DELICIOUSLY GREASY VEGAN PEPPERONI

This vegan pepperoni is DESIGNED for pizza, made specifically to render out fat, just like animal based pepperoni, all over the pizza when cooked and not dry out. After searching high and low, and testing a ton of different recipes, this one stands as my personal favorite plant based pizza topping.

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RECIPE:
Fatty Dough:
-Wet:
- 40g water
- 30g oil
- 1 Tbsp ACV

- Dry:
- 50g VWG
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 2g Methylcellulose HV

Red Dough:
- Wet:
- 140g Water
- 60g Neutral Oil - 80g
- 60g tomato paste
- 7-8 drops red food dye
- 1 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

- Dry:
- 2 tsp whole fennel Seeds
- 1 tsp Mustard Powder
- 2 tsp Paprika
- 1 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Onion Powder
- 2 tsp MSG
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1-2 tsp black pepper
- 2-4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 6g Kappa Carrageenan
- 150g Vital Wheat Gluten

Other:
- 20g/2 Tbsp orzo

Create the fatty dough by combining the wet and dry ingredients into a food processor pulsing until combined. Squish back together and set aside.

Create the red dough the same way as the fatty dough, pulse in a food processor and then combine into a ball.

Let both rest for at least an hour. While you wait, make the orzo.

Use a knife or a food processor to gently combine the red and white doughs. In the video I went a little too hard and wish I would have just pulsed to combine or simply used a knife so that I could see more of the white dough in the final product.

Dice up your orzo, roll the dough out into a large oval about a half inch thick, and then sprinkle your orzo on top. Use your hands to make sure there are no large clumps of pasta.

Gently roll the dough starting with the the long side trapping the orzo inside until you have a long sausage. Cut the sausage as needed so that it will fit in your steamer or pressure cooker and then optionally wrap in rice paper making sure to puncture the wrapping so that steam can release.

Pressure cook for 1 hour or steam for 2.5 hours. Place as a topping on your favorite pizza recipe and enjoy!

[realalpha]

TYSM!! I swear, so many vegan pepperoni is nearly fat free, when kinda the flavor of pepperoni comes from ut beung greasy as hell

[ilovetofu]

Made these and they were such a hit, my non vegan family who usually hates my food loved them too 🤣 one batch was able to make 3 small rolls that fit in my pressure cooker. I used thinly sliced pepperoni on pizza after resting it a day, and snacked on it with crackers and vegan cheese after air frying some for a few minutes. Definitely making this again, and perhaps adding a touch of anise powder next time :) thinking of trying your chicken filet recipe next!

[Karen-bjlc]

The orzo really adds to the visual appeal! Thanks for doing a test and comparison of the three different quantities of oil. Looks Yum!!!

[genehayes]

You're definitely one of my favorite vegan creators. Thanks for the great content!!!

[Beck-ug]

Oh, how I wish you'd write a book! This recipe is so beautifully thought through. Thanks!

[absinthexiii]

I have to try this same method for a vegan Spanish chorizo! This was awesome

[djmenkiti]

Bruh!! Looking really good. Another seiten recipe that’ll work to my advantage. Thanks for the lesson and continue to be inspirational.

[grinninghippos]

I started watching you because of the ham and the "Be nice to each other" at the end of the videos 😄 Nice job!

[durkstigmanly]

We made and had this on homemade pizza recently… and it was the best vegan pizza I’ve ever had! So much better than the vegan pepperoni I’ve tried from the store.

[studentoferror]

I just had a really lackluster vegan pepperoni so I'm really glad you've posted this. Thank you VERY much! 😊

[paulwright]

When I make the Gentle Chef's Grillin burgers, I like to mix the rehydrated TVP to the dry mix before mixing in the wet mix. I find it helps keep the pieces in the mix without falling out later when you're shaping. I'm sure you could do the same thing with your Orzo in this recipe!

[sarikarabikissoon]

Looks amazing. We have a vegetarian garlic polony here in SA but they do not supply regularly so this would be interesting to try out. Thanks man. It's a lot of hard work amd research that goes herein. God bless

[magickalalchemy]

so happy i found your channel!! this pepperoni looks delicious! is it possible to make it without a food processor or pressure cooker? i live in a tiny studio and don’t have space for many appliances, but this looks so yummy, i would love to try it out

[mhherr]

Parchment paper works better than rice paper, and the foil wrap makes a good wrap to form the tubes of pepperoni.

[aforty]

This looks awesome! How come it requires so long to steam though? Normally I just steam my vegan pep for an hour without the pressure.

[origamigek]

Would it be easier to use coconut oil or any oil/fat with a higher melting point?

[chloro]

the business industry lmao

looks great! can't wait to try it

[Reinolds_Recipes]

Love your video, good stuff!! Will try it soon :) thank you again for sharing! Subscribed!☺️🥰

[eskibrew]

I want to try this but I was under the impression you had to knead seitan a long time whereas you don't seem to knead it at all, am I misunderstand something?

[yagurazzrulez]

Amazing video! Would love to try making this