- Dragonfly's
Vegan Ribs
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http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=7589.0
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- Ingredients (use
vegan versions):
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- 2 cups vital
wheat gluten
- 1 7/8 - 2 cups
of water
- 2 Tblsp of vegan
beef broth
- 2 Tblsp KAL
nutritional yeast
- 1 Tblsp of
tomato flavored bouillon
- some unbleached
flour for dusting
- 2-3 Tblsp of raw
tahini
- vegan BBQ sauce
of your choice, as much as you like to
use
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- Directions:
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- Mix the gluten
with the broth and bouillon. Using a
fork, make a well in the center and add
the water all at once. (Add more of you
live in a dry area, less of you don't,
hence the different amount.) Mix fast,
rapidly encorporating all the
gluten.
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- Dust a flat
surface, dust your hands and lightly
dust the gluten lump. Knead till
rubbery and smooth. Use more flour if
you need to.
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- Flatten the
gluten out with the tips of your
fingers. Melt the tahini in the
microwave or on the stove. You want it
to be smooth, slightly warm and easy to
spread. Using just your fingertips,
poke the melted tahini into the surface
of the gluten. Turn over the gluten and
repeat. It won't actually knead into
the gluten, but till work in a bit and
sit on the surface.
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- Slice the gluten
into strips. The thicker the strip, the
chewier the rib, the thinner the
crispier. Your choice. Put the strips
on a lightly oiled cookie sheet and
bake at 375 degrees for about 10-15
minutes. When the under side is golden,
flip them over and bake some more. You
want a crispy product. They should puff
up at first and flatten as they are
browning up.
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- You can add
sauce to each side as they are browned
up, or add it at the end. We like a
small amount of sauce, but you can
drench yours, if you like.
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- These are a
homemade version of the non-vegan rib
mixes you can buy at the HFS (they
require butter). That, and it is a much
larger quantity. I have four girls who
can eat them all by themselves. I have
to triple the batch when my grown sons
are here. Those boxes should be out of
reach price wise. We eat these every
Friday or there is a general household
revolt.
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- Enjoy!
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- Serves:
4-6
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- Preparation
time: 1 hour
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TIPS
These are SO good! I have fooled
meat eaters with them!
The only changes I made, were I couldn't
find tomato boullion so I used a dab of
tomato paste, and instead of tahini I used
peanut butter and a touch of vegan
margarine.
You can thread the
"meat" on a wooden chopstick .
Or reheat them on the grill at a
picnic...
ALSO, try making
them with different sauces, or with out a
sauce.
The "meat" is so "perfect" you can
substitute it for virtually any meat
recipe!
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