Vegan Coq au Vin help

[emraldfire]

Hey all. So I thought it might be fun to try to veganise this alton brown coq au vin recipe (found here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/coq-au-vin-recipe/index.html ) and i need a replacement for the chicken and the salt pork.

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[supercarrot]

copying and pasting in case it ever disappears from the foodnetwork site (which is unlikely, but you never know

[mari_mac1109]

You could give tempeh a shot? I'd poach it first, then marinade it. I don't know how long you could bake it, though I think it would work nicely here. Tofu also marinades well, but I'm not sure it'd be as firm as you might like it to be.

[the_leh]

I'd use seitan. You could also use a version of this Soy and seitan turkey recipe:

http://www.bryannaclarkgrogan.com/page/page/1435893.htm

[supercarrot]

i have no idea what salt pork is, but i'd lean more toward a tender seitan made with a bunch of salt and liquid smoke.

what i'd do if i had the time to really make this shine, is use bryanna clark grogan's recipe for turkey, taking out 1/4 of it to make the salt pork with. (before you cook it, mix the hammy flavors in)

for the chicken, i'd form the "legs" before cooking. you can cook it in a slow cooker. i did that last time to save on gas from the oven. shove some foil in it to support the individual legs/breast pieces, and then lay parchment over the foil to hold the broth/seitan. (although i never did the foil thing in the slowcooker. only in the oven, because i only had a round casserole dish, but i have an oval slowcooker. you might have to pour a bit of water into the foil section? i don't know how well foil acts as conductor. i know it cools really quickly when not exposed to heat, but as an effective dry conductor, i have no clue)

[the_leh]

We had a similar thought I see. I really think that soy and seitan turkey recipe would be perfect.

[supercarrot]

you know what they say about great minds! :-)

(that recipe is seriously the best seitan i have ever made. even my very omni dad liked it! score!!!)

[the_leh]

my family loved it too. it's yummy, definitely worth the trouble.

[inquiet]

i would use cubed frozen tofu, but i wouldn't marinade it quite as long [maybe an afternoon instead of overnight]. and might throw in a little tempeh bacon for the salt pork at the end. but would use your seasoning combo at the beginning.