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Vegan Crock Pot Barbecue Ribs – Delicious, but…
Many people hate cleaning the crock pot after using it. And barbecue sauce gets pretty sticky! Does this need to be a dreaded mess?
No, it does not! You have a couple of options here.
- Follow the steps in the following video to clean your crock pot easily. Yes, it really works!
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Crockpot Barbecue Ribs, Vegan
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Seitan or Tempeh, cut into rib-sized strips
- 1 onion diced
Barbecue Sauce
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp maple syrup or other favorite sweetener
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce vegan
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1½ tbsp liquid smoke
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
Instructions
Prepare the barbecue sauce
- In a medium bowl, add all the sauce ingredients.
- Whisk to combine completely. Set aside.
Prepare the crock pot.
- Set up your crock pot. Add a liner, if you use them. They do make clean up much easier.
- Place the seitan in the crock pot.
- Distribute the diced onion over the seitan.
- Pour the barbecue sauce over the onions and seitan.
- Set the temperature to low heat. Check in about 3 hours. The sauce will thicken as the seitan and onions cook.
Notes
Notes:
This serves nicely over rice. Alternatively, make it a barbecue with corn-on-the-cob and air-fried potatoes. Crock Pot dishes such as this work well for taking to potluck dinners!Nutrition

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