Wheat Starch Bacon

1/2 cup wheat starch
1 tablespoon tapioca starch
1 tablespoon mushroom extract
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke
1 teaspoon maple syrup
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons melted refined coconut oil

Instructions
Mix all ingredients.
Steam in a cake pan til firm
Coat both sides with melted coconut oil
Remove, slice, and fry or bake.
Enjoy!

Lamb Chops with Irish Whiskey Sauce

 

Ingredients

Seitan
1-1/2 cups vital wheat gluten
1 cup dried young jackfruit
1 cup water
1 block extra firm tofu
1 onion, caramelized
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
2 tablespoons mushroom powder
1 tablespoon miso paste
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons beet powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Broth
1 quart vegetable broth
1/2 cup red wine
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon miso paste
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons dried thyme
2 teaspoons dried rosemary
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
Add tofu, caramelized onion, water, and seasonings to a blender and blend til smooth and creamy.
Add this mixture to a mixing bowl with the gluten and the dried jackfruit. You can use a food processor to mix for 8 minutes, or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and mix on low speed for twenty minutes. This will give the seitan a stringy texture. You can also hand knead if you don't have either appliance. Knead for 10 minutes by hand. Allow the seitan to rest for half an hour, or longer. This will relax the gluten and make forming the seitan much easier.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Form seitan into chops. You may use a stick to serve as a bone, but this is optional. Wrap your chops in aluminum foil, completely covering the sticks if using. Bake the chops for one hour at 359°F.
Make broth by adding all ingredients to a saucepan large enough to hold the chops. Bring to a boil and add the chops after removing them from the oven and removing the foil. Reduce heat to low and cook the chops at a gentle simmer for one hour.
When the chops have simmered, heat a sauté pan on medium high heat. Sear the chops on both sides.
Serve with Irish Whiskey Sauce.
Enjoy!

Irish Whiskey Sauce
Ingredients
1 tablespoon pure olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 small branch rosemary
1/4 lemon, cut into a wedge
2 ounces Irish whiskey
1 pinch kosher salt
1 pinch cracked black pepper
3 ounces demi-glace (reduction of red wine and vegetebles))
1 ounce brown gravy
1 tablespoon vegan butter

Instructions
To make Irish Whiskey Sauce, combine the oil, garlic, rosemary, and lemon in a frying pan. Heat on high flame (do not brown garlic). Pull pan away from flame. Add whiskey, return to flame, and add salt and pepper. Add the vegan demi-glace and vegan brown gravy. Let reduce and add the butter in slowly, off the heat to thicken the sauce. Keep warm.
Serve on a pan seared seitan chop.
Enjoy!