Mock Meat Gravy Vegan Yeast Free Recipes

MOCK MEAT GRAVY (VEGAN, YEAST-FREE)

Steps:

• To make the brown bean juice:
• Soak beans in 4 cups water for 6-8 hours.
• Drain the soaking water from the beans. Rinse and swish beans in fresh water several times and discard rinse water. This helps reduce gassiness of beans.
• Put beans in a pot large enough so it is only half full. Add the 8-10 cups water to the pot with the beans.
• Boil beans on high heat. To reduce gassiness even further, you can scoop off and throw away the white foam that forms on top of the water.
• Turn heat down to low so the beans are barely bubbling. Cover the pot and cook beans until very tender (1 1/4 to 2 hours).
• To further reduce gas and help digestion, you may want to add 1 teaspoon of savory or ground fennel to the beans during cooking.
• Strain the beans with a colander and save the cooking liquid. Use the beans in a different recipe or freeze them for later use.
• The "muddier" the liquid is, the better.
• Refrigerate for 6-7 days or freeze extra juice.
• To make the gravy:.
• Place 2 cups brown bean juice with all the other gravy ingredients in a medium sized pan.
• Blend, using a wire whisk, over medium-low heat until mixture thickens.
• Correct seasonings as desired.

NUTRITIONAL YEAST VEGAN GRAVY

Steps:

• On stovetop, add flour to dry saucepan and toast on low heat until you smell that it is heated and toasted (similiar to how you would toast sesame seeds).
• Add nutritional yeast and then add oil, stirring constantly on medium heat.
• Heat until simmering--keep stirin'!
• Gradually add water and soy sauce, stirring all the while.
• Stir until thick and add your favorite spices.

MOCK CHICKEN LOAF FLORENTINE WITH CHICKENLESS GRAVY

Steps:

• Steam the spinach and drain well.
• Heat the oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat and cook onion until transparent, about 5 minutes.
• Dissolve the vegan chicken bouillon powder or bouillon cube in the boiling water.
• Add the TVP to the boiling water and let stand for about 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pat the tofu dry, then mash.
• In large bowl, combine the TVP mixture, spinach, cooked onions, and tofu.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients and pour mixture into a lightly greased 8 1/2 X 4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
• Smooth the top and bake for 45-60 minutes, or until brown on top.
• To make the gravy: In large saucepan, simmer all ingredients except for flour for approximately 5 minutes.
• Slowly add the flour (by tablespoons), whisking after each addition, until desired thickness is reached.
• Let loaf stand for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges and turn out onto a platter. Serve with gravy.