How To Make Seitan (beef Flavor)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups vital wheat gluten (bob's red mill)
• 2 tablespoons spelt flour
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 1/2 cup tamari, soy sauce (i used bragg's amino acids)
• 1 tablespoon ketchup (or tomato paste)
• 1 tablespoon oil (i used olive)
• 2 finely chopped garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 12 cups cold water
• 1/2 cup tamari (i used bragg's) or 1/2 cup soy sauce (i used bragg's)

Recipe

• 1 combine the dry ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer. i used my kitchen aid and it worked perfectly.
• 2 using the paddle attachment on the mixer slowly combine the dry ingredients.
• 3 in a smaller bowl combine the wet ingredients and mix well with a whisk.
• 4 stop the stand mixer and add the wet ingredients to the dry all at once and slowly incorporate the wet into the dry.
• 5 i added about 4 more tablespoons of spelt flour to the mix as i thought it was too wet. mix for 5 minutes.
• 6 after 5 minutes turn the dough out onto a cutting board and form it into a loaf shape and let it sit until broth comes to a boil. turn the heat down to low at this point.
• 7 cut the loaf into 6 equal pieces and lower each one gently into the simmering broth and let it simmer covered for about 1 hour. remember do not let this boil! it will create holes in your seitan.
• 8 the seitan will be spongy and holes will make it even more so. you want to avoid that.
• 9 after the hour is up remove the seitan from the pot and place on a dish to cool. if you have room in the fridge this would be a good place to cool it down.
• 10 remember, it has to be thoroughly cooled before its ready. don't be temped to dig in until it's cold.
• 11 you can use this immediately, or store it in it's broth in the fridge for about 5 days. you can even put the big chunks in a zip lock bag and freeze.
• 12 the seitan can be used in place of any meat product, you can even grind it in the food processor and use it for burger if you wish.
• 13 another way to use this is to take a few big pieces and dip in flour, soy milk and bread crumbs and fry or bake it, then top with your favorite gravy.
• 14 bon appetit!