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MEATY VEGAN RIBS

The best vegan ribs recipe. Easy to make. Made with seitan and plant based meat. High in protein. Super meaty flavor with a hint of smokiness and sweetness. Great chewy texture. Take it to a summer bbq or to grill on an outdoor grill.

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Prep Time:  30 min

Dry ingredients – 1¼ cups vital wheat gluten – ¼ cup all purpose flour – 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast – 2 teaspoons smoked paprika – 1 tablespoon onion powder – 1 teaspoon garlic powder – ½ teaspoon salt – 1 teaspoon mushroom seasoning powder (optional) – 1 cup vegan ground beef (like beyond beef or impossible meat or burgers)

Ingredients

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Prep Time:  30 min

Wet ingredients – ¼ cup bbq sauce – ¾ cup vegetable broth – 2 tablespoons oil – 2 tablespoons soy sauce – 1 teaspoon liquid smoke – ¾ cup chickpeas

1

In a large mixing bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients and stir well. Crumble in the vegan ground beef and stir well.

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Mix dry ingredients

2

In a blender or food processor, add in all of the wet ingredients and blend well.

Blend wet ingredients

3

Pour in the wet mixture to the dry mixture. Stir until it starts to come together.

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Mix wet and dry

4

Knead it for 5 minutes if you'd like a softer texture and 10 minutes if you'd like a more firm, chewy texture.

Knead

5

– Flatten out the dough with a rolling pin or your hands and shape them up a bit to resemble ribs. Cut the dough in half.

Form

6

Oil a baking dish. Add in the dough. Cover with a lot of bbq sauce – about a cup or two. Then add in ⅓ cup of water. Tilt the baking dish around a bit to incorporate the water with the bbq sauce.

Add sauce

7

Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil. This is essential to make sure the ribs don't dry out. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes..

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Bake

RECIPE TIPS

- If you want to add even more texture, you can add unripe, young jackfruit or artichoke hearts. Just chop and shred them up before adding to the dough.