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Vegan Chicken Burgers (and Nuggets)

Use the base 'dough' in place of chicken, for burgers and nuggets.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Simmering Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 5 patties

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup vital wheat gluten
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp everything bagel seasoning
  • ½ tbsp parsley
  • ¾ cup vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp ground flax
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • cups panko bread crumbs

Instructions
 

  • Whisk the vital wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, and spices together.
    1 cup vital wheat gluten, ¼ cup nutritional yeast, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp everything bagel seasoning
  • Mix in the vegetable stock and soy sauce.
  • Continue mixing and kneading by hand until elastic dough forms. Continue kneading by hand for several minutes.
    ¾ cup vegetable stock, 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • You can make burgers by rolling out some of the dough between two sheets of parchment paper, or you an make nuggets by just pulling chunks of the dough off.
  • Bring a pot of water to boil and reduce to a simmer. One at a time, add your chunks of dough to the water and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Prepare your dredging station and a flax egg. For the flax egg, mix one tablespoon of ground flax with two tablespoons of water and mix. Let sit for 5 minutes. Place the flour and panko crumbs in their own bowls, and the flax egg in a third bowl.
    1 tbsp ground flax, 2 tbsp water
  • Dip each piece first in the flour, then the flax egg and finally in the bread crumbs. Place breaded piece on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
    1 cup all purpose flour, 1½ cups panko bread crumbs, ½ tbsp parsley
  • Bake for 10 minutes, flip and bake for another 10.

Notes

I estimated 5 patties for this recipe, you would be able to make much more in smaller nugget sizes.
Everyone's oven is different, so be sure to check on your patties before the 25 minute mark so they don't burn. Alternatively, you may need to leave them in longer.
Keyword seitan, vegan