PLEEF™

Plant-Based and Gluten-Free Beef

There are a lot of plant-based meat replacements out there, and they are often delicious! Sadly most of them are made from Seitan, which is basically pure GLUTEN: not so handy when you are intolerant to Gluten.

I spent a lot of time in my kitchen "laboratory" to come up with a gluten-free meat replacement.

As much as PLEEF™ looks like a Beef-Patty or even a steak, it is purely plant-based. I use it on those days where I feel I need some extra protein and it does make me feel full for longer. It will never taste like beef of course, but I think it is perfect to use it as mince in "bolognese" or as slices in noodle soups. The PLEEF™ absorbs the flavour of the meal you add it to and it can certainly visually trick the eater to think it is real meat...

Bolognese with PLEEF™

Noodle Soup with PLEEF™

Process and Ingredients for PLEEF™ Patties/Mince and Sausage

watch the above video to see the process

dry ingredients

1/2 cup of brown rice protein
1/2 cup of brown rice flour
1 tea (spoon) xanthan gum
2 TB (tablespoons) tapioca flour
1/2 tea salt
1/8 tea cayenne pepper
1/8 tea dry mustard powder

wet ingredients

1 TB olive oil
1 TB gluten free soya sauce
2 TB psyllium husks
1/2 cup of water

process

mix wet ingredients and rest it for 10 minutes
mix dry ingredients
after resting the wet mix, add it to dry mix with 1/2 cup water
mix and knead and form shapes as per video

Ingredients for Broth

to add as much flavour to the PLEEF™as possible, I simmer it in a tasty broth for 1/2 hour
5 1/2 cups of water
1/2 cup dry red wine
1/3 cup gluten gluten free soya sauce
2 TB gluten free worcestershire sauce
1/4 of a small onion
1 knob garlic, squashed
1/2 tea whole peppercorns
1/2 tea dried thyme
2 TB bouillon (click here for recipe)

Prepare Broth

add all ingredients into a large pot and bring to a simmer
add PLEEF™ pieces and simmer for 1/2 hour
turn stove off and let the PLEEF™ rest in the broth for about 2 hours to absorb the flavours

Remove PLEEF™ from Broth

use a slotted spoon and take the PLEEF™ out of the liquid
rest it on kitchen paper

Dry PLEEF™

pat the PLEEF™ dry
remove peppercorns

Season the PLEEF™

sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Fry in Medium/Hot Pan

until browned. This should take only about 2 minutes each side
remove from pan and let the pieces cool before the next step

PLEEF™ Slices for Soup

I slice the sausage shape thinnly and add it to my noodle soup
it freezes really well, slice it and then freeze it
when I make soup and feel like extra protein I just take the required amount of slices out of the freezer and add them to the hot soup

PLEEF™ Mince Done in the

Food Processor

tear the PLEEF™ pieces in smaller chunks
add them to the food processor
blitz them for a few seconds until they resemble mince

Fry the PLEEF™ Mince

in the pan till slightly browned, using a little olive oil

Add Fundamental & Versatile Tomato Sauce

click here for the recipe
or use any tomato sauce recipe you would usually use for a pasta sauce

Add Some Extra Tomatoes

I always add some halved cocktail tomatoes. Simmer until they just start getting soft
serve on gluten free pasta or rice noodles, or even rice...
BON APPETIT!