Vegan home cooking – Grandma shows how it works as a social media star “Vegranny”.

A plant-based diet is considered healthy, less harmful to the climate and is also trendy.

The "Vegranny" from North Hesse shows that you don't have to do without good home cooking.

Most of us probably grew up with the hearty home cooking of our parents or grandparents.

These included roasts of all kinds, stews with minced meat, bacon or sausage, roulades with dumplings and, and, and ... Anyone who then decided in the course of their life not to eat meat or fish or any animal products was – especially earlier – often left to their own devices.

Vegan home cooking – Grandma as “Vegranny” shows how it works

In recent years, however, the attitude towards vegetarian or vegan nutrition has changed fundamentally.

Various substitute products for schnitzel and Co. are offered in the supermarkets (even if there is often a dispute about their name) and there always seem to be new ideas when it comes to milk alternatives.

Plans are currently underway to bring potato milk to the German market.

And when it comes to home cooking, you don't have to do without anything here: The "Vegranny", grandmother of the Schmidt family from northern Hesse, still cooks hearty meals for her loved ones, but these days they are usually vegan.

How can that work?

She shows this on her online profiles (@vegranny) on

and

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Check out this post on Instagram

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"Vegranny": A grandma as a social media star

@vegranny has now been an integral part of the

community for over two years (with almost 13,000 followers) and has also been on

since last year .

Her recipes are popular and she has many fans.

So much so that she has even written and published her own cookbook with her family.

But her recipes can also

be found in the

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@vegranny's recipe for her vegan version of Jägerschnitzel

The schnitzel is often associated with Germany abroad and it was also one of the top 3 favorite dishes for many people when they were children.

The version with mushrooms in a cream sauce is called Jägerschnitzel and @vegranny shows how she prepares her vegan version.

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For the schnitzel you need:

• 15 soy medallions

• 1.5 liters of water

• 3 tbsp vegetable broth

• Chop and schnitzel spice mix

• herbal mix

• 1 packet of egg substitute (for 3 eggs)

• 200 ml sparkling water

• oil for frying

• Breadcrumbs for breading

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Top 10: The favorite dishes of the Germans

The preparation is then very simple: Bring the water with the vegetable broth to a boil.

Add soy chunks and cook over medium-high heat for 10 to 15 minutes (stir occasionally).

Then strain and express something if necessary.

Then season the soy schnitzel on both sides with the cutlet schnitzel seasoning and the herb mixture.

Mix the egg substitute with seltzer.

First dip the soy medallions in egg substitute, coat with breadcrumbs and then fry in a pan.

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As a rule, a typical Jägerschnitzel consists of veal or pork and is served with a mushroom sauce.

This can be chanterelles, but also mushrooms (see photo).

© Fotografie.Bogdanski/Imago

For the mushroom cream sauce you will need:

•  250 g chanterelles (frozen or fresh)

• 2 small onions (red)

• 100 ml cream (vegan)

• Herb mix, salt, pepper

• oil for frying

Preparation:

Peel the onions, cut into cubes and fry in the oil until translucent.

Add the chanterelles (patted off) and fry until the liquid is gone.

Then season to taste, fry briefly and finally deglaze with the cream.

The community loves the vegan recipes

@vegranny not only has

a lot of fans on

, but also on

Here are a few reactions to their posts:

• Thanks for the recipe.

  Delicious.

  Your TV appearance on the Sat1 talk show with Britt was wonderful.

  Now I follow with enthusiasm this great page.

  Greetings to you.

  ❤️

• I think it's so nice how you run the profile together as a family because I have a close relationship with my grandma myself and like to cook with her 🥰

• You are so incredibly likeable and I love watching your stories 👏

• I just discovered you and now I'm staying ❤️

• Such a sweet woman ❤️

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