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seitan

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Beth Gordon
South Charleston, OH

For those of you a little unfamiliar with Seitan. It's lovingly referred to as the "Wheat meat". It's actually rather tasty and you will find it's a great way to add some variety to your diet. This recipe is very customizable, but just make sure you make it on a day when you really have a lot of aggression. It needs to be kneaded for a while.

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For seitan

  • DOUGH
  • 6 oz
    vital wheat gluten (comes in a small brown box near the specialty flours)
  • 1 Tbsp
    your favorite powdered cooking spices (garlic, ginger, cumin, oriental 5 spice....)
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/4 c
    soy sauce
  • 1 1/4 c
    cold water or vegetable broth
  • 2
    drops of liquid smoke
  • 1 Tbsp
    tomato paste
  • BROTH
  • 4-6 c
    water (or half water, half veggie stock)
  • 1/2 c
    soy sauce
  • additional flavorings (more liquid smoke, favorite wine, seaweed, ginger...)

How To Make seitan

  • 1
    Mix the dry ingredients together really well. Mix the wet ingredients for the dough together.
  • 2
    Gradually add the wet to the dry. Mix with a fork until it can be kneaded by hand. Knead for 3 to 5 minutes then let rest for 10.
  • 3
    Wet hands and dough (in your hands) and then knead in bowl for another 3-5 minutes. Let rest another 10 minutes.
  • 4
    Prepare broth ingredients and bring to boil. Prepare dough by cutting (wet hands and knife before cutting) into strips or rolling into 6-8 balls. Place in broth.
  • 5
    Cover and let simmer for 1hr. Check occasionally and add more broth (or water) if you need to.

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