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    Homemade Seitan Recipe - Vegan Meat Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Seitan is nothing but a wheat gluten or vegan meat recipe made using wheat flour or wheat gluten.

    Homemade Vegan Meat Recipe

    This is very new to me, i have never heard about it unless i came across this recipe in pinterest. Even though i eat meat, i wanted to give this a try to see how it taste. So i made it immediately and was quite surprised by the process. 

    For all those who are not familiar with this recipe, here is a head start from wiki

    What is Seitan?

    Wheat gluten, also called seitan (Japanese: セイタン), wheat meat, gluten meat, or simply gluten, is a food made from gluten, the main protein of wheat. It is made by washing wheat flour dough with water until all the starch granules have been removed, leaving the sticky insoluble gluten as an elastic mass which is then cooked before being eaten.[1]

    Wheat gluten is an alternative to soybean-based foods such as tofu, which are sometimes used as meat substitutes. Some types of wheat gluten have a chewy or stringy texture that resembles meat more than other substitutes. Wheat gluten is often used instead of meat in Asian, vegetarian, Buddhist, and macrobiotic cuisines. Mock duck is a common use for wheat gluten.

    Wheat gluten first appeared during the 6th century as an ingredient for Chinese noodles.[2] It has historically been popular in the cuisines of China, Japan and other East and Southeast Asian nations. In Asia, it is commonly found on the menus of restaurants catering primarily to Buddhist customers who do not eat meat.

    You start with a large mass of wheat dough and wash it in water till all the starch is gone. Now what you are left with is a smaller portion of gluten alone. You can use all purpose flour for this as well, the more gluten in the flour the more seitan you will get. It is known that seitan is too good for you, it is high in protein and a great protein source for vegetarians. You can use this to make curries, stir fries and grill them as well, frankly the possiblities are endless. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

    Seitan is a food made from gluten, wheat's main protein. Miànjn, milgogi, wheat meat, gluten meat, vital wheat gluten, or simply gluten are other names for it.

    Is seitan good for your health?

    It's high in protein, low in fat and carbs, and high in minerals like selenium and iron. Seitan is an excellent choice for people who cannot consume soy, as many popular vegan foods, such as tofu and tempeh, contain soy.

    When did seitan originate?

    Seitan originated in China in the sixth century as a vegetarian food for Buddhists and others. The same wheat flour and water technique was used to make seitan in many forms throughout China, Japan, Vietnam, and other East Asian countries.

    Ingredients for Homemade Seitan Recipe :

    Vegetable Stock Cube :
    Made with real ingredients and a special blend of spices, all combined into a cube. Ideal as a soup base for all types of soups and dishes.

    Fennel seeds :
    Fennel seeds are the dried seeds of the fennel herb, and they resemble cumin seeds but are greener. They taste aniseed and have a warm, sweet aroma. They can be used alone or in spice blends like Chinese five-spice powder and Indian panch phoran.

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    Homemade Seitan Recipe | Vegan Meat Recipe

    Seitan is nothing but a wheat gluten or vegan meat recipe made using wheat flour or wheat gluten.
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    Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings

    Ingredients

    • Wheat flour - 4 cups
    • Salt - 2 tsp
    • Water as needed
    • For Stock:
    • Water as needed
    • Salt to taste
    • Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
    • Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp
    • Cinnamon - 1 piece
    • Vegetable Stock Cube - 1

    Instructions

    • Take wheat flour, salt and water in a bowl and knead to a stiff dough. Now cover it with water and let it sit for 1 hour.
    • Now knead it well and get rid off all the starch. it will be easy if you do this under a sink. Keep straining the water and add fresh water and knead it well. The portion will get much smaller. But keep doing this till the water runs almost clear.
    • You can easily do this if you use a strainer and keep the water flowing.
    • Now what you will be left is the gluten. Now strain this and cut it into pieces.
    • Now take veg stock and all ingredients in a sauce pan and bring it to a boil. Once it boils, add seitan and cook for 20 mins or so.
    • Now drain this and store it in a air tight container.
    • You can use this in stir fries, curries and grill them. This stay good for a week in fridge.
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    Homemade Seitan Step by Step

     
    Take wheat flour in a bowl

     

    add salt

     

    add water

     

    make a stiff dough

     

    cover with water and let it sit for 1 hour

     

    now lets make seitan

     

    massage the dough inside the bowl and get rid of all the starch from it

     

    keep kneading it

     

    now throw away the liquid

     

    now add some more water

     

    and repeat the same massaging process

     

    repeat this process

     

    you will see that the dough gets smaller

     

    it is just okay, you are getting the starch off from it, you have to continue this till the water runs almost clear

     

    your will get kind of stringy dough

     

    now drain this..this is puree gluten

     

    use a knife or scissor to cut as per your required shape

     

    like this
     

     

    Now take veg stock or water in a sauce pan add whatever vegetables or spices you want

     

    add salt and bring it to a boil

     

    add seitan in this

     

    cook for 20 mins or so

     

    this is hot is looks

     

    i let the water almost evaporate

     

    drain it

     

    Store this in a air tight container for a week. You can add this in curries, stir fries and grill them

     


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      Interesting recipe. Very detailed explanation too. Will try it soon.

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      • Prameela Anbazhagan

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        Very useful and detailed explanation. Eager to try this.

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    2. Anonymous

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      Thanks for this recipe.. I have been looking for an veg alternative for mutton.. Looks awesome.. Gonna try it today itself.

      Regards
      Guru Vijays

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