Ingredients

Burgers

300g Vital Wheat Gluten

1x Tablespoon Nutritional Yeast

400g can of Red Kidney Beans or Black beans

1x Tablespoon Onion Powder

1x Tablespoon Smoked Paprika

1x Tablespoon Dried Sage

1x Tablespoon Dried Thyme

1x Tablespoon Dried Rosemary

1x Tablespoon Dried Oregano

1x Teaspoon Garlic Granules

1x Tablespoon English Mustard

3x Tablespoons Light Soy Sauce

200ml Veg Stock

1x Tablespoon Marmite

Black Pepper

BBQ sauce

Stock

2L Vegetable Stock

1x Tablespoon English Mustard

1x Tablespoon Marmite

1 Onion (quartered)

2 Cloves of Garlic

Sprig Fresh Rosemary

Sprig Fresh Thyme

Black pepper

Tofu Bacon

Block extra firm tofu

1x Tablespoon Smoked Paprika

2x Tablespoons Light Soy Sauce

1x Tablespoon Maple Syrup

1x Tablespoon Liquid Smoke (optional)

Method

Start by making the stock that the burgers will be cooked in. Heat the vegetable stock in a large stock pot, and add all the other stock ingredients. Don't allow this to boil, it just needs to come to simmer.

To make the burgers, add the vital wheat gluten and nutritional yeast to mixing bowl and combine together. Add the remainder of the burger ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth (drain and rinse the beans first).

Pour the blended mixture into the mixing bowl with the vital wheat gluten and stir to combine into a dough. Firmly knead the dough for 10 -12 minutes. Every couple of minutes or so flatten the dough by bashing with a rolling pin or punching it. The dough is ready when it is very elastic, with visible gluten strands. Allow the dough to rest for 5 minutes and then weigh out 1/4lb of seitan and form this into a burger. Repeat until all of the seitan has been used. You should get 7 1/4 pounders. Try to press these quite flat as they will expand when in the stock.

Add the burgers to the stock and leave them to simmer for 45 minutes. Once cooked they can either be allowed to cool and refrigerated until you want to use them or they can be used immediately.

Heat a frying pan over a medium to high heat. Once hot add some oil and a burger and cook for 2 minutes before flipping over. Glaze the burger with some BBQ sauce and allow to cook for another couple minutes, before flipping over again and glazing the other side with more BBQ sauce. Cook for another couple minutes before flipping for a third time and cooking for a minute.

Serve in a toasted bun with salad of choice, BBQ sauce, vegan cheese and optional Tofu Bacon!

Tofu Bacon

To make the tofu bacon boil a block of extra firm tofu completely submerged in salted water for 20 minutes. Remove from the water allow to cool and pat dry. Slice into thin slices. Make a marinade by mixing the rest of the ingredients in a bowl. Lay the Tofu strips on a lined baking tray and pour the marinade over the top. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes.