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funnygirl28@yahoo.comVegan Southern Biscuits and GravyIngredients (use vegan versions): 1 package prepared, frozen soy sausage crumbles or patties
Up to 1/4 cup flour (preferably white but whole wheat works too)
Up to 4 cups plain soy milk (full fat or low fat works best but non fat may be used)
Betty Crocker Bisquick Original All-Purpose Baking Mix (use 1/2 cup shortening and water to make biscuits)
lots of pepper (and I mean LOTS)
lots of salt or salt seasoning (I use Lawrys or Johnnys seasoning salt)
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
Up to 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Directions:Prepare biscuits according to package directions - preheat oven to bake biscuits but let dough sit, covered (on counter or in refridgerator) while you prepare the gravy. Remember the secret to great biscuits is to use COLD margarine or shortening and to not overmix.
Turn stove on to medium high, and preheat a drizzle of vegetable oil in the pan. When pan is hot, add chopped onions and saute until almost cooked. Add frozen sausage crumbles and continue to saute until cooked. Set aside cooked onion/sausage mixture in a bowl.
In the same pan, reduce heat to medium, and prepare a roux by mixing about 2-3 tablespoons flour with enough vegetable oil to make a heavy paste (about 1-2 tablespoons of oil). Add oil and/or flour to get the correct consistency. Stir and cook the roux for a couple of minutes over the medium heat, then slowly add about a cup of soymilk to the mixture, stirring continuously. You must stir continously to avoid lumps.
Contiune to simmer the gravy over medium heat and add more soy milk as needed (this may require several cups of milk). If you accidentally add too much milk, just add a bit more flour (not more than a teaspoon at a time). Also, the longer you cook the gravy, the more it will reduce and thicken.
As the gravy is simmering and reducing, put the biscuits in the oven and bake according to package instructions.
Add the onion/sausage mixture to the gravy and continue to stir and simmer until the biscuits are done. Add salt and pepper to taste - you will probably find that you'll use more salt and pepper than you expected.
Halve the warm biscuits and pour gravy mixture over them and serve. Yum!
Serves: 3-4
Preparation time: 45 minutes
Morningstar Farms sausage contain EGG WHITES! Use another type (like Gimme Lean) for this recipe to be vegan.
Archived comment by: tracy
This was really good!!!!
Archived comment by: sherri
These were awesome!
Archived comment by: tarotGirlie
So how the hell do you make biscuits? I'm looking for a biscuits and gravy recipe, and all I can find are instructions like mix the biscuits according to the instructions on the package. Its just confirming all my prejudices about americans. Isnt biscuits and gravy meant to be a folk recipe? It can't be _that_ hard to make without having to buy some over-processed commercial product. I mean they didn't have Big Food in the old west did they?
Archived comment by: stib
stib - here's a recipe. ive never tried it but will be trying it tonight to use with this recipe. so ill let you know how it goes!
http://www.randomgirl.com/recipes.html#biscuitsArchived comment by: ohmessylife
BISCUITS 2 cups flour 1 TBS baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 5-6 TBS shortning or tub magarine 1 cup liquid (soy milk, water, whatever) sift dry ingrediants. cut or rub in shortning until crumbly. Mix in milk. Roll out to 1/2 inch thick. cut with biscuit cutter (or drinking glass with 2 or 2.5 diameter). Arrange on cookie sheet 1 apart. Bake at 400 in the middle of the oven for around 10 minutes (until golden brown). Bake one sheet at a time.
Archived comment by: vgriffith
I'd reccommend the Biscuits Like Mom Never Made recipe found here on VegWeb. Theyre really, really good!
Archived comment by: silverbean
I thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for this recipe! It was a huge hit with my omnivore father whom I've been trying RELENTLESSLY to show that vegan recipes can be just as good as omnivore recipes. I've tried giving him vegan mac and cheese, pot pies, burgers- about everything you can think of to sway his belief but nothing worked- until I made this recipe this morning. He ate almost all of it and said that it tasted just like the best REAL sausage/milk biscuits and gravy that he's eaten. Thanks again!
Archived comment by: stellar26
To Stellar26, try the new recipe for cheesy macaroni and cheese found in the favorite for kids section for your father. Its easy to make and taste great. This cheese substitute can be used to make many different recipes. Mix with a can of Rotel [drained] and have an excellent chip dip. Notice how easily the cheese disolves in water during clean up, think how much better for the human body than real cheese is. Good Luck.
Archived comment by: jimbo
I used a vegan biscuit recipe found at randomgirl.com and used Gimme Lean Soy Sausage. It was delicious! Since I never had Biscuits and Gravy as carnivore, I can not attest to its authenticity but my fiance states that its just like going to a southern Pancake/Waffle House. Kudos! Thanks for a truly yummy breakfast!
Archived comment by: veganmadre
Thank you for the recipe! This meal is delicious. I used Gimmie Lean Sausage, and garlic instead of onions. I also added McKays beef flavored instant broth for some color and a little more flavor. I'll be eating this all the time. Thanks!
Archived comment by: annabellepunk
This sounds delish. I hated the sausage patties that I bought, and I was trying to find a good gravy recipe I could put it into! Thanks!
Archived comment by: sippycup80s
Does anyone know if Original Bisquick® mix could be used to make biscuits? I know they are eggless but I was not quite sure if the whole package is vegan; could contain animal lard. I know the pancake mix is not vegan.
Archived comment by: stride4unity
Stride4unity - I checked the ingredients and the only one that's questionable is the monocalcium phosphate. After a quick search on the net I found a couple of posts on veggieboards and it seems this ingredient is derived from rock so, it looks like Bisquick is safe if you aren't concerned about the trans fats in the partially hydrogenated oils.
Archived comment by: tari
Thats good to hear. Thank you! I appreciate it!
Archived comment by: stride4unity
yes, i found that morningstar farms and most other sausages are not vegan. i just omitted the sausage and mine turned out great. yum yum. as for the biscuits, i used the bisquick kind, some were not vegan, but i found a kind in a box and all you have to do is mix the mix with soymilk, so easy and so great!
Archived comment by: crystalaskew
Tried this for breakfast today. SO Good! I actually felt like I was eating a really fattening dish, but I wasn't. Thanks for sharing!
Archived comment by: vcarden
As a Hoosier who used to count this among her favorite foods, I am 80& satisfied with the replacement. Howe'ver, no matter what I do, the gravy turns out sweet, while real gravy is not. Any suggestions?
Archived comment by: fairWeatherVegan
FairWeatherVegan, my only suggestion would be to look carefully at the soymilk that you are using for the gravy. Most soymilks contain sugar. Howe'ver, I have seen some that say unsweetened. I think maybe Westsoy makes an unsweetened one. If you can't find the unsweeted variety, perhaps just compare the sugar grams on a few boxes and choose the soymilk with the least sugar. Good luck!
Archived comment by: willwolf
FairWeatherVegan, one more thing I forgot that you may want to check is the kind of vegan sausage you use. Some are sweeter than others (just like you can get maple flavored sausage and so forth). Maybe try a different sausage, also.
Archived comment by: willwolf
I've started using coconut milk in place of soymilk - it isn't so much the sweetness (though I don't like that either) but the vanilla flavoring. Even if I get plain soymilk it still has a bit of vanilla in it. Theres an alfredo recipe on here that uses coconut milk and that's where I got the idea. You can actually cook most of the coconut flavor out of it.
Archived comment by: tari
I've been wanting to try this recipe and finally did this morning. I'm definitely a southern girl at heart, so had high expectations. I found the recipe to be pretty excellent, though needs a little tweaking. The biggest change I'll make is using only unsweetened soy milk. The gravy should be savory, not sweet! All in all, though very delicious. Have to go eat another one!
Archived comment by: hbuckman
