After my recent video testing the original pig saver vegan seitan ham recipe, I got a bunch of requests to make a quicker and easier one that doesn’t involve washing the flour method. I’m excited to share what I came up with using vital wheat gluten instead. I hope this is good enough to carry the pig saver name! I look forward to hearing your modifications to make this VWG version even better.
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Recipe inspired by:
- @Krazy Asian Meats Vegetation’s original recipe: https://youtu.be/yQAXyjlQwao
- I used Gentle Chef’s Succulent Seitan Turkey from his holiday PDF (pg. 11) as the base for the ham here: https://thegentlechef.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/The-Gentle-Chef-Holiday-eCookbook.pdf
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RECIPE:
To a blender add:
- 10oz of extra firm tofu
- 1 and ½ cup (360 ml) water
- 3 T Brown sugar
- 3 teaspoons Salt
- ½ tsp MSG
- 2 T Liquid smoke
- 2 T Mushroom powder
- ⅛ tsp + 2 drips McCormick vegan red food dye
Into a bowl add:
- 2 C vital wheat gluten
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
Combine the blender ingredients with the dry ingredients in the bowl and knead for 5 min minimum.
Stretch out dough into a square, cut in half, and add 1 tsp 4-6 times about an inch apart to create fat deposits.
Form into a cylinder, wrap in foil and bake at 350F for 1.5 hours. Rest to cool so you don’t burn your hands and then unwrap and poke with a fork 4-5 times on each side.
Simmer in veggie stock for 1.5 hours, glaze with the following:
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp ground cloves
Rest in the fridge, in the simmer stock, for 8 hours.
Coat with half the glaze and bake at 350F for 30 min. Flip the roast at 15 min and use the rest of the baste.
Cut up and enjoy.
CREDITS:
- Video by Chris Gonzalez from Pexels
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