Seitan Recipe (Vegetarians)

I can't find the thread where we were discussing this, but I'll post it here and maybe anyone interested will find it. It's easy to make and freezes well; I used to use it a lot. My favorite ways were to make pepper steak with it or to bread it with egg and cornmeal and spices and fry it (haven't done fried anything for several years now, but I loved it).

Vital wheat gluten is available at natural food stores or in most grocery stores in the section with flours. Nutritional yeast is available at natural foods stores.

Blend in blender and then pour into a mixing bowl:
2 c. water
1 t. salt
3/4 c. raw oatmeal
2 T. soy sauce
2 T nutritional yeast

Stir in:
2 1/4 to 2 1/2 c. vital wheat gluten (1 cup first and then in 1/2-cup increments)

It will get very stiff and form a ball. Let stand 20 minutes. Form into a roll and slice or just pat into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick and cut into squares.

"Beef" Broth:

10 c. water
8 ounces tomato sauce
1/2 c. soy sauce
2 T. onion powder
3 T. nutritional yeast flakes

Bring broth ingredients to boil in a large saucepan. Drop the pieces of seitan into the broth and let cook at a low boil until the pieces are tender--usually about 1 1/2-3 hours. Will keep a week in refrigerator or can be frozen in the broth for future use.

For a "Chicken" Broth:

12 c. water
3 T. poultry seasoning
4 T nutritional yeast
1/2 c. soy sauce
1 large onion, sliced
3 bay leaves

These can be used in most recipes in place of meat...can even be ground up and used as "hamburger"

Emily