This is the ultimate festive centrepiece. Meat-free beef, brushed in a rich chestnut and mushroom pâté, encased in flaky, golden puff pastry. Serve this with all the trimmings and lashings of this vegan gravy and your festive meal is complete! This can be made ahead of time and then baked on the big day, so… Continue reading Vegan Beef Wellington
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Smoky Ham Style Seitan
This smoky ham style seitan is deliciously savoury, with a fantastic smoked flavour. It combines three different smoky elements; smoked tofu, liquid smoke and smoked paprika. This along with a few other seasonings, and roasted beetroot for colour, makes an amazing alternative to meat-based ham. It’s fantastic hot or cold in sandwiches, and it can… Continue reading Smoky Ham Style Seitan
Vegan Corned Beef and Vegetable Pie
This wholesome pie consists of vegetables and meat-free corned beef in a rich gravy, topped with golden puff pastry. This uses pieces of my corned beef style seitan, so I’ll link that recipe here if you’d like to use it. I feel that it worked really well for this. Alternatively, the same amount of meat-free… Continue reading Vegan Corned Beef and Vegetable Pie
Spicy Vegan Bolognese
This spicy vegan bolognese features mock meat and vegetables in a hearty tomato ragu. You can use any mock meat you like for this, I chose to use my vegan corned beef style seitan. If you’d like to use this seitan too, you can find that recipe HERE. You can eat this with pasta, serve it… Continue reading Spicy Vegan Bolognese
Vegan Corned Beef Hash
As the weather here cools off, and everywhere feels markedly more autumnal, it makes me crave more comfort foods. So here is my recipe for vegan corned beef hash, a comfort food classic from my childhood. I grew up in the West Midlands of England, and this might not be the corned beef hash that… Continue reading Vegan Corned Beef Hash
Vegan Corned Beef Pasties
There’s something I find really fun about veganising typically very British and very non-vegan food. This British classic pasty filling combines meaty vegan corned beef and creamy mashed potato encased in golden puff pastry. They’re delicious hot or cold, and make for a hearty, satisfying lunch. I’ve really been enjoying cooking with my corned beef… Continue reading Vegan Corned Beef Pasties
Vegan Sausage and Green Pepper Fusilli
This hearty pasta dish combines meaty seitan sausages, green pepper and fusilli in a herby tomato sauce. Any kind of sausages should work for this, but my Italian Herb Sausages would work especially well in this dish. The tomato sauce is really simple and uncomplicated, but it works really well for this. Sometimes you really… Continue reading Vegan Sausage and Green Pepper Fusilli
Italian Herb Sausages
These herby bangers are a great source of protein and have a really meaty mouthfeel. They’re a mixture of vital wheat gluten, chickpea flour, tofu, nutritional yeast and seasonings, that would be great chopped up in pasta, casseroles or stews. Or fry a couple for a sausage sandwich, or as part of a vegan cooked… Continue reading Italian Herb Sausages
Corned Beef Style Seitan
Let me start by stating that this recipe replicates tinned corned beef, which is minced beef preserved with salt and then tinned. It’s not trying to mimic the other kind of corned beef, where the beef is cured with salt, sugar and spices. This seitan replicates the colour, texture and flavour of tinned corned beef,… Continue reading Corned Beef Style Seitan
Mushroom & Fennel Ragu
This hearty, mock meat ragu combines earthy oyster mushrooms and sweet fennel in a rich tomato sauce. I chose to use minced beef style seitan for this dish, if you would also like to use this you can find the recipe here. I really liked the combination of flavours in this dish, it went perfectly with… Continue reading Mushroom & Fennel Ragu
