Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Vegan No-Meatballs

These are great in pasta, in a sandwich, just with sauce!  I love love love these no-meatballs so much, I usually make a big batch and freeze what I do not want to use right away.  They keep well in the fridge for up to a week too.  I think freezing is a better way to go because they naturally will thaw and warm in a sauce cooking on the stove.

Ingredients:
• 1 package (14 oz) of "Gimme Lean" Ground Sausage Style Meat Alternative by Lightlife
• 3/4 cup gluten flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tbsp "Frenche's" French Fried Onions
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1/3 cup bread crumbs
• 2 tbsp fresh basil chopped fine (dried is also usable but fresh has a better flavor)
• 1 tbsp dried oregano 
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt

one big no-meatball!

Directions:
Combine Gimme Lean and onion and mash, I use my hands to get the mixture mixed.  It will be sticky so if you want put a bit of gluten flour on your hands so they don't get to much stuck on them.  Next add the gluten flower and water, the dough will become gummy in places where the gluten flower and water are not mixed with the rest, keep mixing until no gummy parts exist.  Add bread crumbs and the French Fried Onions keep mixing finally add the spices, and combine into one large ball.  Refrigerate for 30 minutes or longer (the refrigeration is used to stiffen the dough to make it easier to form into balls, in a pinch I won't refrigerate but have a harder time forming the balls).  Next form into smaller balls between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.  Bake at 350 for 12 minutes flip and bake for another 12 minutes.  Then enjoy!


just out of the oven

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