Name: Jerk “Sausages”
Yield: Makes Twelve 6-inch (15 cm) Sausages
Cuisine: Trinidadian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast flakes; 1 tablespoon onion powder; 1 tablespoon dried thyme; 1 cup (180 g) canned or cooked white beans, drained and rinsed; ¼ cup (60 ml) Jamaican Jerk Seasoning; 2½ cups (300 g) vital wheat gluten; 1 shallot, minced; 1 teaspoon Marmite or Vegemite; 1¼ cups (300 ml) water; 2 to 3 tablespoons American-style prepared mustard; Large pinch of cayenne pepper; ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon mild paprika; 1 tablespoon pink or sea salt; ½ cup (120 ml) Bragg Liquid Aminos or soy sauce; ¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil; ¾ cup (150 g) firm tofu, crumbled; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 teaspoon tamarind extract, optional; ¼ cup (60 ml) pineapple juice or crushed pineapple; ½ cup (120 ml) tomato sauce

Preparation info

Makes
Twelve 6 inch
Sausages

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Caribbean Vegan

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

About

These sausages are soft, tender, and juicy, and have a slightly fruity flavor. You can make them as spicy or as mild as you like. The method of cooking is a simple steam in aluminum foil, a technique made popular by cookbook author and food blogger Julie Hasson. Once cooked and cooled, the sausage can be grilled or fried and coated with additional sauces. If you use commercial vegan sausages, this version may be softer than what you are used to. But if you freeze them, you can then slice or