dank (seitan) nugg(et)s

Tonight I decided I wanted to have some good old seitan nuggets. I have been experimenting with using combinations of grains and beans in my seitan lately and have found some really good combinations. This one in particular is great.

dank (seitan) nugg(et)s

2 cups cooked quinoa
2 cups dried TVP rehydrated with 2 cups no chicken broth or vegetable broth
2 cups vital wheat gluten flour
1 to 1.5 cups vegan no chicken broth or vegetable broth
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp salt
ground black pepper
4 tbsps olive oil, plus more to coat the pan
dried herbs if you want.

Mix all the ingredients together so you get a semi sticky and crumbly dough. Press into a medium sized cookie sheet pan (with edges about 1 inch high) that has been liberally oiled up. Place in a preheated 350F oven with a tray of water in the bottom to keep the oven air moist and bake for about 20-25 minutes. Let cool then cut into bit size nuggets. If you wish you could bread these then fry them, but i just eat them after the first cooking process. Serve with some bbq and ranch, vegan of course.

Pan Seared Balsamic Tofu, Spinach and Sundried Tomato Quinoa, Sweet Sofrito

So I decided to whip up a sofrito with a surplus of tomatoes that I had. I made it simple and delicious by roasting it in the oven alongside the seared tofu.



Tofu-----> Vegan Worchestershire sauce, 2T, Balsamic vinegar, 4 T, olive oil, 4 T ,garlic, 2 cloves minced, or 1 T powder, seasoned salt, 1T, Nutritional yeast, 1/4 cup, 1 block extra firm tofu. Marinate in all ingredients for a half hour or more. sear in hot pan on both sides. sprinkle with a little extra nooch before cooking to form a little crust.

sofrito----> Onions, Tomatoes, garlic, carrots, bell pepper, salt, pepper, olive oil, agave syrup, Fresh basil and parsley added at the last minute

quinoa----> 4 cups salted water, 1 1/2 cups quinoa. boil water add quinoa and 2 T olive oil and minced garlic. After finished cooking add chopped sundried tomatoes and fresh spinach that will wilt perfectly in the quinoa. Finish with more olive oil and seasoning.

Assemble---> Eat---> Enjoy