What Makes This Recipe So Good
Homemade seitan is a lot easier to make that you might think! It’s also a lot cheaper than store-bought, and tastes so much better. You’ll need less than 10 ingredients to make this delicious meat substitute.It’s super versatile and can be used in many different vegetarian and vegan dishes as the main protein source. We have many recipes from vegan chili, seitan fried “chicken”, grilled seitan with BBQ sauce, to vegan “corned beef”. As a great substitute to meat, you can grill it, pan fry it, or even add it to fried rice or tacos in place of chicken. The possibilities are truly endless!It’s such a great meatless protein to meal prep! Perfect to have on hand for a busy week to put quick meals together, it stores beautifully in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Chef’s Tips
Steaming the seitan is a crucial part of this recipe! Before using it in any recipes, whether you shred it, grill it, pan fry it or use it any other way you’d like, the seitan needs to be steamed and cooled. Steaming it first will ensure it gets the very best tender texture. The seitan dough is made out of gluten which will create a sticky mixture with stringy strips, almost just like a bread dough. If you use a food processor, you won’t need to knead the dough by hand. If you don’t have a food processor, you can mix all the ingredients in a bowl, combine them well, then transfer the dough to a work surface previously dusted with vital wheat. Knead the dough by hand, exactly as you would do a bread or crust dough for 1 to 2 minutes top. If you knead it for too long, the seitan could become a little tough.
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