Labor Day weekend treats... Sweet Vidalia Onion Barbecue Ribs.

The main dish at a cookout is usually some type of grilled meat. I myself really miss ribs but the vegan version of ribs is just as good as the real thing. This is a rib recipe I've been making for awhile but I thought I'd try a new bbq sauce recipe out. I love sweet onions and they go great with most things, and this faux meat is no different.

Ribs

1 cup vital wheat gluten
2 teaspoons smoked Spanish paprika
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons tahini or other nut butter
1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
1 tablespoon soy sauce about
1 1/4 cup of Sweet Vidalia Onion bbq sauce


Preheat the oven to 350 F and lightly spray a baking dish with canola oil. Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Mix the water with the soy butter, Liquid Smoke, soy sauce, 1/4 cup of bbq sauce and add it to the dry ingredients. Stir to mix well and then knead lightly in the bowl for a couple of minutes. Put the dough into the baking dish and flatten it so that it evenly fills the pan. Take a sharp knife and cut it into strips; then turn the pan and cut those strips in half to form pieces. Put it in the oven and bake for 25 minutes. While it's cooking prepare your grill. Remove it from the oven and carefully re-cut each strip. Generously brush the top with bbq sauce. Place ribs sauce-side down on the grill. Brush the top of the seitan with more sauce. Watch it closely to make sure that it doesn't burn. When it's sufficiently brown on one side, turn over and cook the other side.

Sweet Vidalia Onion Bbq Sauce

4 tablespoons Earth balance butter
1/4 cup olive oil
2 vidalia onions, diced
3 garlic cloves, finely minced
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 cups ketchup
3 tablespoons Vegan Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup agave nectar
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1/8 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon paprika
1 12 ounce bottles chili sauce
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup molasses


Heat oil and butter and sautee onions and garlic till tender. Add rest of ingredients bring to boil then simmer for 30 minutes. Using a hand blender puree till onions are very fine.