Cookbook:Meatballs (Vegetarian)

| North America

This recipe for Vegetarian Meatballs is delicious and easy to prepare. The meatballs don't come out spherical; they are more of squished hemispheres, flat on one side.

Ingredients

 * 1 large onion, chopped
 * 1 package (340 g) Yves "Veggie Ground Round" ground beef substitute
 * 3 Tbsp hickory smoked barbecue sauce (recommended) OR barbecue sauce OR tomato sauce OR ketchup
 * 2 eggs
 * 3 Tbsp breadcrumbs
 * ⅛ tsp dried paprika
 * Low-sodium soy sauce to taste (optional)

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Sauté onion; pour off oil and set aside.
 * 3) In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add the ground beef substitute, and break up well with fork.
 * 4) Add all remaining ingredients and mix well.
 * 5) Grease a large 12 x 18-inch (31 x 45 cm) baking tray.
 * 6) Drop mixture onto the tray in tablespoonfuls. You should get 30–40 meatballs. Don't worry if the mixture falls apart a little on tray.
 * 7) Bake at 350°F for 22 minutes.
 * 8) Flip meatballs over.
 * 9) Bake for an additional 9 minutes.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * The barbecue sauce and/or soy sauce add an umami taste to the meatballs, which makes them taste more like real meat.
 * Any other pre-cooked ground meat substitute should also work.