{"id":3256,"date":"2014-04-25T17:58:34","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T21:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/?p=3256"},"modified":"2014-04-25T18:05:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T22:05:00","slug":"lazy-vegan-fish-friday-gardeins-fishless-filets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/lazy-vegan-fish-friday-gardeins-fishless-filets\/","title":{"rendered":"Lazy Vegan Fish Friday &#8211; Gardein&#8217;s Fishless Filets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3404 alignnone\" alt=\"Gardein Fishless Filets\" src=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Gardein-Fishless-Filets.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Gardein-Fishless-Filets.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Gardein-Fishless-Filets-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After last the lazy vegan Friday post about <a title=\"Lazy Vegan Friday \u2013 Gardein Good Start Breakfast Sandwich\" href=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/lazy-vegan-friday-gardein-good-start-breakfast-sandwich\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gardein&#8217;s Breakfast Sandwiches<\/a>, one of you wonderful readers were kind enough to tell me where I could find <a href=\"http:\/\/gardein.com\/products\/golden-fishless-filet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gardein&#8217;s Fishless Filets<\/a> (thanks Dan!) After my attempts to find it at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.essenceoflifeorganics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Essence of Life<\/a> were fauxfishless. So this weekend we took a little trip up to <a href=\"http:\/\/fiestafarms.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fiesta Farms<\/a>, a great independent grocery store at Christie &amp; Essex Street, with lots of plant-based options, and checked out the freezer section.<\/p>\n<p>They had the Fishless Filets, and I filled up my basket. As a courtesy to other people &#8211; I did not take all of them, but I was tempted.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/mtemNAzUGx\/embed\/\" height=\"710\" width=\"612\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After trying them <a title=\"Awesome Vegan Stuff We Saw At ExpoWest \u2013 Part one \u2013 Meat\" href=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/the-awesome-vegan-stuff-we-saw-at-expowest\/\" target=\"_blank\">at this year&#8217;s ExpoWest<\/a>, I had some idea of what to expect from this product, but everything tastes a little different when you make it at home, so I was interested in seeing how it would translate when a non-gardein rep (me) was making them.<\/p>\n<p>Upon opening the package, there are six pieces of fishless filets, and, although they&#8217;re frozen, they look golden and brown already (but a little too hard to eat).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3406 alignnone\" alt=\"Frozen Gardein Fishless Filets\" src=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Frozen-Gardein-Fishless-Filets.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Frozen-Gardein-Fishless-Filets.jpg 640w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Frozen-Gardein-Fishless-Filets-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I followed the baking instructions the three times I&#8217;ve made them so far, with positive results. I find for ultimate laziness, it&#8217;s best to only do one step, rather than the microwave + pan frying step. It only takes around a half an hour which is fast enough for me, though it&#8217;s nice to have options.<\/p>\n<h2>So what did I think?<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Gardein Fishless Filet by MeShell, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/prairiev\/14023677883\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gardein Fishless Filet\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7444\/14023677883_894ed80757_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve loved this product at first bite, so it wasn&#8217;t surprising that I&#8217;d like it made at home too, with the added benefit of getting to eat it with some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ApiecalypseNow\" target=\"_blank\">ApieCalypse Now<\/a> Tartar sauce. As the package mentions &#8211; don&#8217;t over cook it. Too long and it gets a bit dry, but still edible. 27 minutes in total (15 on one side, 12 on the other) has been my magic number, yours may vary!<\/p>\n<h2>Other stuff:<\/h2>\n<p>I found it an interesting and positive step that this product contained DHA and EPA (from algal oil).<\/p>\n<h2>Nutritional Information<\/h2>\n<p>You can <a href=\"http:\/\/gardein.com\/products\/golden-fishless-filet\/\" target=\"_blank\">get the nutritional information online<\/a> as well, but it doesn&#8217;t include the omega 6 and 3 information.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3416\" alt=\"Gardein Fishless Filet Nutirional Information\" src=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Gardein-Fishless-Filet-Nutirional-Information.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Gardein-Fishless-Filet-Nutirional-Information.jpg 750w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Gardein-Fishless-Filet-Nutirional-Information-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>the fishless filet interior:<\/strong>\u00a0water, soy protein concentrate, expeller pressed\/canola oil, potato starch, modified vegetable gum, soy protein isolate*, vital wheat gluten*, sea salt, natural flavors (from plant sources), yeast extract, organic cane sugar, citric acid, algal oil (plant source of omega 3 DHA and EPA), onion powder, pea protein, carrot fiber, color added, extractives of paprika, rosemary and turmeric.<br \/>\n<strong>breading<\/strong>: wheat flour*, modified corn starch, tapioca starch, yellow corn flour, onion powder, salt, garlic powder, wheat gluten*, baking powder, canola oil, soy flour, spices, sugar, paprika, citric acid, turmeric, xanthan gum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3410\" alt=\"Gardein Fishless Filet - Ingredients\" src=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Gardein-Fishless-Filet-Ingredients.jpg\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Gardein-Fishless-Filet-Ingredients.jpg 750w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Gardein-Fishless-Filet-Ingredients-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #555555; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 55px;\">Preparation Instructions<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3408\" alt=\"Gardein Fishless Filet - prepare\" src=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Gardein-Fishless-Filet-prepare.jpg\" width=\"721\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Gardein-Fishless-Filet-prepare.jpg 721w, https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Gardein-Fishless-Filet-prepare-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Have you tried this yet? What did you think?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After last the lazy vegan Friday post about Gardein&#8217;s Breakfast Sandwiches, one of you wonderful readers were kind enough to tell me where I could find Gardein&#8217;s Fishless Filets (thanks Dan!) After my attempts to find it at Essence of Life were fauxfishless. 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