r/seitan

Hi there,

i experimented for almost 3 years to get to this recepie. My start was this one:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ym6meRmFC50

BUT: i made it simpler at least when it comes to the ingredients, steps are the same:

1. Blend ingredients
2. Add seitan powder / gluten
3. kneed
4. heat (2 steps for me: put it covered in the oven, then in the steamer (uncovered)
5. put it in veggie-stock for up to two weeks in the fridge (the stock needs do be very salty)

Ingredients:

for 1 Seitan with 125 g seitan poweder you need:

- 125 g seitan powder
- 0,5 - 1 can of chickpeas with liquids + some mustard

Mariade:
- Oil
- citric acid / apple vinegar
- nooch
- chicken spices

1. Mix the chickpeas + mustard until homogen.
2. Add to 125 g of seitan powder ca. 180 g of mixed chickpeas.
3. Kneed until homogen then braid (see picture 1).
4. cover it in aluminium foil and backing sheet loosely put it in the oven with 180 °C for around 45 min to 1 hour.
5. let the braids cool down
6. steam them for around 30 to 45 min.

Here you have two ways: eating or storage

eating: scramble the braid and marinade. Enjoy! (see picture 2)

Storage:

Put them in veggy stock (i just boil some vegetable leftovers (scraps) for like 15 min and then remove everything solid. Afterwards i add as much salt that the content reaches about 1 to 2 % of the weight from the stock. See picture 3).

I know it seems a bit complicatet at first, but i usallly cook them in amounts shown in picture 1. So I have enough protein for about 2 weeks!

My friends cant get enough off of this, so i can really recommend this recepie :)

If You have any questions, ask free away :)

All shredded up and now it goes into the broth to soak for eternity until I munch it up

Finally got around to trying to make Seitan, and wanted to start on making a beef substitute to my taste.

My first attempt was a chicken flavouring that Im pretty happy with, that one was a steamed recipe, which I found a bit annoying.

This is braised in the oven, real simple, Im sure plenty of room to improve. I'll also be clear, this is not even a vegetarian preparation, though I'm sure it easily could be - I used beef bouillon and regular worce, of which I know subs exist.

I used pickled beets (pureed) for the colour, and since Ive seen recipes adding balsamic vin I figured this may be a two birds stoned solution.

I will have to update tomorrow with thoughts on flavour. My impatient picking taste test seemed pretty good!

Sorry for the gore. This was my second attempt after the first one didn’t work. I just tried to do the basic thing, mix water and flour, knead, then wash but it always totally falls apart and gets all stringy and gross in the worst way. Is it a failure of my washing technique? Wrong flour maybe? I’m so confused. I can’t form it or anything because it falls apart! It’s more like gross oobleck.

(WTF METHOD)It was my 1st time making seitan using wtf method using strong white bread flour.
I added seasonings for the taste but the texture is so rubbery.. i want to make it to slice into my sandwiches.
Any help appreciated 🤙🏻