroles, soups, stew, and sauces as a ground beef alternative.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, gluten free, vegan

Keyword: beefless crumbles, meatless crumbles, vegan ground beef

Servings: 8

Calories: 106 kcal

• 1/3 cup onion chopped fine
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup mushrooms chopped (an 8 oz. container)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce (or Tamari or Liquid Aminos for gluten-free)
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 3/4 cup TVP

1. Chop up a small onion very fine (you can use a food processor to mince it) and saute the onion in 2 tablespoons of olive oil over low heat for 5 minutes.

2. While the onion is cooking, wash and chop 8 oz. of mushrooms into tiny pieces. (I toss mine into a food processor to get them very small.) Add the mushrooms to the skillet once the onions become translucent.

3. Sprinkle the onions and mushrooms with 1/4 teaspoon of salt and cook for another 3-5 minutes until the mushrooms release their juices and become soft.

4. Add 1 cup of water, 2 1/2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, and 1/4 teaspoon onion powder and stir well.

5. Once the liquid starts to boil, add 1 3/4 cup TVP and stir well. Saute the beefless crumbles until all of the excess liquid is absorbed.

• To make this recipe quick and super easy, you can omit the onion and/ or mushrooms. They provide flavor and texture, but it's still good without them.
• You can also use broth instead of water. You may want to use low sodium broth or omit the salt if you do this.

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Ground Beef

Amount Per Serving (0.5 cup)

Calories 106 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Fat 4g 6%

Saturated Fat 1g 6%

Sodium 391mg 17%

Potassium 64mg 2%

Carbohydrates 7g 2%

Fiber 4g 17%

Sugar 3g 3%

Protein 11g 22%

Vitamin A 62IU 1%

Vitamin C 1mg 1%

Calcium 70mg 7%

Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Source: https://thehiddenveggies.com/vegan-ground-beef/

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