a plate of seitan with potatoes and mushroom cream sauce

Perfect Seitan Recipe

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Have these amazingly delicious Seitan Bites with potatoes and a cream sauce or grilled with veggies, a garlic dip and crispy potato wedges.

Seitan Bites Recipe
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Seitan Bites Recipe

Recipe by Em
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

1

hour 
Calorieskcal

Ingredients

  • 4 dl vital wheat gluten

  • 1 dl all-purpose flour

  • Water

  • 7 dl water

  • 1 bouillon cube

  • Soy sauce

  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste

  • Garlic powder

  • Onion powder

  • 1 tablespoon vinegar

  • Thyme

  • Oregano

  • Chili or chili sauce

Directions

  • Mix the vital wheat gluten and all-purpose flour in a bowl
  • Boil the water, make a broth with tomato paste, soy, bouilon cube, garlic powder, onion powder and optional chili or paprika
  • Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix until combined
  • Knead the dough for a couple of minutes (too much kneeding will make a tough seitan)
  • Form it into a thick sausage shape
  • Preheat the oven to 100°C and bake for about 30 minutes
  • Prepare the marinade by mixing soy, some oil, vinager, tomato paste. chili sauce, garlic and herbs
  • Remove the seitan from the oven and cut it into bite-sized pieces
  • Coat the pieces in the marinade
  • Increase the oven temperature to 150°C
  • Bake until soft inside with a crispy surface

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