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Veg Turkey 01

Veg Turkey 01 is built on Vegetable Broth Or Water, Onion, and Seitan Cooking Liquid Or Water. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 4 tbsp
• 4 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Melt margarine in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

2. 2

   Add carrot, celery and onion; saute, stirring frequently, until lightly browned. Transfer to a large mixing bowl; cool to lukewarm.

3. 3

   Add pepper, bread cubes, parsley, sage, egg substitute, or Egg

4. 4

   Replacer, and broth or water. Toss to combine; set aside at least 30 minutes to allow liquids to soak into bread.

5. 5

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with heavy-duty foil; spray foil with nonstick cooking spray.

6. 6

   Brush seitan with gravy on both sides; arrange overlapping slices on foil in a row, mounding in center.

7. 7

   Press stuffing mixture around seitan to cover completely.

8. 8

   Wet hands lightly, and press into a neat oval.

9. 9

   Drape pastry over mound; trim excess away around bottom.

10. 10

    Use scraps to cut out decorative shapes (leaves, apples, etc.); attach with dabs of cold water.

11. 11

    For a shiny crust, brush pastry lightly with skim milk or soymilk.

12. 12

    Bake 1 to 1 1/4 hours, covering pastry with foil if it browns too much.

13. 13

    Transfer "turkey" to a platter.

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    To serve, cut straight down through pastry, stuffing and seitan to make neat 3/4-inch slices.

15. 15

    Spoon gravy over each serving.

16. 16

    Melt margarine over medium heat in a heavy nonstick medium skillet.

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    Add onion; saute, stirring, until onion becomes very soft, about 2 minutes.

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    Transfer onion to a small bowl; wipe skillet clean with a paper towel or napkin.

19. 19

    Add flour to skillet; cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until flour browns and gives off a toasted fragrance, about 5 minutes.

20. 20

    Remove flour from heat; add seitan liquid, or water flavored with tamari or soy sauce.

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    Return to heat; cook, whisking constantly, until gravy comes to a boil and thickens, about 5 minutes.

22. 22

    Stir in reserved onion and pepper to taste.

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    Cook 1 minute to blend flavors.

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    If necessary, thin with a little more liquid if the gravy looks too thick; simmer 1 minute.