Vegan Okara Meatballs

• 1 cup okara
• 1/2 cup vital wheat gluten
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder feel free to use 1- 2 cloves finely minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons onion flakes similarly, substitute 1/4 small onion finely minced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons ketchup or tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons water
• spices : Italian Version
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper or 1/2 tsp if you really like black pepper
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning or mix of oregano, thyme, basil, Mexican Version 1 teaspoon taco seasoning, or mix of paprika, chili powder and cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon taco seasoning or mix of paprika, chili powder and cayenne pepper

1. If baking, preheat oven to 350oF (175oC).
2. Mix all of the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Use your hands to work the ingredients together and get the gluten nice and elastic.
3. Option 1:
4. Form into 12-16 balls and place in a glass baking dish. Bake in the oven at 350oF for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.
5. Option 2:
6. Form into many teaspoon sized balls and fry in your favorite oil on a skillet for 10-15 minutes until golden all around. Making small meatballs is important as the larger ones won't always fry through completely, leaving a very elastic center.

okara, vital wheat gluten, whole wheat flour, nutritional yeast, garlic, onion flakes similarly, soy sauce, ketchup, water, italian version, black pepper, italian seasoning, taco

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Vegan-Okara-Meatballs-1676892 (may not work)