Easy Meaty Vegan Burgers
If you are looking for a burger that is easy to make and tastes like a beef burger, try these easy meaty vegan burgers.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 Cremini mushrooms
- 1/4 Yellow onion
- 2/3 cup Textured vegetable protein
- 1 tbsp Nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp Montreal steak spice
- 1 tbsp Parsley Fresh, or use 1/2 tsp dried
- 2/3 cup Vital wheat gluten
Liquid ingredients
- 1/2 cup Vegetable broth Vegan beef flavoured broth is ideal
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
Add at the end
- 1 tbsp Coconut oil Refined, no coconut taste
Instructions
- Dice the onions and mushrooms into small pieces.
- Mix the dry ingredients, onions, and mushrooms. Stir until thoroughly mixed together.
- Add the broth and soy sauce to the ingredient mixture. Stir until fully combined. The TVP should soften and the mixture should easily clump together. If the mixture is falling apart, it is too dry. Add a tiny bit more water, t tbsp at a time, until the TVP is soft and the mixture holds together when squeezed into a lump. If there is visible liquid, the mixture is too moist. Add 1 teaspoon of vital wheat gluten at a time.
- Once everything is mixed together and the texture is correct, add the coconut oil in clumps, dropping each bit of coconut oil in a different place in the bowl. Fold the mixture to very lightly mix so clumps of coconut oil remain throughout.
- Preheat a frying pan on medium heat, and while the pan is heating up, put the mixture in the freezer. This keeps the coconut oil solid while you form the burgers.
- Create 4 burger patties by dividing the mixture in half twice, rolling each portion into a ball, and flattening into a burger.
- Cook on low-medium heat for 5 - 8 minutes on each side or until burgers are browned on each side and cooked through. They can be served right away or put in the oven at 350 F to keep warm or to firm up a little more if desired.