King Oyster Mushroom Vegan "Ribs"

vegan bbq ribs stacked on top of each other

King Oyster Mushroom Vegan "Ribs"

Succulent, "fall apart" vegan ribs, made with meaty king oyster mushrooms and jackfruit. Impress your friends with this cruelty free recipe at the next BBQ cookout!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Vegan

Keyword vegan ribs

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 5

Optional Boiling Time 1 30

Total Time 1 20

Servings servings

Calories 239kcal

Author Gina Marie

Equipment

1 Sheet Pan
1 Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

1 20 ounce canned jackfruit in brine (not syrup), shredded
6-8 cups filtered water (enough for boiling) optional; note 1
1 medium king oyster mushroom note 1
1 ½ teaspoon applewood smoked salt, divided note 2
1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder, divided
1 ½ teaspoon onion powder, divided
1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, divided
2 tablespoon vegan butter
1 ¼ cup vital wheat gluten note 3
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
½ teaspoon brown sugar
¾ cup vegetable broth
Vegan BBQ Sauce (for topping) note 4

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Instructions

Boiling Jackfruit

This step is OPTIONAL however I highly recommend you do it to avoid the brine taste in your vegan ribs. You can do this ahead of time, in batches, so that you will already have neutral-tasting jackfruit ready and prepared.
Add water to a large pot and bring to a boil. Rinse and drain your jackfruit and then add them to the pot of boiling water. Boil for an hour.
Drain jackfruit from the water. If the brine taste is still in there. Boil in a new pot of water for 30 more minutes. (It should be gone or lessen drastically after the first hour of boiling). Allow jackfruit to cool for 10 minutes and dry with a paper towel absorbing as much excess water as possible.

Vegan Ribs

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Clean mushroom with a damp paper towel. Begin to cut off the bottom ends of the king oyster mushroom as that part is very tough. Cut off the tops and chop them up. You will want to keep this part as it's very tender.
Take your fork and comb through mushroom, creating a shredded texture. Transfer all your pieces to a baking pan, along with your shredded jackfruit. Be sure to use a big enough pan to separate the mushrooms from the jackfruit.
Sprinkle ½ teaspoon each of applewood smoked salt, garlic powder, on powder, and smoked paprika on top of both shredded king oyster mushroom and jackfruit. Toss to coat.
Next take some pieces of vegan butter and place it on top off the shredded king oyster mushrooms only, The butter helps "tenderize the mushrooms". I don't add butter to the jackfruit to dry them out and make them more "meaty." Bake in oven for 15 minutes. Once done, remove from oven and set aside. Keep oven on.
Grab a large mixing and add to it vital wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, 1 teaspoon each of applewood smoke salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika. Add ½ teaspoon of brown sugar to the flour batter mix together. Then add your baked jackfruit, oyster mushrooms, and vegetable broth to the bowl.
Begin to mix the ingredients together until liquid fully covers the flour, and quickly after begin to knead your mixture for a 1- 2 minutes. Do NOT over knead it. Just enough to fully combine the mushroom and jackfruit with the dough. Don't worry about if it isn't completely combined or perfect. Baking will help combine everything together.
Shape your dough into a rectangle loaf shape about 1 inch thick, and place it on of the same pan you used to bake your jackfruit and mushrooms. Top with Vegan BBQ Sauce and bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Once done, allow to cool for 5 minutes. top with more Vegan BBQ Sauce and cut horizontally into strips. Serve with some vegan potato salad, vegan baked beans, and vegan coleslaw!

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Notes

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KING OYSTER MUSHROOM: You can substitute with regular oyster mushrooms if you like. Or if you cannot find any oyster mushrooms, feel free to use just jackfruit for this recipe.
SMOKED SALT: This salt is amazing and helps gives your ribs a nice smokey flavor. You can buy it on Amazon or your local Whole Foods. You can also substitute with liquid smoke.
VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN FLOUR: Please DO NOT substitute this flour with gluten free flours such as chickpea flour, almond flour, etc. Please read more about vital wheat gluten in the post above as this is a very different type of flour. If you are sensitive to gluten, you try this recipe with unflavored soy protein powder (NOT soy flour) or unflavored pea protein powder. I have not tried this and cannot guarantee a good outcome.
VEGAN BBQ SAUCE: This is a homemade bbq sauce recipe and is super delicious with this recipe. I highly recommend it or you can use favorite brand of BBQ sauce.

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