Italian Sausage vegan gluten and oil free

 

Italian sausage recipe

ingredients

1 1/2 cups (270 g) white beans from one 15 oz can, drained and rinsed (*see notes)

1 cup (90 g) oats (gluten-free if needed)

1/2 cup (60 g) walnuts, cashews, or almonds

1/2 medium (60 g) onion chopped

3 garlic cloves minced

3 chia eggs (3 tbsp ground chia seeds + 1/4 cup water)

1 flat tbsp tomato paste

1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce or tamari or coconut aminos

2 tsp onion powder

2 tsp smoked paprika

1 tsp Italian seasoning

3/4 tsp sea salt or less/more to taste

1/2 tsp ground cumin

1 pinch of cayenne pepper or more to taste

 Black pepper to taste

1 tsp fennel seeds

1 tsp liquid smoke

1-2Tbsp of water if it is too dry.  You won't want it sticky but I had trouble mixing without a little more water.

In a small bowl, mix the ground chia seeds with 1/4 cup of water and set the mixture aside for 5 minutes to thicken. Note: You can blend whole chia seeds in an electric spice/coffee grinder or blender for a few seconds if you don't have ground chia seeds.

In the meantime, rinse the canned white beans very well in a sieve, then drain them and pat dry with a paper towel.

Process the oats and the walnuts in a food processor or blender (use the pulse function, as they should still have some texture and not turn into fine flour)

4.  Add all the other ingredients to the food processor and pulse again.  I did not have luck with this and needed to move the mixture to my heavy duty mixer to blend well.  For more texture do this.

Form 6-7 sausages with your hands (I used 1/3 cup of the mixture per sausage). The mixture shouldn't be sticky, but if it is, simply add a little oat flour. Place the sausages on a large plate lined with parchment paper and put the plate into the fridge for about 20 minutes.

Wrap each sausage in some parchment paper and tin foil and twist the ends, like a candy wrapper. Then, place in a steamer basket/pan (I used a large pot with a sieve) and steam for around 35 minutes. See step-by-step photos in the blog post. Do not throw away the tin foil and use it again in the future.

Once cooked, you can serve immediately, pan-fry, or even grill for a crispy result!

Pan-Fry: Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Brush the sausages with a little oil on each side and add them to the pan. Fry for around 7-10 minutes, turning occasionally until browned and heated through.

Enjoy with mustard, BBQ sauce, or serve in a burger bun like a hot dog! Read the blog post to find out how you can grill them or make a vegan sausage casing.