Seitanic Sauerbraten
By Monica on April 23rd, 2008
First, I apologize for being AWOL last week. I have no valid excuse, shame on me! Hopefully a seitanic version of a Sauerbraten-Style Stew will make up for it. I love the contrasting sweet and sour flavors of sauerbraten and make several versions. Wikipedia says horse was the traditional ‘meat’ used in this German dish, thankfully I’ve never made that version and think I’ll stick with gluten!
Sauerbraten in the crock, ready to go in the oven. Feel free to use red cabbage if you fancy.
And Sauerbraten finished, heaped onto some bread dumplings. You could also enjoy it as a stew, or put it over some wide noodles. As usual, I’m partial to dumplings though!
Seitanic Sauerbraten Stew
1 lb. seitan, cut into 1″ cubes
1t salt
1/4t ground cloves
1/4t white pepper
1 1/2 cups veggie broth
1 1/2 cups No-Beef Broth
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 bay leaves
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 small head cabbage, coarsely shredded
1T packed brown sugar
1t ground ginger
Mix all ingredients in a 4 quart dutch oven, or ovenproof crock. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours, or until cabbage is tender. (You can make this on the stove a bit quicker, but the flavors don’t meld together quite as nicely.) Enjoy!
Also, I finally got around to the ‘Nomicon Snobby Joes that have been making the blogger rounds lately. Shamefully, I put them on cheap white buns because that’s all Po-Dunk Grocery has and I’ve not been ambitious enough yet to make my own buns. Please ignore the refined, nasty, white buns and focus instead, on the delicious lentily goodness that is the Snobby Joe:
Romina says:
Mmm, good old snobby joes!
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:06 am
VeggieGirl says:
No worries - the Sauerbraten-Style Stew, Bread Dumplings, and ESPECIALLY the Snobby Joes, more than make up for your absence ;0)
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:36 am
Jennifer says:
Don’t feel bad for the absence, but we’re happy you’re back!
I love the title to this post!
Those Snobby Joes look SO good, I can’t believe I own V-Con and have never tried them!
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:10 am
Mihl says:
Glad to have you back!
Sauerbraten made from horse, yep and people here still eat it that way. I love your animal friendly seitanic version!
And by the way, sourdough or bread mentor sounds like an awesome job!
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:39 am
Chocolatecoveredvegan says:
Seitanic indeed! I want some!
20 things?! Yikes, that’s a lot to think of!
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Lori- the pleasantly plump vegan says:
i love cabbage dishes!!!
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Amy says:
that seitanic stew looks yummy! maybe it will encourage me to eat some cabbage?! maybe…and those snobby joes are too cute!
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:41 pm
bazu says:
Hi! Just stopped by to double-check to see if you got my response to your sourdough email! I’m paranoid that my emails to you are getting lost in a black hole! Let me know. =)
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Jess - The Domestic Vegan says:
Horse?! Ewwww. Your version sounds much better–and looks delicious, too!
I STILL have not made those Snobby Joes… I keep reading mixed reviews, so I need to get up my nerve & try them out for myself!
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Charlotte says:
It’s easy to look past those buns– the snobby joes are making my stomach growl (really). And your sauerbraten looks delicious!
April 24th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Animal-Friendly says:
Seitan is DEFINITELY better than horse meat! Gosh, that just makes me want to cringe…..
Snobby Joe’s really are amazing, aren’t they? I could probably eat them for at least one meal everyday (but that’d be a little excessive…)!
April 24th, 2008 at 9:05 am
aTxVegn says:
That sauerbraten sounds really really good. I might have to make up a batch this weekend. I’ve made the snobby joes - I know those are great!
April 25th, 2008 at 9:47 am
kumudha says:
Sauerbraten and snobby joes look so tasty!
April 26th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Vegyogini says:
Yes, it’s vegan pepper jack rice cheese in slices like those Kraft singles! Crazy, but yummy.
Before I became vegan, I used to love Lisanatti almond cheese in pepper jack flavor and I’ve missed it for many, many years now (it contains casein). This is a great replacement.
April 26th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Chocolatecoveredvegan says:
Yes, my kitchen theme definitely has a Texas-thing going on. I’d actually decided a long time ago (before moving to Texas) that I wanted to do a chili-pepper theme when I got my own kitchen, so I’m lucky I live in Texas, because I bet it’d be much harder to find stuff somewhere else!
April 26th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Tori says:
Mmm yum! I want to make dumplings, you’re always having them and the sound absolutly amazing to me.
April 27th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Tori says:
Mmm yum! I want to make dumplings, you’re always having them and the sound absolutly amazing to me.
April 27th, 2008 at 10:43 am
VeganCowGirl says:
The seitan looks fantastic. Really nice presentation with the cabbage. I am officially inspired.
April 28th, 2008 at 3:06 am
jessy says:
oh WOW! the sauerbraten stew looks sooooooooooo good! i really need to get my butt in gear on making some rock’n stews like that one!
oh - and cooking mama for the DS - yup - same voice! that’s too funny! i love me some cooking mama. except when she gets all angry and has eyes ‘o fire! eek!
April 28th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Chef Erik says:
Your sandwich looks great, I would love to try the stew.
May 1st, 2008 at 8:58 pm
jd says:
Hey chicky, glad to have you back!
I actually just made “Snobby Joes,” too! Mine tasted a little bit too chili-powdery, but I’m excited to try them again…
Looks like yours were great!
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:57 am
Liz² says:
I keep meaning to make the Snobby Joes, but for some reason I have it in my head that I’ll need to have them on doughy white buns for authenticity… and I’m scared to buy those because then I’ll have to *eat* them, haha. yours are looking pretty nostalgically tempting, though…
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:46 am
melody says:
I am in lust with your snobby joes!
May 4th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Veggie says:
YUM!
May 8th, 2008 at 12:40 pm