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Vegan BBQ Ribs

the best vegan bbq ribs recipe. Munchyesta.com
Just wait until you try this mouthwatering Vegan BBQ Ribs recipe with Sticky Tamarind Sauce. It's so good! Imagine sweet, smoky and wonderfully sticky BBQ sauce made with meaty seitan. In this recipe I make my own seitan, but alternatively you can just buy seitan if you're looking for a little cheeky shortcut, and just use the BBQ sauce to create these magnificent ribs.
Simone
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

For the Seitan

  • 4 tbsp Peanut Butter or Almond Butter
  • 3 tbsp Smoked Paprika
  • 2 tbsp Tomato Paste
  • 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Nutritional Yeast
  • ½ cup Chickpea Flour
  • 1½ cup Vegetable Broth
  • 1½ Vital Wheat Gluten plus 2 Tablespoons

For the BBQ Sauce

  • 1 tbsp Tamarind Sauce
  • ½ cup Hoisin Sauce
  • ¼ cup Sweet and Sour Chili Sauce
  • 2 tsp Minced Ginger Root
  • 3 cloves Garlic Minced
  • 1 tbsp Maple Syrup
  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce (vegan)
  • 1 tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar

Instructions

  • Heat the oven to 350F.
    Place peanut butter, smoked paprika, tomato paste, soy sauce, nutritional yeast and chickpea flour in a bowll and mix together. Pour in the hot vegetable broth and stir together until everything is blended.
    Pour in the Vital Wheat gluten and mix together until it forms a dough. Knead the dough for 5 minutes to really activate the gluten.
    Next, line a 9x11 inch pan with aluminium foil and leave extra aluminium to use to fold over and cover the dough.
    Lightly oil the foil and pour the dough into the pan. Press the dough out evenly and score them with a knife, cutting half way through.
    Cover the ribs with the extra foil and bake them for 30 minutes in the middle of the oven.
    Now your "ribs" are ready for the BBQ.
    Mix all the ingredients for the BBQ sauce together, and coat the "Ribs" on both sides before grilling. Grill the "ribs" until they are wonderfully sticky and serve hot.
    Enjoy.