How to Make or Buy Good Vegan Sausages
Although it’s good to eat ‘natural foods’ (like lentils), most people like the taste of meat. But in a country of 60 million people, there is not enough land for everyone to eat free-range. So if you don’t want factory farms, it’s necessary for everyone to eat plant-based for at least of the time.
Try this recipe for homemade vegan sausages (Ela Vegan). Also read our post on vegan sausage rolls.
Recycle packaging at supermarket bag bins, if councils don’t collect. Avoid sausages for small children and swallowing difficulties (for older children, slice lengthwise and lengthwise again). Keep away from pets due to onion, garlic etc. Read more on food safety for people & pets.
Where to Buy Good Vegan Sausages
Moving Mountains sausages are widely sold in supermarkets, also in hot dog versions. This is a best-selling brand that’s sold wholesale to shops, cafes and hotels.
Organic Kofu Sausages are also made with fermented kombucha-cultured tofu. Ideal for vegan hot dogs, served in buns with mustard and punchy pickled kraut. The Kofu Steak is ideal with salad and baked sweet potato fries, with ketchup.
Look in stores for SUMA cans of baked beans, which include vegan sausages. HEINZ also have their own brand of vegan sausages with beans too.
Vegan Pork Sausage Rolls and Porkless Pies!
These vegan caramelised apple and ‘pork’ sausage rolls (Lucy and Lentils) are sure to become a household favourite. It’s just a good idea to make your own puff pastry (to avoid palm oil – you can freeze leftovers). It’s a a really simple thing to do, and you’ll have a talent to last for life!
Slice sausages lengthwise and lengthwise again for children and those at risk of choking.
Before cooking, read up on food safety for people and pets (many ingredients are unsafe near animal friends). Bin allium scraps (onion, garlic, leeks, shallots, chives) as acids may harm compost creatures (same with tomato/citrus/rhubarb scraps).
These vegan porkie pies (not from Melton Mowbray!) are made with vege-gel to give the ‘jelly filling’ without the gelatine). Again, make your own pastry, to avoid palm oil.
More Simple Vegan Pork Recipes
These vegan pulled pork burgers (Lazy Cat Kitchen) use King Oyster mushrooms as the base, and again flavours things up with lots of sauces, spice, brown sugar, maple syrup and canned tomatoes.
Where to Buy Good Vegan Pork
Most councils now recycle soft plastic packaging. If not, pop it in the supermarket plastic packaging bin, next time you’re passing.
- THIS Isn’t Pork is one of the few brands free from palm oil. High in protein and fibre, it has the same crispy skin with 83% less saturated fat. Good news, as it means you can eat more of them!
- Swiss company Vegusto sells its own plant-based luncheon meats, which you can find in good health shops. Made from wheat protein and sunflower oil, this is good hot or cold in sandwiches and salads.
- Planted is a Swiss food company that makes its own vegan ‘pulled pork’ products. You’ll find them in good grocery stores. In BBQ or Spicy Herb flavours, these are made with marinated pea and soy protein, to take tacos and veggie burgers to the next level. Just pan-fry over a little heat.
- Juicy Marbles is a food brand making headlines (it also offers items for food service). Unlike most lab-grown meats, this is all natural and has become known for its homemade ribs. It also offers Meaty Meat Porkish (!) which again is made from pea and soy protein, and packed with nutrients.
- Redefine Pro Pulled Pork is a renowned ‘meat’ that is endorsed (and eaten and served) by chef Marco Pierre-White. Ready in minutes, it’s made with soy and wheat protein, spices and yeast extract.
- Omni! Pork Mince is so popular in China (a country where more pork is eaten than anywhere else) that users are swapping supermarkets, to find it! Made from pea protein, mushrooms and rice, it has 92% less fat than meat pork, half the calories and no cholesterol. It’s even recently released a vegan spam!
Homemade Vegan Roast Pork (complicated!)
Vegan Roast Pork (Full of Plants) is not for beginners, but by a talented French chef, and it does indeed look authentically like real pork. This layers vegan chicken slices with coconut milk fat, and then binds it with tapioca flour and colours with a natural dye.
Why Switch to Vegan Pork?
Pork is a popular food in England, mostly served as roast pork with applesauce or gravy. But there are many issues. For starters, England does not have enough land for 60 million people to eat free-range. So even if you do eat meat, most of the time it’s going to be factory-farmed, unless stated otherwise.
Red meats are hard to digest and very high in saturated fat. Pork (one of the most common meats worldwide) is not a good food to eat for anyone with issues like heart disease or high cholesterol. And red meats (although pork is still classed in culinary circles as white meat) are also linked to certain cancers.
When pork is cured (preserved) it turns into very unhealthy food products like sausages, ham and bacon, as well as charcuterie items like terrines and pâté.
The benefits of real pork (protein and flavour) can easily be replicated both in recipes and artisan food products. Some say they are ‘not natural’. But neither is a slice of pig meat – it’s only when it has the bristles removed and is then cured or marinated, that it becomes tasty anyway. So you may as well do the same with plants. Far kinder, healthier and no factory farms involved.
Pork is also banned by certain religions (like Judaism and Islam) from eating. So all faiths can happily chomp away on plant-based alternatives!
Mushroom & Vegan Sausage Pasta (recipe)
If you like a nice big hearty supper, then try this recipe for mushroom and vegan sausage pasta (The Simple Veganista). Once you’ve mastered the method, it’s sure to become a weeknight favourite!
Why Make This Recipe?
It’s cheap and filling, contains healthy tomatoes and mushrooms, with protein from ready-made vegan sausages.
Food Safety Tips
Avoid sausages for young children and choking hazards. Keep onion, garlic, salt and mushrooms away from pets.
Ingredients Needed?
Very simple affordable ones: onion, garlic, salt, pasta, tomatoes, mushrooms! The only ingredient you’ll have to look out for are vegan sausages. We like Moving Mountains (sold everywhere, and made from natural ingredients). Most councils now recycle soft plastic packaging.
Which Pasta to Use?
Look in stores for Yorkshire Pasta Company or The Northern Pasta Co (both are made with British wheat, and sold in plastic-free packaging).
Serve with Grated Vegan Cheese
Conventional Parmesan is not vegetarian (it contains a cheese that by law, contains calf rennet). Instead, just grate good vegan cheese over the top.
How to Recycle Empty Tins
Before recycling, always pop the lid inside the tin (or pop the ring-pull over the hole). This stops wildlife getting trapped, if they came across them.
Compost Food Scraps?
Unless you’re an expert composter, avoid composting acidic scraps (onion, garlic, leeks, shallots, chives, tomatoes, citrus, rhubarb) as this could harm compost bin creatures. Just bin them, to break down naturally.
Peaceful Politics in Action!
Making a plate of homemade pasta with mushrooms and vegan sausages is a peaceful political act! Every meal you make with natural plant-based ingredients and seasonal produce, is helping to create a country where nutritious food matters. Is affordable to everyone – and tastes good too!
Make Your Own Vegan Sausage Rolls
These vegan caramelised apple and ‘pork’ sausage rolls (Lucy and Lentils) are sure to become a household favourite. It’s just a good idea to make your own puff pastry (to avoid palm oil – you can freeze leftovers). It’s a a really simple thing to do, and you’ll have a talent to last for life!
Slice sausages lengthwise and lengthwise again for children and those at risk of choking.
Before cooking, read up on food safety for people and pets (many ingredients are unsafe near animal friends). Bin allium scraps (onion, garlic, leeks, shallots, chives) as acids may harm compost creatures (same with tomato/citrus/rhubarb scraps).
Serve warm or at room temp. Pair with ketchup, brown sauce, mustard, or a quick mango chutney. Add a crisp salad, vegan coleslaw, or roasted veg for a light lunch.
- Chill cooled baked rolls in an airtight box for up to 3 days. Reheat at 180C for 10/12 minutes.
- Freeze unbaked rolls on a tray, then freeze for up to a month in MoonMoon Silicone Food Bags (use code NATURALLY10 for 10% discount). Bake from frozen at 190c for 25 to 30 minutes. You can send back used silicone bags for recycling.
Buy Vegan Sausage Rolls (no palm oil)
If you prefer to buy, No Meat Sausage Rolls (sold in Iceland and The Food Warehouse) is a brand that has no palm oil. Recycle packaging at supermarket bag bins, if your kerbside does not recycle.
New-York-Style Vegan Hot Dogs (recipe)
These lentil and carrot hot dogs (Veggie Desserts) tick all the boxes, if you’re a fan of New-York style hot dogs, served in finger rolls with fried onions, mustard, gherkins and ketchup. And because they are made with natural ingredients, they are more nutritious and affordable.
Unlike many ‘meaty hot dogs’, these are not ‘rubbery’. So they don’t taste exactly like meat hot dogs, but they are very delicious, all the same!
Food Safety Tips
Avoid sausages for young children and people with swallowing difficulties. For older children, cut them into short narrow lengthwise strips, to avoid choking.
Avoid feeding leftovers to pets, garden birds or wildfowl (due to salt, onion and paprika). If you’re making hot dogs with vegan sausages, some (like Moving Mountains) are coloured with iron oxide (pet-toxic). Great for humans, not for animal friends.
Why Make This Recipe?
In a country with 60 million people, there are millions who don’t eat meat. And for those who do, there is not enough land for everyone to eat free-range. So to avoid factory-farms, these beauties are animal-kind, better for your health (no cholesterol) and super-tasty too!
Ingredients Needed?
All you need to make these hot dogs are carrots, onions, spices (smoked paprika is the ‘must-have ingredient)’, veggie stock (or water) and a little flour.
Most store-bought veggie stocks contain palm oil. So if you can’t find anything suitable, you can just use water. Or make a batch of homemade vegetable stock (from food scraps). This lasts up to a week in the fridge (in a covered container) so good to make soups or pasta sauce.
Once you’ve blended the ingredients, you just form into hot dog shapes, then gently bake, grill or fry. Serve in rolls with your choice of fillings. Leftovers will keep in the fridge (in an airtight container) for a few days.
The Best Hot Dog Rolls?
Most supermarket hot dog rolls are made with palm oil, and sold in plastic packaging. Venture out to an independent baker (or the farmers’ market). And you’ll likely find better quality rolls, made with a few base ingredients by skilled bakers. Take your own cloth bag!
How to Recycle Empty Packaging
Most red lentils are sold in plastic packs, so just recycle at kerbside (most councils take soft plastics). If you find tinned red lentils, always pop the lid inside the tin (or pop the ring-pull over the hole). This stops wildlife getting trapped, if they came across them.
Compost Food Scraps?
Unless you’re an expert composter, avoid composting acidic scraps (onion, garlic, leeks, shallots, chives, tomatoes, citrus, rhubarb) as this could harm compost bin creatures. Just bin them, to break down naturally.
Peaceful Politics in Action!
Making your own homemade dogs using carrots and onions, is a peaceful political act! You are sending a strong message that you value seasonal plant-based produce over plastic-wrapped ready meals, made with factory-farmed animal ingredients. And you’ll love these so much, you’ll never go back!
