Vegan Breakfast Sausages Recipes

SPICY TEMPEH BREAKFAST SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Finely chop tempeh and add to a mixing bowl (or a food processor) along with remaining ingredients.
• Mix with clean hands (or pulse in the food processor) until very thoroughly combined. The texture should resemble sausage.
• Taste a small amount and adjust flavor as needed, adding more cayenne pepper or red pepper flake for heat, salt and pepper for overall flavor, brown sugar for sweetness, or paprika for smokiness.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, preferably 24 hours, and up to 3 days to allow the flavors to develop.
• When ready to cook, line a 1/3 cup measuring cup with plastic wrap or parchment paper and fill with "sausage." Fold plastic wrap or parchment over the top and pack down. Then gently remove and set on a clean plate. Press down to form a 1/2-inch thick disc. Repeat until the mixture is used up - about 5 "sausages" (amount as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size)
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add 1-2 Tbsp oil (or enough to coat the surface) and add only as many patties as will comfortably fit in the pan. Sprinkle with a bit more salt and pepper. (If trying to cut back on oil, see notes for baking instructions.)
• Cook for 3-4 minutes or until the underside is browned. Then gently flip (they can be fragile) and cook on the other side for 3-4 minutes more or until the underside is browned.
• Serve immediately. Store leftovers in the refrigerator up to 3-4 days or in the freezer up to 1 month. You can also make patties ahead of time (up to 1 month), freeze (uncooked), and then thaw before cooking.

VEGAN BREAKFAST SAUSAGE PATTIES WITH TVP

Steps:

• Pour boiling water (or vegetable broth; see notes) over TVP in a mixing bowl. Cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes to absorb.
• Add in all remaining ingredients and stir until well-combined. There should be no dry spots. Set in the fridge for about 10 minutes and the mixture will firm up slightly. The mixture should hold together like wet sand when you squeeze some of it in your palm, but it shouldn't stick to your hands. If it's too crumbly, you can add additional water a few teaspoons at a time. If it seems too wet, add additional flour 1 tbsp at a time.
• Shape into balls roughly 2″ in diameter. I usually get 9 medium-sized patties from this recipe. You can make them larger or smaller if you like; you'll just have to adjust the cook time accordingly.
• To pan-fry (recommended), heat 1-2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place balls in pan and flatten with the back of a spatula into patties. Fry for 3-5 minutes per side, until deep golden brown.
• You can also bake these if you prefer to cook oil-free, but the result will be less moist. I would recommend at least spraying them with a bit of olive oil. Preheat oven to 375°F. Place balls on a lined baking tray and press flat into patties. Bake for 20-25 minutes until edges and bottom of patties are slightly golden brown. (They won't brown as dramatically as the pan-fried ones.)

VEGAN BREAKFAST SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Mix TVP, vegetable broth, and flaxseed meal together in a large mixing bowl and let sit for 5 minutes. Add oats, yeast, flour, gluten, sage, black pepper, fennel seeds, garlic powder, thyme, smoked paprika, salt, and cayenne. Mix until well blended.
• Combine water, soy sauce, and maple syrup in a separate container and mix well. Add to the TVP mixture and combine into a slightly crumbly dough. Mix well to activate gluten and let dough sit for 5 minutes; dough should stiffen slightly and become less crumbly.
• Form into tablespoon-size balls and flatten slightly.
• Heat oil in a cast iron or nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Cook sausage patties in the hot oil until golden brown, about 5 minutes on each side.

VEGAN PINTO BEAN BREAKFAST SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then add the onions, mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, until the onions and mushrooms are soft and thick almost like a paste, about 6 minutes. Stir in the soy sauce and remove from the heat. Let cool.
• Put the drained beans, chickpea flour, onion-mushroom mixture and 1 tablespoon oil in a food processor and pulse until the beans are finely chopped and hold together when squeezed, but not a smooth paste. Add the sage, thyme, maple syrup, rosemary, nutmeg, red pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and pulse until combined.
• Divide the bean mixture into 12 even portions. Roll each out into a cylinder about 4 inches long, then roll up tightly in plastic wrap and twist the ends to secure.
• Set up a steamer and arrange the rolled up sausages in it (you may have to do this in batches). Heat the steamer over medium heat and once steaming, cover and steam until the sausages have plumped up, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, uncover and refrigerate the steamed sausages until firm, about 2 hours or up to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Unwrap the sausages and heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausages and cook, turning them as needed, until browned and crisp all over, about 5 minutes. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until heated all the way through, about 5 minutes.

VEGAN BREAKFAST SAUSAGES

Steps:

• Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• In separate bowl whisk all the wet ingredients.
• Stir the wet into dry and mix lightly until combined and spongy dough forms.
• Form 1/4 to 1/3 cup of dough at a time into a small log about 6 inches long. INDIVIDUALLY wrap in aluminum foil (tightly, twisting the ends at the top and bottom like sausage casings. If they aren't wrapped tight enough they will burst out.
• When they are all wrapped up arrange them into a steamer basket over boiling water, and steam for 30 minutes.
• Cool, and remove from foil. Keeps in the fridge for up to a week. I freeze mine and take out as needed.
• What you have here when you're done is equal to raw sausage! Is isn't done yet! :) I like to saute it in a little oil in a cast iron skillet. It also crumbles up swell for tofu scrambles etc. Or slices for sausage and peppers. Sometimes after I unwrap these I immediately throw them in the oven with a little oil for another 10-15 minutes to crisp up the "skin".
• Note - I don't have a steamer. I use a strainer fitted over the top of a pot making sure the bottom of the strainer doesn't touch the water in the bottom of the pot. Then cover with a lid.