Making seitan at home is surprisingly easy, though it is quite time consuming. For those who are new to seitan, or wheat meat as it is sometimes called, it is a dense meat alternative made of protein-rich wheat gluten. The texture is similar to red meat, and it can be flavoured as you wish. It is a great alternative to tofu and when made at home, is extremely inexpensive!
Dough
- 1 ½ cups vital wheat gluten flour
- 2 table spoons nutritional yeast flakes (optional)
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- Breading
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- ½ cup nutritional yeast flakes
- extra oil for frying
- tomato sauce
- 2 L of cold water for boiling
Method
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients by hand until blended. The dough will be spongy and very dense. If there is too much liquid, just squeeze it out.
- Fill a soup pot with cold water. Rip small, 2 inch pieces dough and place them in the water. Once finish, gently simmer in the water for 45 minutes.
- Allow to cool and squeeze out extra moister from the dough balls.
- Once cooled, slice each piece to ¼ inch thickness and toss in breadcrumb mixture.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and gently fry each seitan until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
- Serve with tomato sauce, and fresh herbs on its own, or on a sandwich.
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