Vegan Big Mac

5 from 1 vote

Juicy, succulent, meaty vegan seitan burger patties topped with creamy burger sauce, tangy pickles and vegan cheese slices all in a sesame topped bun.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1 20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: burger

Servings: people

Calories: 251kcal

Author: Reena Sharma

Ingredients

Seitan Burgers:

1 tbsp tomato puree
3 tbsp soybean or miso paste
2 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp soy sauce
250 ml water
3 tbsp yeast flakes
2 tbsp garlic powder
2 tbsp onion powder
2 tbsp beetroot powder
2 tbsp smoked paprika
2 tbsp dried porcini mushroom powder grind in blender
1 tbsp white pepper
300 g wheat gluten seitan
1 ½ tsp salt
Oil to fry

Stock:

750 ml water
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder

Vegan Big Mac Sauce:

150 g mayonnaise
3 ½ tbsp ketchup
2 tbsp sweet mustard
½ tsp onion powder
¼ tsp garlic powder
3 gherkins finely cubed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180℃.
For the seitan burgers, add yeast flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, mushroom powder, smoked paprika and wheat gluten and mix to combine all ingredients evenly.
Add the tomato puree, miso/soybean paste, vinegar, soy sauce and salt along with some water to a bowl.
Add to the wheat gluten and mix with a wooden spoon or hand, but do not over mix as this will make it harder to shape the patties.
Break the dough into 12 pieces and form into balls.
Flatten out the balls on a clean surface and using a rolling pin, flatten to the desired thickness (or thinness). These will double in size when cooking. The dough will be stretchy when shaping but it will get there at some point!
Stack patties on one another in a deep baking dish (one with a lid is better, but foil can work also).
For the stock, boil all ingredients together until bubbling and pour over the patties, there should be just enough to cover all of them.
Cover the top tightly in foil or place a lid over them.
Cook in the oven for 1 hour.
Remove carefully and heat a dash of oil in a frying pan.
Fry the patties for 2-3 minutes on each side until browned.
For the burger sauce, combine all ingredients together and mix well either in a blender or using a fork.
Assemble into buns with garnishes: cut sesame topped in halves then add burger sauce, sliced gherkins, shredded iceberg lettuce then top with the pattie. Repeat once more then top with the sesame topped half. You will need 3 bun halves for each vegan big mac.

Notes

Beetroot powder can be replaced with fresh beetroot

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