Basic seitan
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cooking Time:
30 minutes
Servings:
Serves: 4
If they like it, it serves 4 otherwise
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Ingredients
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1 cup (120 grams) vital wheat gluten
1/2 cup (120 mL) vegetable broth or water
1/4 cup (60 mL) soy sauce or liquid aminos
3 tablespoons (15 grams) nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon (14 mL) olive oil
1 teaspoon (3 grams) garlic powder
For cooking broth:
4 cups (960 mL) water
4 cups (960 mL) vegetable broth
Optional: 1/4 cup (60 mL) soy sauce or liquid aminos
Directions
Add all the seitan ingredients to a mixing bowl and knead, either by hand or using an electric mixer, to form a rubbery dough.
Meanwhile, combine all the cooking broth ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil.
When your seitan dough is ready, stop kneading it and remove it from mixing bowl. Slice it into 3–5 even pieces.
Once your cooking broth is boiling, carefully place the pieces of seitan dough into the liquid. Bring it down to a simmer and cover the pot with a lid.
Allow your seitan to simmer for 1 hour.
When your seitan is done cooking, carefully remove it from the cooking broth using tongs or a slotted spoon and lay it on a cloth or paper towel to drain excess liquid and cool. Once cooled, it’s ready to use or store in airtight containers. in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Keep in mind
You can save the remaining cooking liquid for use as a vegetable stock for soups or stews!
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