Veggeroni

Veggeroni (Seitan Pepperoni)

by SUSANV on APRIL 4, 2007
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Veggeroni (Seitan Pepperoni)(click for printer-friendly version)

(with thanks to Joanne Stepaniak, Lachesis, and all the other inventive cooks who’ve been wrapping their seitan in foil and baking it)

Dry ingredients:

1 1/4 cup vital wheat gluten
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
3/4 teaspoon salt
2-3 teaspoons Spanish smoked paprika
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (use more for spicier pepperoni)
3/4 teaspoons mustard seeds
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder

Wet ingredients:

2 tablespoons cashew butter (may substitute peanut butter or tahini)
2/3 cup water
4 tablespoons ketchup or tomato sauce
1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
1/4 teaspoon agave nectar (optional, but definitely use if you use tomato sauce)

Preheat oven to 325 F. Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Put the cashew butter in a smaller bowl, and slowly mix in the water. Add the remaining wet ingredients to the small bowl and blend well.

Pour the wet mixture into the dry, stirring well (use your hands if necessary). Remove from the bowl and knead for a few minutes, making sure ingredients are distributed well.

Roll into a log shape, about 7 inches long. Place the log on foil and roll it up in the foil, twisting the ends to seal. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, turning over after 45 minutes.

Remove from oven and unwrap to cool. Slice as needed and store leftovers wrapped in plastic wrap in the fridge.

Notes:

This fit perfectly in my toaster oven, so I didn’t have to heat up the whole kitchen.

I sliced it and used it as-is on pizza, pita pizza, wraps, and sandwiches, but you may want to slice it and pan-fry it to give it more of a real pepperoni feel.

Makes 6-8 servings. Based on 8 servings: 202 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (21% calories from fat); 33g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 0g Cholesterol; 347mg Sodium; 2g Fiber.

Have fun with your big ole tube of veggeroni!

Barbecued Seitan Ribz

Barbecued Seitan Ribz
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Like Veggeroni, this seitan is baked dry rather than boiled. The results are a little spongier than Veggeroni, less dense, but I think the texture is perfect for absorbing the flavor of the barbecue sauce. You’ll be amazed at how easy this recipe comes together using your favorite bottled sauce.

1 cup vital wheat gluten
2 teaspoons smoked Spanish paprika
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons tahini or other nut butter
1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
1 tablespoon soy sauce
about 1 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce (see some suggestions below)

Preheat the oven to 350 and lightly spray an 8×8 baking dish with canola oil. Mix the first 5 ingredients together in a large bowl. Mix the water with the nut butter, Liquid Smoke, and soy sauce and add it to the dry ingredients. Stir to mix well and then knead lightly in the bowl for a couple of minutes.

Put the dough into the baking dish and flatten it so that it evenly fills the pan. Take a sharp knife and cut it into 8 strips; then turn the pan and cut those strips in half to form 16 pieces:

Put it in the oven and bake for 25 minutes. While it’s cooking prepare your grill.

Remove it from the oven and carefully re-cut each strip, going over each cut to make sure that the ribz will pull apart easily later. Generously brush the top with barbecue sauce. Take it to the grill and invert the whole baking dish onto the grill (or use a large spatula to lift the seitan out, placing it sauce-side down on the grill). Brush the top of the seitan with more sauce:

Watch it closely to make sure that it doesn’t burn. When it’s sufficiently brown on one side, turn over and cook the other side, adding more sauce, if necessary. When done, remove to a platter and cut or pull apart the individual ribs to serve.

Serves 4

Nutrition Facts 
1/4 of a recipe without barbecue sauce

Barbecued Seitan Strips

 1 cup vital wheat gluten
3 T. nutritional yeast flakes
2 t. onion powder
1 t. garlic powder
1 cup water or vegetable stock
safflower oil, for oiling pan
1 cup Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Sauce
 In a medium bowl, place the vital wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, onion powder, and garlic powder, and stir well to combine. Using your hands, mix the water into the dry ingredients, and work into a soft dough that will feel very moist to the touch. Using a little safflower oil, lightly oil (or lightly mist) a 9-inch square baking pan. Transfer the dough to the prepared pan, and using your hands, flatten the dough to evenly cover the bottom of the pan. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 8 strips lengthwise, turn the pan a quarter turn, and then make one cut through the middle widthwise to form 16 pieces. Bake the seitan for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Prepare the Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Sauce according to the recipe instructions. After 20 minutes of baking, remove the pan from the oven. Spread a little of the Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Sauce over each of the puffed strips. Return the pan to the oven and bake an additional 12-15 minutes. Serve the strips as an appetizer or main dish, or chop and use to add flavor to soups, salads, grains, and side dishes.
Yield: 16 Seitan Strips

http://www.veganchef.com/bbseitan.htm
 
Sauce recipe here:

 1 dried New Mexico chile
water
1 1/2 cups onion, diced
1 T. safflower oil
1 T. garlic, minced
1 - 28 oz. can tomato puree
1/2 cup Sucanat (or brown sugar from sugar beets)
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 T. brown mustard
1 t. salt
1/4 t. cumin
1/4 t. freshly ground black pepper
 Begin by removing the stem and seeds from the dried New Mexico chile. Place the chile in a small bowl, cover with cold water, and set aside for 10-15 minutes to rehydrate. In a medium saucepan, saute the onion in the safflower oil for 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Add the garlic and saute an additional 1 minute. When the chile has rehydrated, transfer it to a cutting board and finely mince it. Add the minced chile, along with the remaining ingredients to the saucepan and stir well to combine. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the sauce for 20 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasonings, to taste. Use as a sauce for sandwiches and main dishes, or to add flavor to sauces, grains, vegetables, or side dishes.
Yield: 4 Cups
 

Chocolate-Banana Green Drink by me

This one is a little different than my usual, but great for when I'm pining for a milkshake rather than something ultra healthy.  It's a good compromise.

3/4 c Rice Milk
3/4 c Whole Milk (or more rice milk, soy, or coconut)
8-10 ice cubes
1 c fresh spinach
1 tsp (or more) raw sugar crystals (turinado is fine) or whatever sweetener you want
1/2 fresh banana (though more and frozen might be great as well).

Vitamix it, and you are done.  Makes at least 2 cups.  Looks like a frothy, green milkshake.

Seitan and Broccolini with Clementine Teriyaki

8 Ounces Sliced Seitan (I use West Soy brand)
1 Cup Sushi RIce
6-8 Stalks of Broccolini
2 Clementines
1 Tbs Vegetable Oil
Japanese Seven Spice, optional

Clementine Teriyaki Sauce
1/2 Cup Low Sodium Tamari
1/3 Cup Light Brown Sugar
1/3 Cup Fresh Clementine Juice
1/4 Cup + 1 Tbs Rice Vinegar
1/4 Cup Water
Zest from 1 Clementine

Rinse your sushi rice in cool water and drain. Cook in your rice cooker or on the stove according to package directions, but 1 cup of sushi rice is usually cooked in 1 1/4 cups of water. Allow to cook completely and steam for 5-10 minutes off the heat while you are preparing the rest of the meal. Total cooking time for the rice will be around 20 minutes.

Mix all the sauce ingredients together in a small pan let it go at a lively simmer for 20 minutes, until reduced and slightly thick. The sauce will NOT be super thick when it is hot. It will very slightly cover the back of a spoon and look syrupy, but it’s not going to be thick until it cools, so don’t worry if it seems runny. At the end of the cooking you should see large, excited bubbles (this is the sugar caramelizing), so if you don’t see those, keep cooking. Once the sauce is done, it’ll taste good but pretty strong. Set aside.

While the sauce and the rice are cooking, prepare your seitan and broccolini. Slice the seitan into 1/8″ thick medallions, or something similar. I usually don’t prep broccolini any more than rinsing it and chopping off the ends, but if the stalks are particularly thick, you may wish to half them lengthwise. This shouldn’t be the case with most bunches you find in the store, however.

Heat a large non-stick or cast-iron skillet over medium high heat. Add the seitan and let brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove to a bowl, turn up the heat to high, and add broccolini in one layer. Once you get color on one side, flip, reduce heat to low, and cover the pan to finish the cooking, another 2-3 minutes. The broccolini should be bright green and cooked to a tender-crisp.

Once you are ready to serve, add the seitan to the pan with the broccolini. Drizze enough teriyaki sauce in to coat everything. Beware, if the pan is too hot you risk burning your sauce, so take good care here. Once everything is heated and covered in a nice glaze, serve immediately with the sushi rice. Top with seven spice if you like a little heat.

This sauce is strong so you just need enough to coat — save any extra for a future meal.

from VeganYumYum

Sausage and White Bean Cassoulet

Sausage and White Bean Cassoulet

adapted from Southern Living 2007 Annual Recipes

serves 6

Prep time:  10 min

Cook time:  slow cooker 8 hours

2 (16-oz) cans Great Northern beans, undrained

1 (28-oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained

1 (14-oz) package smoked turkey sausage, sliced

3/4 cup chicken broth

3 medium carrots, sliced

1 cup chopped onion

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 bay leaf

1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Combine first 11 ingredients in a 5-quart slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until vegetables are tender.  Remove and discard bay leaf.

Sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese before serving.

Orange and Oats Chewies

Orange and Oats Chewies
adapted from Best of the Bake-Off

Makes about 60 cookies

2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
3 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup coconut

Heat oven to 350F. Grease 2 cookie sheets.

In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, shortening, butter, orange juice concentrate, orange peel and eggs; mix well.

Add flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well. Stir in oats and coconut.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the greased cookie sheets.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until light and golden brown. Cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute then transfer to rack to cool completely.

From The Girl Who Ate Everything Blog

What kind of camera/lens/equipment do you use? 

I have Canon Rebel XSi . I use mostly a Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro Lens and sometimes the standard Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens.

Any suggestions or hints to have great food photos? 

Yesss!!!! Never use a flash. Most of my photos are taken outside on my back porch on a table in the shade. Get in close. People want the drool factor.

Crockpot Italian Chicken

Crockpot Italian Chicken

4 chicken breasts
1 packet dry Zesty Italian dressing (Regular is fine but I like zesty better. Sometimes I use a packet and a half.)
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1-2 cans cream of chicken soup (depending how cream cheesy you want it)

Place the chicken in acrockpot and sprinkle Italian dressing over it. Combine cream cheese and cream of chicken soup in a small pot over low heat and pour over chicken. Cook on low for at least 4 hours. You can leave it in there all day. If you feel the sauce is too thick you can thin it to your preferred consistency with a little milk. Serve over pasta or rice.

Baked Ziti

Baked Ziti

adapted from Allrecipes

1 pound dry ziti pasta

1 onion, chopped
1 pound Italian sausage ( or ground beef...I like sausage better)
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons Italian seasonings
2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce ( I used one Garlic and Onion and one Sausage)
6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced ( 9 rounds)
1 1/2 cups sour cream
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain. 
2. In a large skillet, brown onion and sausage (or beef ) over medium heat. Add minced garlic and cook for a minute or so. Add spaghetti sauce and Italian seasonings, and simmer 15 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, 1/2 sauce mixture, Provolone cheese, sour cream, remaining ziti, remaining sauce mixture and then mozzarella cheese. Top with grated Parmesan cheese. 
4. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted. You may want to cover it for the first 20 minutes with foil and then let the cheese melt and brown for the last 10 minutes.

Sage's Knockoff

Raspberry Ice Cream:

1 bag frozen raspberries, can thaw
2/3 c cashews
1/2 c coconut shavings
rice milk, soy milk, coconut milk...about 2 cups or so
honey
1 1/2 bananas

Hot Fudge:

1/3 c agave
1-2 T honey
1/4 c coconut oil (melted)
1 T or more raw cacao powder

MIX WELL!

yum!!!