I unironically rely on 
to find out about things. This shit is delicious and made my chili way better and it costs like nothing at all?
I unironically rely on to find out about things. This shit is delicious and made my chili way better and it costs like nothing at all?
Next you're going to complain that nobody has told you how to cook TVP properly. (Because nobody knows.)
Shake off the TVP dust in a sieve.
In a heavy-bottomed pan on a low to medium heat, put a reasonable amount of oil in (bonus points for using the deodorised coconut oil that you can buy in Indian grocers - NOT extra virgin coconut oil) and put the TVP into the pan dry.
Stir over the heat for a few minutes or until the outside of the TVP is evenly golden brown. Careful not to char any of it - slow and steady is better than going too high on the heat here.
Then rehydrate your TVP once the outside has been browned.
This will improve the texture of your TVP significantly.
If you want to go hardcore on this, use mushroom seasoning
as the broth base for rehydrating your TVP for beef substitute or for pork use
Lee brand pork flavor broth if you can find it (I think it's a Thai brand? It's manufactured in Thailand anyway...)