Recipes › Sauces, bases and sides

• Sauces, bases and sides
• 1 hr
• Dairy-Free
• Halal
• Kosher
• Pescatarian
• Vegan
• Vegetarian

Homemade seitan

Savoury wheat-gluten 'meat' simmered in stock: the base for seitan dishes (vegan).

Calories

190

Protein

31 g

Carbs

13 g

Fat

2 g

Per serving. Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients

• 150 g Vital wheat gluten
• 30 g Chickpea flour
• 1 tsp Smoked paprika
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce
• 2 Garlic
• 120 ml Vegetable stock
• 1 L Vegetable stock

Contains: Celery, Cereals containing gluten, Soybeans. Always check the labels of what you buy.

Method

1. Mix the vital wheat gluten, chickpea flour and smoked paprika in a bowl.
2. Crush the garlic and stir it into the 120 ml of stock with the soy sauce. Pour into the dry mix and stir until it forms a dough.
3. Knead for 3 minutes until springy and elastic, then shape into a log and cut into 4 pieces.
4. Bring the 1 litre of stock to a bare simmer in a large pan, add the seitan and simmer very gently, partly covered, for 45 minutes. Don't let it boil hard or the seitan turns spongy.
5. Leave to cool in the stock, then slice or tear as needed. Keeps 5 days in the fridge in its stock, or freeze.

More sauces, bases and sides recipes

• Basil pesto196 kcal · 4 g protein · 10 min
• Peanut satay sauce182 kcal · 5 g protein · 10 min
• Shortcrust pastry235 kcal · 4 g protein · 15 min
• Chimichurri145 kcal · 0 g protein · 10 min
• Béchamel sauce115 kcal · 4 g protein · 15 min
• Basic tomato sauce106 kcal · 2 g protein · 30 min