Seitan Sausages Recipe. My Very Own Sausage Spice Mix!

Good Seitan Sausages: the Holy Grail!

Who doesn’t love a good juicy drippy greasy sausage? Thought so! But it is often verboten food to us, not only philosophically, but nutritionally. It is the junk food we love to hate.

I am mighty proud to report that my seitan sausages try number 7 (or 8) are a keeper.

I did get full gear for the making of seitan sausages: the whole shebang to make casings, create pockets of fats that will disperse, to improve the binding and suspension Etc etc. But I wanted to try with doing only the most basic prep: get the perfect basic texture, shape the seitan sausages, and sear them. So we start with this. You might love them so much you won’t look for any other upgrades.

I’m a Seitan Novice talking to Fellow Novices

A few weeks ago, i wrote a major story on seitan, where I pretty much poured my heart out: my thoughts about seitan, vegan protein sources, as well as my seitan-based recipes, The Seitanic Dishes.

I recommend reading my story: it will likely address quite a few good questions about seitan making you might have. Good teacher that I am, for now I am only interested in sharing the most essential basics of seitan making, not getting into all the intricacies, complexities, varieties, add-ins, bells and whistles etc etc… I’m starting with just what works best, and is easiest, most streamlined and most nutritious.

My Very Own Seitan Sausages Spice Mix!

Of course you could use your favorite spice combo, and i will include this as an option. But the reason i highly recommend my mix is because, as a lifelong food professional, I am steering you towards the best most delicious and most nutritious umami sources. So many wonderful food items that used to be accessible only to Food Service are now widely available to the public!

Wrapping: I have just one word for you: Cheesecloth

Cheesecloth does it all for you, safely, easily and inexpensively. Shhh, don’t tell aluminum foil!

Good Brand Food Processor Only!

Only a good reputable brand (none of those toy machines) will pull in the work without breaking your machine. For the making of seitan, you will find that the food processor is your best friend in the kitchen. Did I say ONLY a good brand? Yes I did, sorry for being such a pest!

Ingredients

Make the Seitan Sausages

Makes  about 8 servings

• 1 15 ounce can chickpeas, liquid and all
• 1/2-2/3 cup of my own sausage spice mix (recipe follows) or your favorite spice mix
• 2 tablespoons pure hickory smoke
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 cups Vital Wheat Gluten

My Sausage Spice Rub

Please take my ingredients literally. In other words, ground means ground, not leaves, ground extract is extract, etc... I’m walking you through every single ingredient. You’re getting a nice big batch, so this is a terrific investment, as you can use my sausage spice mix on may other dishes.

1/4 cup ground basil 

1/4 cup ground sage 

1/4 cup ground bay leaf

1/4 ground anise

1/4 cup ground sumac

1/4 cup ground coriander

1/2 cup red pepper flakes

1/2 cup garlic extract powder

1 cup paprika

1/2 cup onion extract powder

1/2 cup red miso powder

1/2 cup porcini powder

Mix all ingredients in a bone-dry bowl. Transfer the mixture to bone-dry jars. Makes 5 cups. Store away from direct heat.

Instructions