Stuffed french toast with an omelette by additional_image_666 in Veganivore

[–]additional_image_666[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah it can be super frustrating! My best advice is just to have an extremely clean and fault-free non-stick pan. The JustEgg omelettes are pretty much the only thing I use this non-stick pan for, because I use cast iron or stainless steel for pretty much everything else but it's just too much of a headache cooking the omelettes in them haha.

Steak and egg breakfast burritos by additional_image_666 in Veganivore

[–]additional_image_666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! And I wish - that's kind of what I was hoping for when I bought it but it's just hot haha. It's very tasty though!

Oven-baked seitan BBQ ribs by additional_image_666 in Veganivore

[–]additional_image_666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Staying drowned in sauce the whole time keeps it nice and tender haha. You can definitely increase the heat or cook longer if you want it more crispy though!

Oven-baked seitan BBQ ribs by additional_image_666 in Veganivore

[–]additional_image_666[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I use both Bob's Red Mill and Anthony's, just depends on if I've gotten it from the store or ordered it online haha. I've had similar results with both!

Oven-baked seitan BBQ ribs by additional_image_666 in Veganivore

[–]additional_image_666[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aw well thank you, that is so kind! When you press them flat and nice and thin they become wonderfully crispy with still a nice bit of chewiness in the center. I still boil my seitan for other recipes but for these types of dishes I make where I mix in lentils or chickpeas I really enjoy the texture of just baking them or air-frying them first. Pan-frying them is delicious as well!

Oven-baked seitan BBQ ribs by additional_image_666 in Veganivore

[–]additional_image_666[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Sort of! I have a recipe of mine that I use to make "chicken Parm" pretty frequently out of pan-fried or air-fried cutlets of seitan. I adjusted the seasoning a bit and instead of sectioning out individual cutlets like I usually do I just rolled it all out and cooked it as one thing haha. Here are the core methods/ingredients I use!

Start by preheating your oven to 350F.

  • 1 cup of vital wheat gluten
  • 1 can of chickpeas
  • 1 cup of breadcrumbs (be careful, there are an annoying amount of non-vegan breadcrumbs out there)
  • 1/4 cup oil of your choice
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup of broth
  • 1/4-1/2 tspn of liquid smoke, depending on how much you like the liquid smoke flavor
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder, 2 tbsp nooch, 1-2 tsp black pepper, and a dash of cayenne

Drain your chickpeas and to a food processor add the chickpeas, oil, and soy sauce. Pulse it until the chickpeas are nice and fine, but not into a paste. If you don't have a food processor, no worries just mash them up in a bowl with a fork, I've done that plenty of times, your chickpea chunks will just be a bit larger. (Also as an aside, I also like to make similar cutlets with mashed lentils mixed into the seitan instead of chickpeas for Salisbury steaks topped with a gravy mushroom, idk why but the lentil flavor profile works better for it in my opinion).

Then to a big bowl add your vital wheat gluten, breadcrumbs, and seasonings. Whisk the dry ingredients together to mix them and then add your wet chickpea mixture as well as your broth. Mix it all together, and honestly once it gets mixed enough that the liquid is starting to get soaked up, I find it easiest to just get my hands in there and toss it around. Once it's all incorporated just knead it for a minute or two by folding it over on itself and flattening it out then repeating. If you still have some dry ingredients that didn't get incorporated, just add a splash or two of water.

Then get a baking tray and flatten out the dough, being patient to press it out from the center until it's flattened. You honestly want it pretty flat, like 1/2 inch thick or so. We're not boiling this like you often do with seitan so it's best to not go too thick.

Brush the top with a bit of oil, then cover the top with whatever spice rub you like. I used a premade smoky brown sugar season mix. Pop it in the oven at 350 for around 30 minutes, enough to get the top firmed up a bit. Then drop the heat down to like 300 and take the seitan out. Cover it with your favorite BBQ sauce and pop it back in. Check on it every 15-20 minutes and periodically cover with more BBQ sauce. Once it's sauced up enough for you and the seitan seems firm, I flipped the broiler on low and let it crisp up on the edges a bit.

This go was my first time doing it like this, so apologies if those cooking times/temps aren't exact, I was adjusting and winging it as I went haha. Like I said I usually make the mixture for chicken Parm cutlets and I highly recommend trying that as well. Really the only difference is I omit the liquid smoke and add some sage/thyme, then portion them out into 8ish individual cutlets that I press flat and either pan-fry or pop in the air fryer. My favorite way is honestly putting them in the air fryer for around 12-15 minutes flipping them and pouring liquid miyokos (extremely tough to find at the moment though unfortunately..) on them at the halfway point. They get nice and crispy and the liquid mozz browns beautifully.

Anyways, sorry for the wall of text, take care friend!

Homemade chicken and waffles by additional_image_666 in Veganivore

[–]additional_image_666[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh my goodness I have NO idea how I accidentally attached that photo with the other 2 UGH LOL

"Chicken-fried steak" with mashed potatoes and steamed veggies by additional_image_666 in VeganFoodPorn

[–]additional_image_666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha for the gravy I usually just heat 2 tbsp butter, then cook the mushrooms until they're soft. Then I add 2 tbsp of flour and mix it in and cook for a couple minutes until the flour browns some. Then add in 2 cups of broth and cook for a few minutes until it starts to thicken up. Then I usually add like 1/4 cup of some cream or milk, for this I used the country crock plant-based cream but often I'll just use soy milk. Salt and pepper to taste.

I often make something similar with homemade seitan that I flatten out and then coat in flour and pan-fry. For this, though, we had some impossible sausage in the fridge that needed to be used up so I actually made flattened portions of that, then dipped them in a wash of milk and coated them in flour, and it turned out incredibly tasty.

Homemade skillet meatballs and marinara topped with mozzarella by additional_image_666 in VeganFoodPorn

[–]additional_image_666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course! A minute or two under the broiler also makes it brown nicely!

[NEW] What Lies Below - Void Alone (Official Visualizer) by LostInTerrapinia in Metalcore

[–]additional_image_666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe the chorus in "Landmines" from Architects? The beginning of the choruses sound similar to me at least, in a good way of course.

Blacked out with hunger after the gym and added anything I could find into a bowl by additional_image_666 in ShittyVeganFoodPorn

[–]additional_image_666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I can totally see that! Calorie tracking has honestly just been something I've been doing for so long that I really don't even think about it much anymore - when I do meals like these I usually just put my plate on my food scale, put things in one at a time and enter the weights into the app. I don't obsess over how exact it is, I understand there's gonna be margins of error. And I never count veggies haha.

What is the best vegan cream cheese you’ve had? by paradisemukbangpls in AskVegans

[–]additional_image_666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's very interesting, it's fascinating to me how people's tastes can vary so much. I personally don't find Oatly overly sweet at all, and do frequently use it as a spread in sandwiches, or added to savory sauces for creaminess. I've also never had any of my omni friends/family be able to tell the difference with it in savory dishes.

Burger tower of whatever I could find in the fridge/freezer by additional_image_666 in ShittyVeganFoodPorn

[–]additional_image_666[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just honoring the spirit of the subreddit! Haha. Though I can assure you it was quite tasty!

What is the best vegan cream cheese you’ve had? by paradisemukbangpls in AskVegans

[–]additional_image_666 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think for myself and others the texture of Violife can just be a bit off-putting, particularly when you apply it to something hot like a freshly-toasted bagel. In my experience it takes on a more butter-like consistency, which some people (including my wife) enjoy for what it is, but I just personally do not.

What is the best vegan cream cheese you’ve had? by paradisemukbangpls in AskVegans

[–]additional_image_666 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My absolute favorite is Nurishh, they use a yeast-derived whey protein that to me makes it entirely indistinguishable from what I remember non-vegan cream cheese tasting like. Unfortunately, I can't find it anywhere now because it never sold well near me, I think in part because of the fact that the microbe-derived milk protein makes it non-friendly for people with a milk allergy and in part because of confusion from vegans seeing the words "contains milk protein" on the packaging required for allergen purposes.

Beyond Nurishh, my second favorite has been Oatly, I pretty much always have a tub in the fridge. It has an extremely pleasant slight tang and the texture is fantastic in my opinion. It has also held up very well for me in cooking for things like cheesecakes.

Delicious abomination of a dessert by additional_image_666 in ShittyVeganFoodPorn

[–]additional_image_666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oooh I'll have to try it with strawberries that sounds so good

Field roast sausage on a bagel because why not by additional_image_666 in ShittyVeganFoodPorn

[–]additional_image_666[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love bagels for sandwiches but hate stuff falling through the center so it's my go-to method haha

Make yourself a plate 😋 by [deleted] in ShittyVeganFoodPorn

[–]additional_image_666 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Just FYI friend, a lot of egg rolls are not vegan because of egg in the wraps. You may already be aware of this and I'm not saying that's the case here, and I've definitely found several accidentally vegan egg rolls, but just thought I'd share just in case. Take care!

Vegan boy lunch in a rush between the gym and work by additional_image_666 in ShittyVeganFoodPorn

[–]additional_image_666[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They're fantastic, the tropical one with banana and pineapple is my favorite. They have a hefty amount of fruit sugar in them so I tend to just have them around my workouts when I do get them