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Vegan Wings

The meatiest homemade Vegan Wings made from seitan, jackfruit, and simple seasonings. Douse them in agave garlic sauce or buffalo sauce and dig in!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Servings: 30 wings
Calories: 61kcal
Author: Nora Taylor

Ingredients

Seitan Wings

Honey garlic sauce option

  • 1/2 cup agave
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes

Buffalo sauce option

  • 1/4 cup vegan butter
  • 1/2 cup Frank's Red Hot Original Sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
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Instructions

Make the seitan wings

  • In a large bowl, add the vital wheat gluten, flour, nutritional yeast, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika and salt. Whisk to combine.
  • Prepare jackfruit - Drain and rinse the jackfruit. Place it on a clean towel and dry it as much as possible. Use your hands to remove the big seeds and big hard pieces. Cut them off with a knife if needed, on a cutting board. You just want the shredded looking jackfruit.
  • Add jackfruit to the bowl with the dry ingredients, then pour in the broth and olive oil. Stir well until the mixture starts to pull away from the bowl.
  • Use your hands to make sure it's all mixed well, but there is no need to knead the dough.
  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
  • Cut the dough into small pieces. They grow in size when they cook, so make them pretty small. You can try to form them into chicken wing shapes, if you want.
  • Boil - Add the seitan pieces to the boiling water, then turn down the heat so you have a good simmer going, but you don't want the water to boil too hard. Simmer for 30 minutes, then drain the seitan.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Bake - Once cool enough to handle, squeeze out excess water from the pieces, stick a piece of sugar cane in one end (if desired) and place them on the prepared baking pan. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

While they bake, prepare sauce of choice

  • Honey garlic sauce - Add all sauce ingredients to a small saucepan and bring to boil, stirring well to combine. Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes, until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • Buffalo sauce - Melt vegan butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, then stir in the hot sauce, vinegar and garlic powder. Gently simmer, stirring often for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

Finish vegan wings

  • Take the seitan wings out of the oven, toss in the pan with the sauce and return to the oven for another 10 minutes.
  • Alternatively, you can cook them in a pan with a little olive oil to brown the wings, then stir in the sauce to coat.
  • Serve immediately, or keep warm in the oven set at 250 degrees until ready to serve. Leftover wings will keep for about 4 days in the refrigerator. The air fryer is perfect for reheating leftovers!

Notes

  1. If using buffalo sauce, serve with Vegan Ranch or Vegan Blue Cheese.
  2. Air fryer version - Instead of using the oven, you can air fry the seitan after boiling at 375 degrees for 15 minutes, then transfer to an oiled pan and sauté, then mix in the sauce.
  3. Freeze - They freeze quite well. Defrost overnight in the refrigerator, then reheat in a microwave, air fryer or oven until warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 1wing of 30 total | Calories: 61kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 263mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 114IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.5mg