Vegetarian Breakfast Sausage

 

Yesterday was my son's birthday.  One of his favorite breakfasts is ricotta pancakes with balsamic strawberries and whipped cream and my vegetarian breakfast sausage and habanero ketchup.  I was trying to recreate Morningstar breakfast sausages without the chemicals and preservatives.  They are not as dry as morningstar, that was one of my complaints with that brand.  Personally I like the spices in these better as well.  I used to make my own turkey breakfast sausage, I used a lot of the same spices.

Vegetarian Breakfast Sausage

1 cup of beef tvp

1 cup hot water

1/3 cup instant mashed potatoes

1/4 cup coconut oil

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp nutritional yeast

1 tbsp corn starch

1 tbsp chickpea flour

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp ground sage

1/2 tsp dried thyme

3/4 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp smoked Spanish paprika

Pinch of red pepper flakes

Pinch of allspice

2 eggs

1 tbsp gluten flour

I mix the first five ingredients and let them sit for about 10 minutes or until I have the rest of my ingredients out.  Basically you want the tvp and mashed potatoes to rehydrate.  I add the rest of the ingredients leaving the eggs and gluten flour for last.  I figure by the time you get to the eggs everything has cooled down enough they won't cook.  I like adding the gluten flour last because gluten flour tends to bind things together and not allow extra ingredients to be added.

I like cooking outside in the summer so I cooked these on my Brookstone over medium heat.  About 2 minutes per side or until it reaches your desired browned color.  I serve them with my homemade habanero ketchup.  Regular ketchup or maple syrup work as well.

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- Oprah Winfrey

For more breakfast ideas:

Ham Stuffed Biscuits with Mustard Butter

Fruit Salad

Peppermint Hot Cocoa

Ham & Cheese Omelet Souffle