Stock

[rockyracoon]

Does anybody know of a good instant stock that does not contain any of that hydrolised/hydrogenated vegetable protein. I like to make soup and usualy use Marigold Swiss Veg Bouillon but this has it in. I don't have time to make real stock.

[Jules001]

I use Kallo Organic Low Salt Vegetable stock cubes which I buy in Morrisons. It took me a long time to find one that didn't contain the hydrogenated vegetable protein etc, these are ok for adding to soups etc, but I use Bisto if I want gravy

[marvinparvin]

All the Kallo range is excellent

[Gef]

What is wrong with hydrolysed vegetable protein? It is a natural product of cooking vegetables.

You don't need stock to make good soups.

Finely chop a good selection of veg (onion, garlic, carrot, swede, leek, potato etc.). Put a little oil in a pan and coat the veg in it. When it starts to sizzle cover and turn the heat down low. The veg will sweat and release wonderful aromas. Stir now and then so that it doesn't brown.

After about 30 mins add the veg to whatever else you have cooked - lentils, split peas etc.

Alternatively boil up a ham hough and add everything to it.

I love making homemade soup/

[rockyracoon]

Gef, it's a trans fatty acid and not good for your ticker. Some companies are removing it from their products because of the health risks. Whilst your recipe is ok for vegetable soups, I don't always want them in my other soup, but many thanks for the advice.

Rocky

[Gef]

rocky, I am a chemist and I would like to assure you that hydrolysed vegetable protein and trans fatty acids have no connection at all. They are completely diferent and one cannot be converted into the other.

Your concerns about trans fatty acids are understandable (and shared by me) but there is no health risk from hydrolysed veg protein.

[rockyracoon]

Gef, when I googled trans fatty acid and hydrolised veg oil/protein I found many links saying that they are indeed trans fatty acids. See link below

http://www.nutrition.org.uk/home.asp?siteId=43 §ionId=1363&subSectionId=1348&parentSectio n=304&which=

[Gef]

rocky, I have read that link and can find no mention of hydrolised veg protein. I think you ate getting hydrogenated and hydrolysed mixed up as well as fats/oils and proteins.