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Vegan Hot Dogs with Homemade Seitan Sausages

Published: Jul 6, 2018 Updated: Apr 19, 2019 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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Vegan Hot Dogs with Homemade Seitan Sausages

With homemade Seitan Sausages, you can take this classic ballpark snack to the next level. I’ve topped the vegan Hot Dogs very traditionally with ketchup, pickles, and fried onions, but feel free to experiment with adventurous toppings such as guacamole, salsa or chili sin carne.

Vegan Hot Dogs with Homemade Seitan Sausages

Sometimes you crave something simple – like a hot dog – and then you end up making everything from scratch: seitan sausages, bread, fries. Can anyone relate or am I the only weirdo here? Anyways. I’m not complaining. Making things from scratch is oddly satisfying.

The Bread

Making bread from scratch is one of my favorite things to do! It always feels like cheating when I’m using store-bought buns. Maybe it’s because of the basic white bread recipe? It’s perfect for ANYTHING. You can literally make loaves, buns, pizza crust, naan,… With such a great recipe at hand, why wouldn’t you make anything bready from scratch?

The Vegan Sausages

And then the Seitan Sausages. I feel like I’ve finally cracked the code for amazing seitan (after being a vegan for 5 years – it’s about time!) and I can’t stop using the seitan in different shapes for all kinds of recipes. It’s so versatile.

The Toppings

My Hot Dog toppings are classic – ketchup, pickles, and fried onions. But you can be adventurous with the toppings as well. I had a Hot Dog topped with guacamole in Barcelona a few years back – delicious! Or add chili sin carne for a messy but amazingly rich and creamy meal. Salsa is a great topping for the summer!

Fun fact: As a teen, I worked in a pickle factory for a summer job. I couldn’t eat pickles for years after that. Stuffing pickles into glasses at 6 am isn’t the coolest thing to do. But now I’m slowly getting into the pickle game and I like it. I kind of get why pickles are such a popular topping now.

Vegan Hot Dogs with Homemade Seitan Sausages

Fries are the classic Hot Dog side dish. I made my own and I’ve included instructions for it in the recipe notes if you want to make them too! Super simple and delicious!

Vegan Hot Dogs with Homemade Seitan Sausages

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I hope you’ll enjoy these hot dogs as much as I do! 

Let me know if you give this recipe a try! I’d love to hear how it turns out for you.

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Vegan Hot Dogs with Homemade Seitan Sausages

Vegan Hot Dogs with Homemade Seitan Sausages

Elephantastic Vegan
With homemade Seitan Sausages, you can take this classic ballpark snack to the next level. I’ve topped the vegan Hot Dogs very traditionally with ketchup, pickles, and fried onions, but feel free to experiment with adventurous toppings such as guacamole, salsa or chili sin carne.
4.75 from 8 votes
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Vegan
Servings 4 Hot Dogs
Calories 241 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Ingredients for the Seitan Sausages

  • 1/2 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1/2 large white onion chopped
  • 1 garlic clove chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1/4 cup cooked chickpeas
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup sparkling water
  • 3/4 cup vital wheat gluten

Additional Ingredients

  • 4 Hot Dog Buns *
  • Ketchup
  • Pickles
  • Fried Onions

Instructions
 

  • In a large pan with canola oil, sautée the chopped onion and garlic cloves until soft. Add the cumin and fennel seeds. Let it cook further until the spices are toasted.
  • In a food processor, add the chickpeas, onion-garlic-spices mixture, tomato paste, salt, thyme, smoked paprika, soy sauce, and sparkling water. Pulse until it’s saucy. Then add the vital wheat gluten and pulse again until it comes together in a ball.
  • Prepare a large pot (filled with a couple of inches of water) with a steaming basket and bring to high heat.
  • Divide the seitan into 4 equal chunks. Roll and press the seitan into a sausage shape. Roll each sausage in parchment paper and aluminum foil. Twist the ends so that the seitan is completely closed off. Add the seitan sausages into the steaming basket and let them steam for about 40 minutes, flipping them after 20 minutes.
  • Let them cool off a bit before removing the aluminum foil and parchment paper.
  • Heat the sausages in a grill pan or contact grill for nice grill marks. Then add them into your hot dog buns, top with ketchup, pickles and fried onions and enjoy!

Notes

*I made my own hot dog buns by using this basic white bread recipe and formed smaller buns instead of loaves. Easy as that. Keep in mind that the baking time is shorter so keep an eye on them.
For quick and easy fries, wash potatoes, cut them in equally large fries (or use a french fry cutter), toss in olive oil, salt, and pepper, transfer them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake at 400°F/200°C until golden and crispy. 

Nutrition

Calories: 241kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 22gFat: 4gSodium: 610mgPotassium: 161mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 185IUVitamin C: 3.1mgCalcium: 115mgIron: 3.2mg
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This post was first published on July 24, 2014. Updated on July 06, 2018.

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  1. kristin

    August 4, 2018 at 2:43 pm

    i’ve kind of given up on seitan, because the last few times i’ve tried making it, i feel like it’s always come out too gooey and doughy. this is making me want to give it another go!

    Reply
    • Bianca

      August 6, 2018 at 1:20 pm

      I’m soooo proud of this recipe because the seitan is SO MUCH better than all the store-bought seitan I’ve ever had! I really hope you give seitan one last try (and that you love it of course!) :)

      Reply
  2. antonio palmieri

    October 4, 2018 at 11:47 am

    Wonderfull. I cannot resist, I’m going to prepare it.! Thank you very much

    Reply
  3. B-Rye-Ant

    December 19, 2018 at 11:20 pm

    any benefit to using Sparkling Water rather than normal water/broth?

    I usually make seitan pretty regularly but this is the first recipe i’ve seen that calls for Sparkling Water. Really excited to try this out!

    Reply
    • Bianca

      December 20, 2018 at 6:31 pm

      I’ve found that sparkling water makes the seitan softer (not as tough or rubbery like it ends up in many recipes). Hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  4. Ed

    January 20, 2019 at 10:51 pm

    I doubled the recipe for 8 instead of 4 sausages. By the way, I’m still not sure whether you are trying for “hot dogs” or “sausages.” Anyway, I double-checked all my quantities against this recipe. My opinion is that they taste too “thyme-ey.” If I make them again, I will probably skip the thyme altogether and maybe increase the smoked paprika. Otherwise, good texture. Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Bianca

      January 28, 2019 at 4:44 pm

      Thanks for your feedback! :)

      Reply
  5. Deb

    January 31, 2019 at 4:09 am

    Omg!!! Amazing hot dog. BEATS ANY STORE BOUGHT DOG FOR SURE. takes about 1hour totalif you move quickly. Try a hot dog bun recipe with cashew milk and vegan butter

    Reply
    • Bianca

      February 5, 2019 at 11:05 pm

      Awesome! I’m so glad you like these, Deb!

      Reply
  6. Alex Millns

    May 2, 2019 at 4:26 pm

    I’m sorry but Ketchup never belongs on a hotdog, that is just straight up blasphemy!

    Reply
    • Rene

      April 11, 2020 at 7:40 pm

      Haha, I feel the same way!

      Reply
  7. Mariah

    June 22, 2019 at 6:32 am

    Wow! These were incredible!

    Reply
  8. Anna

    July 14, 2019 at 2:14 pm

    Do you have to use chickpeas? Any alternative or can they just be omitted?

    Reply
  9. Erin Bell

    August 1, 2019 at 2:58 pm

    Can these be frozen?

    Reply
  10. MAS

    June 16, 2020 at 4:01 pm

    Is a food processor necessary to make this? Currently, I only have a hand mixer and emulsion blender. Please help having to recreate most of my foods without salt….

    Reply
  11. Sur

    June 28, 2020 at 4:58 pm

    Going vegan to be healthy is wonderful. It is healthy but not when things like canola oil are used. Or wheat gluten which can cause silent triggers of mystery illnesses. For many it creates havoc to the intestinal track. Sometimes going Vegan to really be healthy may require going Plant Base Vegan. Surely the recipe is good for those that don’t care about the other dangers from specific products. Just because is not meat.. does not mean is HEALTHY. A little research would help. I hope this reaches the author first. It is for the author. Be blessed

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    • Kathryn Gannon

      August 26, 2020 at 9:23 pm

      You say to be healthy may require going plant based tht’s wht this is. Gluten is from wheat and may cause problems for some but, the Chinese have eaten it for centuries as a protien substitute. I don’t see the problem wiyh Canola it cooks at high temprature and so is considered safe.

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