Vegan Not Roast for the Slow Cooker
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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For the not roast
- 1 (6 ounce) box seitan, quick mix
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1⁄2 cup water (or more)
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce or 3 tablespoons soy sauce
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For the veggies and liquid
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 small sweet yellow onions, halved (or quartered)
- 1 lb tiny new potatoes, halved
- 1 lb baby carrots
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1⁄2 cups vegetable stock
- 1⁄4 cup dry red wine
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
directions
- In a large bowl, combine the seitan mix , onion powder, thyme, salt and pepper. Add the water and 2 Tbsp of tamari. Mix well, adding more water if the mixture is too dry, then knead until smooth, about 3 minutes. Place he seitan ball in the slow cooker.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat . Add the onions, carrots, and potatoes and brown quickly. Season with salt and pepper, then transfer to the slow cooker. Add the stock, wine, the remaining 1 Tbsp tamari, garlic, and thyme.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
- Remove the vegetables and seitan from the slow cooker.
- Slice the seitan and arrange on a serving platter. Surround with vegetables and spoon the cooking liquid or gravy (see below) over all.
- If you would like to make gravy out of the remaining cooking liquid (which is quite tasty)- remove the solid ingredients from the crock , turn the cooker to high, and whisk in one tablespoon of cornstarch blended with two tablespoons of water and stir until it thickens.
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