Vegan Bangers and Mash

Cell phone pic, not the best but i was in a hurry to eat it!!! It was really good!

Bangers 

1 pack of Tofurky beer brats

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage until heated through. Remove from pan, and set aside. 

Roasted Garlic Mash Potatoes

2 lb potatoes (or about 5 to 6 medium potatoes)

large pot of salted water

3/4 cup  unsweetened  non dairy milk 

3 to 4 cloves of roasted garlic (see below)

salt and pepper to taste

Peel potatoes and cut into 2 inch chunks. Place in large pot of boiling salted water and boil for 15 minutes or until potatoes are soft when pierced with a fork.

Add roasted garlic cloves (squeezed out of their skins), milk and a bit of salt and pepper. Mash well with a potato ricer or masher, or an electric mixer until all is thoroughly combined and potatoes are fluffy. Add more salt and pepper if necessary. 

Oven Roasted Garlic Recipe:

Slice the top pointed end off a whole head of garlic to expose the tops of the cloves. Place head of garlic on aluminum foil and drizzle oil over the top. Wrap tightly.

Bake alongside whatever you have cooking in the oven for about 40 minutes, until the garlic is soft.

That's it!

Red Onion Gravy !

1 red onion, minced

2 Tablespoons olive oil

2 Tablespoons  unbleached  flour

1 Tablespoon crushed garlic

2 Cups vegetable broth

1 teaspoon corn starch or arrowroot flour

1 1/2 Tablespoons Tamari or Soy Sauce

Salt and Black pepper to taste (check your veggie stock before seasoning.  When its concentrated, its usually pretty salty already)

In a medium sauce pan, heat your oil on medium heat and start sweating the onion and garlic.  DO NOT BURN!!!  Basically, you want to caramelize the onion and garlic until they are brown and thoroughly cooked, but not burned.  Then, add your stock and bring to a boil.  As the gravy is boiling, whisk in your flour and then add then corn starch.  Whisk.  Reduce the heat as the gravy thickens.  Continue to let it thicken just a *little* too thick, and then add the soy sauce or tamari to thin it back out.  After that, remove from the heat and serve!

Recipe by Frankobrains blog, photo by laura spear

Bon Appétit,

Put the Brats  on the mashed potatoes and pour the gravy  on it