Ingredients

12 ounces light life beef veggie crumbles (vegetarian ground beef)
2 egg
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 red onion, chopped
8 ounces mushroom, sauteed
2 teaspoons Braggs liquid aminos or soy sauce
3 teaspoons black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 tablespoon steak seasoning
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast (or other thickening agent)
3/4 cup vegetable oil

Directions

Mix”beef” crumbles with eggs, 1/4 cup bread crumbs, red onion, mushrooms, Bragg’s (or soy sauce), 1 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1 Tbs steak seasoning.Form into meatballs, only slightly flattened.Brown in a pan with about 2 Tbs oil (3-4 minutes).Allow to cool (a plate with a paper towel on top works best).

For batter/breading mix water, flour, 1/4 cup bread crumbs, thyme, cayenne pepper, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1 1/2 tsp black pepper, 2 tsp salt, yeast (or thickening agent).Allow batter to chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.Heat 1/2 cup oil in a pan (do”drip test” of batter into hot oil to be sure if it’s hot enough/too hot, etc) on medium heat.Dredge”meatballs” in batter and shake off any excess.

Fry 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown on both sides.Place on paper towels to drain.Goes great with mashed potatoes and gravy.