The seitan, this vegetable protein originating from Japan, is one of the essential ingredients for those who wish to explore new flavors and textures in their dishes. Due to its elastic and consistent texture, seitan is also known as “wheat meat”. Today, we present to you 5 delicious recipes based on seitan that you absolutely must know and try.
Seitan Nuggets Chicken Style
Ingredients for the seitan dough:
- Gluten Flour: 200 g
- Nutritional Yeast : 3 tablespoons
- Garlic powder : 1 teaspoon
- Onion powder : 1 teaspoon
- Vegetable broth : 180 ml
- Salt and pepper
To make these delicious seitan croquettes, start by preparing the seitan dough by mixing gluten flour, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt in a large bowl. Then add a vegetable broth and mix well. Knead the dough for a few minutes until you get a smooth and elastic texture. Let it rest for about 30 minutes.
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Preparing the bread crumbs
Ingredients for the breadcrumbs:
- Breadcrumbs : 150 g
- Paprika: 1 teaspoon
- Garlic powder : ½ teaspoon
- Eggs : 2
- Salt and pepper
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In another bowl, prepare the breadcrumbs by mixing breadcrumbs, paprika, salt, pepper and garlic powder. In a third bowl, lightly beat two eggs. Take a small portion of seitan dough, flatten it slightly and dip it successively in the beaten eggs and then in the breadcrumbs. Repeat the operation for all the croquettes.
Cooking the croquettes
In a large pan, heat some oil over medium heat. Cook the croquettes for 4 to 5 minutes on each side until they are golden and crispy. Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot with a sauce of your choice.
Seitan Roast with Vegetables
Required ingredients:
- Gluten flour: 250 g
- Nutritional Yeast : 2 tablespoons
- Garlic powder : 1 teaspoon
- Onion powder : 1 teaspoon
- Vegetable broth : 200 ml
- Salt and pepper
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This delicious recipe is ideal for a friendly meal with family or friends. Start by preparing the seitan by mixing gluten flour with nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder. Then add a previously heated vegetable broth and knead well until you obtain a soft and elastic consistency.
Seitan Marinade
Ingredients for the marinade:
- Olive oil: 50 ml
- Lemon juice: 2 tablespoons
- Herbes de Provence: 1 tablespoon
- Salt and pepper
Let the dough rest for 30 minutes then prepare a marinade using olive oil, lemon juice, Provencal herbs, salt and pepper. Coat the seitan with this marinade and leave it in the refrigerator for at least an hour, or even overnight, so that the flavors can fully permeate the dough.
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Vegetable Preparation
Cut up vegetables of your choice such as potatoes, carrots, onions, and peppers into small pieces. Mix them with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper, then arrange them in an oven-safe dish. Place the seitan in the middle of the vegetables and bake for 40 to 45 minutes at 180°C.
Vegetable Turkey for Christmas
To impress your guests during the holiday season, make this recipe for a “turkey” vegetable mix by combining:
- Gluten flour: 300 g
- Nutritional yeast: 3 tablespoons
- Garlic powder : 1 teaspoon
- Onion powder: 1 teaspoon
Then add hot vegetable broth as well as a few tablespoons of olive oil. Knead until you get an elastic dough and let it rest for about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare a vegetarian stuffing based on:
- Stale bread : 200 g, cut into cubes
- Shallots: 2, finely chopped
- Mushrooms: 150 g, chopped
- Onion: 1, chopped
- Parsley: 1 handful, chopped
- Crushed nuts: 50 g
- Eggs : 2
- Milk: 100 ml (or plant-based milk substitute)
- Salt and pepper
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Forage and Cooking
Spread the seitan dough on a clean work surface and place the stuffing on it. Fold the dough to completely enclose the stuffing and place everything in an oven-safe dish. Bake for 1h to 1h30 at 180°C, regularly basting the seitan with a marinade made from olive oil, tamari and maple syrup.
Seitan Bacon
In a bowl, mix (with the same quantities as previously seen) gluten flour, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, and a few tablespoons of vegetable oil. Incorporate a hot vegetable broth and knead until you get an elastic dough. Let it rest for about ten minutes then roll out the dough on a clean work surface.
With the help of a knife or cookie cutter, cut thin slices of bacon, trying to give them an oval shape, similar to real bacon. Heat a pan over medium heat with a drizzle of olive oil and cook the bacon slices for about 3-4 minutes on each side, or until golden and well grilled. Serve hot in a sandwich, with scrambled eggs or accompanied by sautéed vegetables.
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Seitan Sauté with Mushrooms
Start by preparing your seitan by following the usual recipe to obtain an elastic dough with gluten flour, nutritional yeast, salt and pepper, as well as vegetable broth. Then cut the seitan into small pieces.
Cooking mushrooms and seitan
In a large skillet, sauté one minced onion in a drizzle of olive oil until it is tender. Add afterwards: 250 g of Paris mushrooms cleaned and quartered, then the pieces of seitan. Cook over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes, stirring regularly to evenly brown everything.
Creamy Sauce
While the mixture is cooking, prepare the creamy sauce by mixing 200 ml of vegetable cream (soy or oat) with a teaspoon of mustard, salt and pepper. Pour this sauce over the seitan and mushroom mixture and let it simmer for another 5 minutes. Serve hot over white rice or fresh pasta.
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