12.Sep.2008 Fauxsage à gogo

I’m obviously having a bit of a fauxsage problem. help?

the recipe for the Ginger Hoisin (left) & Coconut Tamarind (right) flavors yields half the size of a regular seitan o’greatness, so feel free to double the amounts.

the recipe for the Apple Curry (not pictured) flavor makes for a big one.

Ginger Hoisin Fauxsage

dry

1/2 cup + 2 T vital wheat gluten
2 T nutritional yeast
1/2 t ginger powder
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 t ground coriander
1/8 t red pepper flakes

wet

2 T hoisin sauce
1 t tamari
2 T seasoned rice vinegar
1 T toasted sesame oil
1/3 cup + 3 T water

Coconut Tamarind Fauxsage

dry

1/2 cup + 2 T vital wheat gluten
2 T nutritional yeast
1/2 t fine sea salt
1 t dried basil or cilantro

wet

1/2 T tamarind paste
1/2 T peanut oil
1/3 cup + 3 T hot water [only use water if using coconut powder; if not, replace with light or regular coconut milk]
1 T instant coconut milk powder [if using water]
1 t pure maple syrup

Apple Curry Fauxsage

dry

1 1/4 cup vital wheat gluten
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 t ground cumin
1 t fine sea salt
1 T dried parsley [or dried basil]

wet

6 T unsweetened applesauce [1 individual, 4 oz container]
2 T safflower oil
2/3 cup water
1 T green curry paste
1 T pure maple syrup [or agave nectar]

M.O. for all

preheat oven to 325F. prepare two large pieces of foil, just one if making only one of the recipes, and slightly larger if doubling the recipe.

place dry in a large bowl, wet in a smaller bowl.
whisk dry to combine, whisk wet to combine.
pour wet into dry, stir well, start kneading to make sure everything is well incorporated.
shape into a 5-inch log [8-inch log if doubling recipe], wrap tightly in aluminum foil.

bake for 90 minutes. unwrap, and let cool on a rack.

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  • Eleanor says:

    Hi Celine! I think the Apple Curry Fauxsage looks amazing, but I’m currently a poor study abroad student in Scotland and probably won’t buy curry paste (as I don’t use it in a lot of recipes, and it might go to waste). Is there any kind of substitute I could use in the liquid part? and then maybe add in some curry powder in the dry? Please let me know!

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  • Celine says:

    hey Eleanor: it will all depend on what sort of curry powder you get, but I think subbing one for one should be fine. if your powder is very spicy and you’d rather it be mellow, go easy on the T, if it’s the opposite, be a little more heavy-handed. or if your powder is mellow and you cannot afford to purchase anything else but you happen to have cayenne pepper around, how about throwing a little of that, to taste? maybe 1/8-1/4 t.
    hope that works out for you!

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  • Eleanor says:

    i made the apple curry without the curry paste by subbing in a T of curry powder and adding a little bit of tahini and bragg’s to make up for the little bit of liquid lost. it came out great! (except the end of my fauxsage broke out of the tin foil and kinda burnt..haha) but it was DELICIOUS!!

    celine, what is your favorite way to eat these? i just cut some slices and had it with roasted sweet potatoes and sauteed kale/tomatoes..so just as one of many sides, i guess. do you usually fry the patties? or use them for sandwiches? i know the sky’s the limit, but just wondering if you had any especially good ideas! thanks!!

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  • Celine says:

    ha! it’s happened to me before too, Eleanor, the “busting out of the shirt” bit them sausages like to do.
    I often eat this particular kind on its own, because it’s my favorite, but when I make less flavor-specific versions [like the Laurel & Hardy recipe], I cut them down into bite-size pieces, brown them up a bit in a pan, and throw them into pretty much any dish that calls for seitan, really. like you said, the sky’s the limit. :)

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