Meatless Chicken Fried Steak

• 12 ounces light life beef veggie crumbles (vegetarian ground beef)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/2 red onion, chopped
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sauteed
• 2 teaspoons Braggs liquid aminos or 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 3 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon steak seasoning
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast (or other thickening agent)
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil

1. Mix"beef" crumbles with eggs, 1/4 cup bread crumbs, red onion, mushrooms, Bragg's (or soy sauce), 1 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1 Tbs steak seasoning.
2. Form into meatballs, only slightly flattened.
3. Brown in a pan with about 2 Tbs oil (3-4 minutes).
4. Allow to cool (a plate with a paper towel on top works best).
5. For batter/breading mix water, flour, 1/4 cup bread crumbs, thyme, cayenne pepper, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1 1/2 tsp black pepper, 2 tsp salt, yeast (or thinkening agent).
6. Allow batter to chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.
7. Heat 1/2 cup oil in a pan (do"drip test" of batter into hot oil to be sure if it's hot enough/too hot, ect) on medium heat.
8. Dredge"meatballs" in batter and shake off any excess.
9. Fry 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown on both sides.
10. Place on paper towels to drain.
11. Goes great with mashed potatoes and gravy.
12. Hope you enjoy!

light life beef veggie crumbles, eggs, breadcrumbs, red onion, mushrooms, braggs, black pepper, garlic, onion powder, steak seasoning, water, flour, thyme, cayenne pepper, salt, nutritional yeast, vegetable oil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/meatless-chicken-fried-steak-111150 (may not work)