Easy Chicken Style Seitan (Vegan)
These seitan chicken cutlets are easy and versatile. A vegan meat replacement, this plant based chicken alternative is simmered and done in under an hour.
Ingredients
- 2 cups vital wheat gluten
- ¼ cup chickpea flour
- 1 tablespoon chopped sage
- 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
- 2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cup water
- ½ cup tahini
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 6-8 cups vegetable broth or 50/50 mixture broth and water
Instructions
- Whisk together dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Whisk together water, tahini, and lemon in a separate bowl. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and then add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
- Mix together well with a wooden spoon, and then begin to knead with hands. Knead for a few minutes until a stretchy dough is formed. If it is too sticky, add a little more wheat gluten until it is easy to work with.
- Shape the dough into 4 -6 "chicken breast"-shaped pieces. Let rest while you prepare the broth.
- Bring the vegetable broth to a boil in a large pot, there should be enough to cover the seitan.
- Place the seitan pieces in, lower heat slightly to a simmer, and cover pot. Simmer for 45 minutes, flipping the seitan pieces halfway through. Turn off the heat and let rest for 15 mins. Remove seitan and set aside.
- To serve, I recommend to pan-fry the seitan pieces in some oil, or brush them with oil and marinade and bake them until slightly browned, for a tasty meat substitute. These are also excellent in my seitan piccata recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 547kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 68gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gFiber: 4gSugar: 11g
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