Vegan Pepperoni
photo by Debbwl
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
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3 logs
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
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Flavor
- 1⁄2 cup white kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 tablespoons HP steak sauce or 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 -2 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon onion powder
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Grind
- 1 teaspoon whole anise seed
- 1 teaspoon red peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon green peppercorn
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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Last
- 1 1⁄4 cups vital wheat gluten
directions
- Start the water in the steamer so it will be boiling when your ready. Finely mash the beans with a fork. Add the rest of the flavor ingredients and mix well.
- Roughly grind anise seed, peppercorns, and red pepper flakes with a mortar and pestle. Add into mixture. You can taste the flavor now and ensure it is how you like it - it is fairly concentrated at this stage so don't be alarmed. Add more spice if you prefer it spicer or more liquid smoke if need be.
- Add in wheat gluten and mix well with a fork. Divide dough into three equal portions. Shape each into a tube and wrap like a tootsie roll in heavy duty aluminum foil. Make sure to wrap it tightly by twisting the ends. Heavy duty foil is best to keep the pepperoni from bursting out of the wrapping when cooking (or just wrap a couple times with regular foil).
- Steam for 45 minutes Cool and slice. You can use as is or also fry them up a bit on each side to make a crispier pepperoni.
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Reviews
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A tasty sub for the real thing. We enjoyed munching on a few slice while I was making the pizza and found the flavor and texture very pleasing, however the ones baked on the pizza were just a little dry although not bad. Enjoyed the combination of spice. Can't wait to try this in some other dishes. Made as written and liked how quickly and easily it came together. Also liked that it makes three and that they are freezable. Thanks so much for the post.
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The best recipe I've found for vegan pepperoni. I doubled the recipe because cans of beans have two cups and I hate wasting the half a can. The only extra ingredient I used was 2 tsp of Peri Peri seasoning which added extra bit (not kidding about that! :) ). I shaped the mixture into two big thick 'logs' and steamed them for 90 minutes. Delicious.<br/><br/>The only change I might make next time is to use crushed aniseed seeds rather than star anise as the latter can be a tad too strong.<br/><br/>Thanks for the recipe. :)
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