Steak and Eggz

People like steak and eggs. As we understand it. First there’s the gnarly char of a gristly piece of mediocre, trounced-on red meat. Then you top it with the ooze of some barely-above-temperature chicky eggs. Sounds to us, like kind of a nightmare. But hey, one dudes’ nightmare is another dude’s Saturday belly bomb.
Since we’ve had so much surplus seitan lying around lately (last Sunday we baked 6 loaves) it seemed the perfect time to whip up an alternative to the aforementioned greasy spoon staple.
In place of eggs we seared some firm tofu and topped it with slurpy, golden heirloom tomato slices. We’re still drawing up complicated design schemes for inserting the tomatoes into sliced tofu so look for that addition later.

Seitan and “Eggs”

Makes 2 servings

1 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil
2 1/2-inch slabs of seitan
1 yellow heirloom tomato
1 shallot
2 clove garlic
1 scallion
1 tsp. nutritional yeast
1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
1/2 block tofu
1 Tbs. vegan margarine
sea salt and black pepper to taste
1/2 cup mixed greens
pinch of dill
1. Add half of the olive oil to a medium sized non-stick pan, heat on high and sauté the seitan until its brown, for about 2 minutes on each side. Set aside while you prepare the “eggs.”
2. Slice tomatoes into four thick slices, cut shallots and mince garlic. Add the rest of the oil to the still-hot pan. Place back on medium heat and toss in tomatoes, garlic and shallots. Let cook for five minutes on one side so as to get a little gooey. Dice scallion finely and toss on top with nutritional yeast and vinegar (tilt pan to let vinegar cook off a little). Season with salt and pepper as desired. Then slide onto an extra plate to set aside.
3. Add vegan margarine to same pan and place on medium heat again. Cut two slabs of tofu to mimic the size of the seitan and add to hot pan. Saute the tofu for 4-5 minutes on each side while seasoning. Turn on high heat at end to get extra crispy skin.
4. Plate the seitan first, on top of a pile of mixed greens, followed by the tofu slabs, the pinch of dill, and finally the tomato with all of its juices. Dig in.
Beverage: 100% cranberry concentrate on ice
Soundtrack: Murder City Devils’ Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts