Description
These rich vegan meatballs in gravy are the perfect vegan holiday meat dish for you to try.
Ingredients
Scale
Meatballs:
Dry:
- 1 cup vital wheat gluten (135g)
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 2 tablespoons ground dried mushrooms
- 1/2 cup walnuts (60 g)
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs (55g)
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 teaspoon sage
- 1/16 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon Herb de Provence, (optional)
Wet:
- 1/2 cup tofu, firm (110g)
- 1/2 cup cold vegetable stock or water
- 3 tablespoons Bragg Liquid Aminos (soy sauce)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional)
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup chopped onions (70 g)
Broth:
- 8 cups water
- 1/3 cup Bragg Liquid Aminos
Gravy:
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/3 cup Cashews
- 1 teaspoon Bragg Liquid Aminos
- 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients together.
- In a food processor or blender, blend all the wet ingredients together.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir until combined.
- Knead the dough for a couple of minutes by hand to make sure everything is incorporated
- Prepare the broth: In a large pot, add the broth ingredients.
- When the broth comes to a rolling boil, do a consistency test (see note below).
- Shape the dough into little meatballs.
- Add the meatballs, cover with lid, reduce heat to medium until the meatballs float, then reduce the heat to low. On low, gently boil the meatballs for 60 minutes
- Turn off the heat. Drain the cooking liquid into a blender.
- Add the gravy ingredients and blend until smooth.
- Pour over meatballs, and let simmer for 10 minutes on low to medium heat (see note).
Notes
- Test: Boil one meatball for about 15 min. on medium heat. If it stays together, it is safe to put the other meatballs in the broth. If it falls apart, knead in another tablespoon of vital gluten flour to the dough, and repeat test. This is an extra step, but it is well worth the effort.
- It is important that the broth is boiling when adding the meatballs, but as soon as they have been added, lower temperature to medium, and when they float, lower the temperature to low.
- Option: I usually add about 1 tablespoon of vegan margarine to the gravy when it is nearly finished, it is definitely not necessary, but it adds some to the flavor of the gravy.
- Sometimes when I want the meatballs to look a little browner, I will lightly brown them in a skillet before I put them in the sauce. It adds a nice color.
- Be careful not to simmer the meatballs in the gravy for too long, the meatballs may fall apart. Just simmer in the gravy for 10 min. and serve.