Seitan

This is a great "meat" substitute for vegetarians/vegans that has a significant amount of nutritional value.

Cookware

• Measuring cups/spoons
• Two Mixing bowls
• Dough whisk or fork
• Aluminum foil or parchment paper
• Pot
• Steamer basket

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups vital wheat gluten
• 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
• 2 tsp garlic powder/granules
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp crushed fennel
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 3 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp molasses
• 1 tsp tahini
• 1 1/2 Tbsp oil
• 1 1/2 cups mushroom or vegetable broth
• 6 cups water

Substitutions

• Instead of tahini, I have done 1 part toasted sesame oil and 1 part peanut butter.

Instructions

1. Mix all dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix all wet ingredients except the water.
2. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients. Mix with a dough whisk or fork.
3. Pour dough into an 18-inch long sheet of aluminum foil or parchment paper. Wrap it up like a burrito to make a lop shape with your seitan.
4. Bring the 6 cups of water to a rolling boil in your pot. Add the steamer basket and put the seitan log on top of the steamer basket. Cover the pot lid and steam for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Don't remove the lid.
5. Remove log from pot, remove it from the parchment paper, and let it cool for 30 minutes.
6. Cut it into the way you want. Either eat right away, refrigerate for a week or so, or freeze on a cookie sheet and then move into a bag.

References

1. Bob's Red Mill seitan recipe

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