seitan
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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.
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prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
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yield
a lot!
Ingredients
- DOUGH
- 6 ounces vital wheat gluten (comes in a small brown box near the specialty flours)
- 1 tablespoon your favorite powdered cooking spices (garlic, ginger, cumin, oriental 5 spice....)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 1/4 cups cold water or vegetable broth
- 2 - drops of liquid smoke
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- BROTH
- 4-6 cups water (or half water, half veggie stock)
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- - additional flavorings (more liquid smoke, favorite wine, seaweed, ginger...)
How To Make seitan
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Step 1Mix the dry ingredients together really well. Mix the wet ingredients for the dough together.
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Step 2Gradually 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.
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Step 3Wet hands and dough (in your hands) and then knead in bowl for another 3-5 minutes. Let rest another 10 minutes.
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Step 4Prepare 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.
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Step 5Cover and let simmer for 1hr. Check occasionally and add more broth (or water) if you need to.
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