Seitan Recipes And Resources
Recipes, links and information on the meat substitute Seitan.
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- What is Seitan?
- Learn more
- How To Make Seitan
- Seitan Cookbooks.
- Nutritional Information
- Cooking With Seitan Clips
- OK so now I've made seitan, what the hell do I do with it?
- Tamatar Cut
- Seitan in Orange Sauce
- Seitan Goulash
- Seitan Auctions
- More Recipes
- Del.icio.us Seitan
- Seitan Blogs!
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What is Seitan?
Buddhist monks. Nowadays it used as a meat substitute by vegans and vegetarians as well as in Buddhist, Asian and Macrobiotic cuisine.
It is a processed form of wheat gluten and can be made from scratch at home or bought prepared from Asian grocers and health food shops.
Learn more
Wheat gluten, also called seitan (), wheat meat, gluten meat, or simply gluten, is a food made from the gluten of wheat. It is made by washing wheat flour dough with water until all the starch dissolves, leaving insoluble gluten as a gummy mass, which is subject to further processing.
Wheat gluten, although not as well known, is an alternative to soybean-based meat substitutes such as tofu. Some types of wheat gluten have a texture more like that of meat than most other substitutes, because of their chewy and/or stringy texture. Wheat gluten often is used instead of meat in Asian, vegetarian, Buddhist, and macrobiotic cuisines. Simulated duck is a common use for wheat gluten.
Wheat gluten is most popular in China, where it was first developed, as well as in the cuisines of other East and Southeast Asian nations. In Asia, it is commonly found on the menus of restaurants catering primarily to Buddhist customers who do not eat meat.
Because it was first popularized in western nations during the second half of the 20th century through its promotion by proponents of the macrobiotic diet, seitan (the name by which it is known in macrobiotic circles) is also the name by which wheat gluten is best known in most English-speaking nations. In the West, prepared wheat gluten is generally available only in Asian markets and health food stores (although gluten flour is commonly available in supermarkets).
How To Make Seitan
2 Cups of Gluten Flour
1 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon of ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon of celery salt
1 and 1/4 cop of vegetable stock (I like vegetable Oxo but use any brand you enjoy)
3 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
1. Mix all the dry ingredients together.
2. Mix all the liquid ingredients.
3. Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly with a fork until a still dough is formed.
4. Knead the dough about 12-18 times then allow it to rest for five minutes.
5. Knead the dough again then give it a longer rest (about 15minutes)
6. Cut the dough into the appropriate shape for what you intend to use it for. eg cutlets, sausages, balls etc.
Ingredients (Stage 2)
4 cups water
2-3 Tablespoons of Soy Sauce
1/2 cup of chopped fresh spring onions
3-4 slices of fresh ginger
1 clove garlic
1. Combine the above ingredients and bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer.
2. Simmer your seitan pieces in the broth for 45-60 minutes.
Now you have seitan which can be either used immediately, chilled or frozen for later use.
Seitan Cookbooks.
Cooking With Gluten and Seitan
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Cooking with Seitan: The Complete Vegetarian
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Cooking With Seitan: Delicious Natural Foods from Whole Grains
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Nutritional Information
Approx per 30g serving
Calories- 165
Protein- 24g
Carbs- 12g
Fat- 0.5g
Fibre- 2g
Cooking With Seitan Clips
OK so now I've made seitan, what the hell do I do with it?
Tamatar Cut
Serves 4-6
1/2 Pint of Tomato Juice
1tbsp Corn Flour
pinch of salt
1tbsp Coriander powder
1tsp Turmeric
4tbsp vegetable oil
4 green chillies slit on one side
1tsp cumin seeds
1tsp fenugreek seeds
a few curry leaves
6-8oz of Seitan
juice of 1 lemon
a handful of fresh coriander chopped.
Pour the tomato juice into a pan over a low heat, add the cornflour and stir until the juice has thickened slightly and is smooth. Add the salt, turmeric and coriander powder. Increase heat slightly and simmer.
Whilst the sauce is simmering away heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the chillies, curry leaves, cumin and fenugreek seeds. When the oil becomes aromatic and believe me you'll know!, pour the spicy oil over the curry and cover quickly. Add the seitan, turn off the heat and leave for at least an hour to infuse. Ideally you should leave it overnight for the best flavour but an hour or so is sufficient.
Just before serving heat for 15-25 mins until piping hot. Garnish with the lemon juice and coriander leaves and serve with rice, couscous or bread.
Variation: Halve the quantity of seitan and substitute with lentils,chickpeas or vegetables. You can use any veg you like but whole skinned fresh tomatoes and potatoes in this sauce are to die for.
Seitan in Orange Sauce
2 Large Oranges
6 fluid oz Red Wine
6 fluid oz Fresh Orange Juice
3 fluid oz Vegetable stock
1 Tablespoons of Muscovado Sugar
1/2 tsp cornflour to thicken if required
Seitan
4-6 Seitan cutlets
Salt and Pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
1 whole clove garlic
1. Zest the oranges, break into segments and set aside
2. Score the seitan with a sharp fork, add the seasoning then fry in the oil on both sides for roughly 2-3 minutes. Discard the garlic clove and set sietan aside in tinfoil or in a low oven to keep warm.
3. Add the red wine, orange juice, sugar, stock, the Orange segments & and some of the Orange Peel to the frying pan. Keep stirring and simmer until the sauce has thickened to a gravy like consistency.
4. Pop your seitan cutlets onto a plate. Pour over the sauce, garnish with the orange zest and serve with rice, vegetables or potatoes.
Seitan Goulash
2lb Seitan chunks
1 tsp. salt
2 onions sliced into thin semi circles
1 chopped bell pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
3 Tbsp smoked paprika
3 bay leaves
1/4 pt water
4 peeled and diced potatoes
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
Brown the onions in the oil for 2-3 mins, add the pepper and fry for a further 2-3 minutes. Add the seitan chunks, paprika, potatoes, salt and water and allow to simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are done.
Serve with rice, pasta,dumplings or a good bread.
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Seitan Blogs!
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