Pig on a Stick

Foods on sticks are sorely lacking from the vegan diet

This recipe isn’t too over the top for Paula Deen.   http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/pig-on-a-stick-recipe/

That being said, I chose this because of the use of the word pig, as opposed to pork as a descriptor.  At first I thought it just made the food sound crude and vulgar, but at the same time, that is what you are eating if you follow the original recipe.  To actually call meat by its animal name, instead of some euphemism is almost  admirable.

More admirable than that, is replacing the meat entirely.  This recipe features homemade seitan, after it has simmered on the stove for an hour.  Any recipe will do although if it is a particularly bland seitan, it may be fun to put the marinade ingredients directly into the dough, adjusting the amount of liquid needed to compensate.  I always use the Vegan with a Vengeance seitan recipe, which uses vital wheat gluten.  The recipe is on the ppk http://www.theppk.com/recipes/dbrecipes/recipe.php?RecipeID=112

Seitan on a Stick

Ingredients:

• 1.5-2 pounds seitan
• 1 TBS soy sauce
• 1TBS olive oil
• 3/4 cup broth leftover from simmering your seitan
• 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
• 1 TBS Jerk Seasoning, recipe follows
• Carribean Dipping sauce, recipe follows

1. Cut simmered seitan into long thin strips, about 2 x 4 inches and place in large ziploc bag or on a dish to marinate.
2. To make the marinade combine soy sauce, olive oil, broth, garlic and jerk seasoning.  Pour marinade over seitan and allow to sit for 1-3 hours.
3. Soak 2 dozen wooden skewers in water for at least 30 minutes.
4. Once seitan is marinated, thread onto skewer in an S shape if possible, otherwise thread onto skewer lengthwise.
5. Preheat broiler and lightly spray a broiler pan with no-stick spray.
6. Broil seitan for 3-4 minutes, flip and broil an additional 3-4 minutes.  Watch carefully to ensure that it doesn’t burn.
7. Serve warm with dipping sauce

Jerk Seasoning

• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp thyme

1. Combine all ingredients until well mixed.

Carribean Dipping Sauce

• 1 TBS olive oil
• 1 serrano chile pepper
• 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
• 1 (18 ounce) jar orange marmalade
• 3 TBS fresh lime juice

1. In a medium saucepan warm olive oil over medium high heat, add chile pepper and ginger and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
2. Reduce heat to medium low and add remaining ingredients, simmer for 5 minutes until hot, stirring frequently.

Nutrition Info

• Calories: 381
• Protein: 38 grams
• Fat: 4 grams