PUMPKIN SEED BATTERED 'CHICKEN' WITH CRANBERRY CABERNET SAUCE

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This hearty entrée has it all: tantalizing cutlets battered in crunchy, seasoned breadcrumbs, all covered in a robust, rich sauce. This lovely centerpiece dish, created by VegNews contributing chef Tal Ronnen, has been known to leave meat-eating relatives begging for seconds.

Provided by Tara Parker-Pope

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 20m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 22

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large shallot, diced
4 sprigs thyme
1/4 cup dried cranberries
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 cup Cabernet wine
1 cup vegetable stock
1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
2 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons non-hydrogenated margarine, divided
1 tablespoon minced fresh sage
1 cup toasted, shelled pumpkin seeds
1 teaspoon paprika
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
12 vegan "chicken" cutlets, thawed
1 cup unbleached white flour
2 cups unsweetened soy milk
Olive oil

Steps:

  • Make the sauce. In a sauté pan over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add shallot and sauté for 3 minutes. Add thyme and cranberries and sauté for another 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add wine and scrape the bottom of the pan, then cook until the liquid is reduced by half.
  • Add vegetable stock and reduce by half again. In a small bowl, combine arrowroot and water. Add the arrowroot mixture to the pan, stir well, and continue to cook for 2 minutes. Turn off heat and whisk in margarine, 1 tablespoon at a time. Remove thyme stems before serving.
  • To make the cutlets, use a food processor to combine sage, pumpkin seeds, paprika, breadcrumbs, nutritional yeast, salt and pepper until well incorporated.
  • Dredge each cutlet in flour, dip into soy milk, and then into seasoned breadcrumbs.
  • Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan. Using medium-high heat, sauté cutlets on each side until browned and crisp. Serve with the cranberry Cabernet sauce.

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