# The perfect vegan sausage

A homemade vegan sausage made with vital wheat gluten and a bean-beet base for a soft, juicy texture.

- Servings: 10 sausages
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Dinner
- Diet: vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 1/2 cup vital wheat gluten
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp granulated garlic
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- salt (optional)
- black pepper (optional)
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 cup cooked white bean
- 1 whole cooked beet
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp refined coconut oil
- 1 heaping tsp miso paste (optional)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp liquid smoke (optional)
- onion, finely chopped (optional)
- portobello mushroom, finely chopped (optional)

## Instructions

1. Blend the wet ingredients (white beans, cooked beet, water, soy sauce, refined coconut oil, miso paste, olive oil, liquid smoke) until completely smooth.
2. Mix the dry ingredients (vital wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, granulated garlic, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, nutmeg) in a large bowl.
3. Pour the blended wet mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until a dough forms.
4. Knead the dough by hand until it feels firm and slightly springy.
5. Divide the dough into 10 equal portions and roll each into a sausage shape.
6. Place each sausage on a small sheet of parchment paper and roll it up tightly, twisting the ends.
7. Wrap each parchment-wrapped sausage again in aluminum foil and twist the ends firmly.
8. Place the wrapped sausages into a pot of boiling water.
9. Remove from the pot and let them cool completely before unwrapping.

## Equipment

- blender
- large bowl
- spoon
- parchment paper
- aluminum foil
- pot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbur1vWMAQ8/?igsh=YW5hZXl2eDVwYXox
- Creator: Avihay Ricardo
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/70cd2bd9-940b-4936-a5e2-580fa01efcf3
- Extracted: 2026-08-08

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