Sunday, January 16, 2011

Becoming a Seitan worshipper

Tonight was my first experience with Seitan - not the dark lord of the underworld, but the wheat gluten product used as "meat" by vegans and vegetarians everywhere. I've seen it in many vegetarian cookbooks and blogs, but was never inclined to try it til this year since I'm making a more whole-hearted attempt at going veg.
The texture is chewy, but not as tough as I expected. The brand was WestSoy, purchased at New Seasons for around $3.50. It came in a package similar to tofu, but when I opened it up it wasn't in block form, it was pre-shredded, and resembled chicken. I stir-fried it in my standard combo outlined below:

Rough chop and stir fry in sesame oil:
- onion
- garlic
- celery, a couple stalks
- bok choy
- cabbage, around 1 cup
- optional - bell pepper (1/2 of one), broccoli, cauliflower
- pepper, rice wine vinegar, hot sauce
- tofu, seitan, chicken, or no meat product at all
- brown rice or quinoa
- Ponzu, soy sauce, whatever other sauce is available

Reviews were solid - use this again in the near future! Very tasty and I like the versatility. Seitan would be good for tacos too.

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