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So it is pollock basically. Pollock mixed with egg white to be more precise as far as I'm aware.
I have certainly used it in anything that would include a seafood sauce whether white or red
Beyond that, even though in my youth it would have seen incredibly weird, I have put it on toast with a little bit of cheese on top. Grilled possibly even with a squeeze of lemon or lime
But I generally consider it as a bit of an inoffensive filler
Thinking about it I've definitely done omelettes / frittatas with it2 -
Thanks! Wasn’t sure if it holds up to mild heating or turns into a gelatinous mess. I was looking for low fat, low calorie filler food. Might try it in jambalaya, gumbo or crab cakes.2
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I'm with Connie on this 😁2
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Who dared to disagree with Laurie?🤨 I agree surimi is not for everyone. But it’s quick, filling and works for me. 👍2
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WHO I ask? WHO?3
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I notice that no-one commented on poor Connie's disagree--I had to go back to double check it was still there!
While Laurie would have ESCAPED any disagrees by just stating she would never eat stuff like this--a totally sensible attitude--the issue was that she agreed with Connie!
That's like... CROSSING RED LINES ON THE SAND!
Agree with Connie on Food?!?! MY LAURIE?!?!?!
Harrumph!!!!
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Right there, on the non-surimi side of that red line where foods never touch with my fellow hot momma
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You're lucky you added hot momma in there for the hug!😘3
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It tastes like styrofoam!1
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Sorry... I've tried styrofoam and it is WAY more vile!!!! 2
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Surimi is definitely filler food but I can doctor it up much like tofu. So it’s doable for me. Now, shiritaki noodles, parmesan in a can, or rice cakes - completely styrofoam. Vile!2
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try rice chips instead of cakes... salt and flavouring ratio change for the win!
and styrofoam is WAY more vile. even if you weren't planning on chewing on it... or maybe especially if you weren't! 1 -
When my dad managed a big grocery store ( Krogers ) in southern Indiana, styrofoam first was used for packing produce perishables….he had a girl working with the fruits and vegetables and it was the first time she had seen styrofoam….my dad told her she could have it….it was shaped like tiny S ssss…..he told her to put it in a pot of salted boiling water and let it cook five minutes and it would magically turn into mashed potatoes….her husband saved her from ruining her kettle!…..0
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I must admit - after your warning, Yooly, I ended up tossing the shiritaki noodles I purchased. Couldn't wrap my mind around eating them.2
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I know there are people who love the shirataki noodles but there was so much negativity. And how do you know what amount is too much for you? The worst part was they’re completely indigestible so have no nutritional value.2
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I made a loaf cake. I'm calling it Lemony GingerBean Cake. It was much nicer than the ingredients suggested it would be. 1936 calories for the entire 2lb loaf....242 calories if you get 8 slices out of it...
Ingredients
For the cake:- 150g fava bean flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 150g light soft brown sugar
- 150g soft butter or baking margarine
- 2 large eggs
- 150g raw sweet potatoes (peeled weight) coarsely grated
For the icing:- 100g icing sugar, sifted
- ½ tsp lemon extract
- Juice of half a lemon
- Yellow food colouring (optional)
- 1 piece crystallised stem ginger
METHOD- Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4.
- Lightly grease and line the loaf tin, or pop in a liner.
- Measure all the ingredients (except the sweet potato) into a bowl, sifting the flour, baking powder and ginger in together. Beat the mixture by hand or with an electric hand mixer for two minutes then fold in the grated sweet potato.
- Spoon the mixture into the tin and level the surface. Bake for about 55 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
- Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then remove and place on a cooling rack.
- When the cake is cold, sift the icing sugar into a bowl. Add the lemon extract and just enough of the lemon juice to form a soft smooth paste.
- Spread the icing across the top of the cake with a palette knife, allowing some to dribble down the sides. Finely chop the piece of crystallised stem ginger sprinkle on the icing along the length of the cake.
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But to both you and yooly how is konjac flour being just an indigestible non nutritious non caloric filler any different than eating fiber one cookies, or pudding sweetened with artificial sweeteners, or using psyllium or other fiber either directly or as part of cereal that you consume.
Don't get me wrong I'm not advocating that konjac flour or powder is great and that everyone should use it.
I am not sure that I crack open even a half a dozen bags a year.
But I am saying that it has a place in a range of tools.
Certainly not advocating to go and buy more one you've thrown it out!
But I hope I would have been more adventurous and given one or two portions a try! 😘
HA! I'm living in my own world and didn't realize we had moved forward into Garfield having returned from camping to go straight into baking ❣️❣️❣️
Danger danger danger: a wet and cold Garfield straight into the experimental kitchen 😹❣️
The cake actually sounds very interesting 🤔🐹1 -
The camping and baking are correlated - I was so cold that I was hallucinating cake and cocoa. Hence I put lots of ginger into the cake for internal warmth!3
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Great way to warm up after the cold camping trip! ❣️
I am all for filler foods and experimenting. The konjac thing was based on reading about it being banned in Australia and other countries. Not the noodles but a supplement. I did more reading and while it was wonderful for some, others had distressing problems- even blockages. I’ve tried the noodles myself with no problems. I guess the only caution is to try it in small doses to see how you react.2 -
I use all purpose plain old white flour, whole wheat flour, spelt, and occasionally a little coconut flour….3
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We will expand on you Connie!
But expandable supplements straight-up not quite the same as "premeasured" noodle. True, I wouldn't necessarily start with the whole 300g bag as some of us may be used to doing But I don't think that a "portion" would be risking the issues described at extreme usage.
That said... it is like eating cardboard... only cutely shaped . Cauliflower rice is definitely more tasty as far as I'm concerned... hence I eat cauliflower rice much more frequently! But I do get a weird urge for konjac ONCE in a while and buy three bags from amazon that sit in the fridge till they are almost expired! 2 -
I love risotto, who doesn’t?….when we lived in Vegas we would go to the casino where OJ was arrested ( I can’t remember the name of it ) and they had the most delicious 3 cheese risotto….today I saw a recipe made with orzo pasta ( a portion of orzo is pretty good sized ) mixed with chicken broth,spices,Parmesan ( the good kind ) and some other cheese….I bet this would be good with some peas in it and maybe Smithfield Anytime diced ham, or grilled chicken pieces….I might have to make this….and it is cold here again tonight in the high 40 s….brrrrr1
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Bella_Figura wrote: »I made a loaf cake. I'm calling it Lemony GingerBean Cake. It was much nicer than the ingredients suggested it would be. 1936 calories for the entire 2lb loaf....242 calories if you get 8 slices out of it...
Wow - no wheat flour? Is the cake more ??? filling/dense made with fava bean flour?
Do you have a protein count? lol...I could just add the ingredients to a MFP recipe but thought I would ask you first
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So maybe I need to pick up some more shirataki noodles? After being so very pleased with the soy spaghetti today, I'm feeling pretty adventurous 1
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The soy spaghetti sounds more tasty I'll be honest. More tasty but more calories. So I use the noodles (rice) when I am trying to bulk up a soup or stew or something that I am making as a low calorie "filling" food on a day where I have lots of cookies and chocolates to provide me with actual calories! 1
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lauriekallis wrote: »Wow - no wheat flour? Is the cake more ??? filling/dense made with fava bean flour?
Do you have a protein count? lol...I could just add the ingredients to a MFP recipe but thought I would ask you first
Might just have to try this baby
It was no denser than a cake made with regular flour...just gluten-free (if you use GF baking powder). Here’s the nutrition info:
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Just ordered some shirataki rice from Amazon. You sold me, PAV. I can see this being a good filler in chili or veggie stews so I'll give it a try!2
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Just one for testing, right?! Hopefully one of the ones with mixed in oat fiber?
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That is the one! 2
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In honor of Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras, we’re having a cauliflower rice version of shrimp jambalaya- without the andouille sausage ‘cause I don’t have any. Doubling up on veggies.0
