This week I am sharing a recipe that I tried last week in my menu planning. I would change a couple things next time I try them, but overall they were good!
Black Bean Gluten Steaks
Recipe Source: Cooking Entrees with the Micheff Sisters - A Vegan Vegetarian Cookbook
2 cups cooked black beans
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup quick oats
1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. McKay's Vegan Beef Style Seasoning
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups cold water
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
2 cups gluten flour
Optional Broth:
1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes
1 medium onion, diced
3/4 cup Bragg Liquid Aminos or soy sauce
2 tablespoons McKay's Vegan Beef Style Seasoning
12 cups water
Directions:
Place the black beans, chopped onions, oats, nutritional yeast flakes, seasonings, cold water, and olive oil in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl or heavy duty mixer. Add the whole-wheat flour and gluten flour. Knead by hand or in the mixer until soft and smooth in texture. Form mixture into a long roll about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Slice into 1/2 inch thick pieces. Pat gluten pieces into circles and drop into a large kettle or crock pot with boiling broth. Boil gently for 30 to 35 minutes. Reduce heat and continue cooking for 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool. Place in containers with a little of the broth and store in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to use.
Place the black beans, chopped onion, oats, nutritional yeast flakes, seasonings, cold water, and olive oil in a blender. Blend until smooth.
The picture on the left is what the nutritional yeast flakes look like. I can usually find them at a health food store or world market.
Here is the gluten flour all ready to go.
Add whole wheat flour and gluten flour to the black bean mixture in a bowl. Kneed by hand or in a mixer until soft and smooth.
Form mixture into a long roll about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Slice into 1/2 inch thick pieces.
The recipe says you can boil them in a broth, which I did not do. I decided to brown them on the stove and then bake them. I rolled them in some plain bread crumbs before placing them in the frying pan.
By this time, the dogs decided that the kitchen smelled pretty good and wanted to get into the action. Cooking in a small kitchen with two large dogs in the middle of the room can make things a lot more interesting, haha. This is Caspian (my blog mascot) and Cody. Our 3rd dog, Denali was being good in the living room.
Here is the finished product. I baked them at 350 for about 30 minutes. They were a little tough, so next time I would probably bake at 325 for around 15 to 20 minutes. I made some gravy and served them with lima beans.
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