food The Spicy Meatless Thread... (ya I went there)

Vegan jambalaya made with some homemade spicy seitan sausage, smoked red savina powder, and both red beans and white beans.  Also whipped up some vegan cornbread which turned out much better than I had anticipated (sometimes I am still slightly skeptical of vegan baking).  
 
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Vegan cornbread would be tuff for me. I love a drizzle of honey on hot buttered cornbread. I guess agave or maple syrup would work though
 
Rawkstah said:
Vegan jambalaya made with some homemade spicy seitan sausage, smoked red savina powder, and both red beans and white beans.  Also whipped up some vegan cornbread which turned out much better than I had anticipated (sometimes I am still slightly skeptical of vegan baking).  
 
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care to share your vegan sausage recipe? My wife is vegan and I'm looking for things to put on the smoker for her. 
 
Gonzo said:
Oooh great thread,been a pesceterian for two years now. Lovely dishes rawkstah :party:
Thanks Gonzo! I still am not 100% vegetarian.  I like to travel and try new things, and when I'm on vacation and there's regional/local foods, all bets are off.  The unwritten rule of the house here for the last ~3 years is that we don't really cook meat here, unless parents are coming for dinner because they still cannot fathom getting proper nutrition in a meal without meat.  :rolleyes:  
 
This was just a quick dinner to use up some stuff that was almost empty and some leftover salad, I was going for a shawarma-like wrap with tabouli. Buffalo Morningstar Chik'n patties cooked with some Arabic curry powder a friend gave me from her trip to Dubai.  Na'an bread, the salad, hummus, tahini, homemade toum, sambal (didn't have harrisa) and pickles. Gave the tabouli a protein punch with some chickpeas. And finished up a jar of spicy mango pickle with everything. 
 
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The texture is always the hardest to nail down.  Frozen then thawed and crumbled tofu may help out.  Or some crunched up walnuts!  Just make sure you don't break them down too fine.  I did meatballs a long time ago with minced up mushrooms too.  
 
Try shredded carrot to retain moisture, or quinoa...
 
Im going to add some grain, that works well. Wanted to make sure it did not crumble :)
 
 
Allot use quinoa in the recipes, don't have any and want to use something different . Moisture not a problem, a bit too much in this batch.
Thanks!
 
If you get a good hard sear you can avoid the crumble, like a potato pancake... and shredded ingredients tend to string together for a good hold...
 
Vegan Jamaican! 
 
Jerk Tofu, pressed for hours and marinated in a homemade jerk sauce for 2 hours.
Okra was cooked with fresh habanero (no scotch bonnets around), tomatoes, onion, a touch of curry, and some S&P. 
Cauliflower was tossed in OO smoked paprika, and vegeta seasoning, grilled with pressed garlic cloves. 
 
The drink is 1 shot rum, 1/2 shot triple sec, couple shakes of pimento bitters, couple shakes of angostura orange bitters, about a quarter size piece of ginger shredded up, half a banana, some ginger ale, and seltzer water to cut the sweetness of the soda. 
 
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