Savory Seitan Roast
[Vegan]

To Make the Broth:

1. Chop the carrots and separate the parsley from the stem, Dice half the onion and sauté in a pot. Then, add all vegetables to the potand add water, lovage, salt, pepper, and soy sauce. Cook on low heat for 45 minutes.
2. Reserve 1 cup of broth.

To Make the Seitan:

1. In a bowl, combine all dry ingredients for the seitan. In a separate bowl, combine soy sauce, broth, and oil. Then, combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix first with a fork, then with your hands, until just combined.
2. Turn out the dough into a piece of aluminum foil and form it into a cylinder. Wrap it up with foil, puncture with a knife, then simmer in the broth for 1 hour.After an hour, carefully remove the seitan from the pot and unwrap the foil. Let rest for 15-20 minutes.

To Serve:

1. Take 1/4 broth and the vegetables used to make the broth. Add the second half of onion and any seasoning you like. Blend with an immersion blender.
2. Cut the seitan into 2-inch slices, rubbing each piece with cayenne pepper.
3. Transfer to a baking dish, add the purée, and bake at 320° for 20 minutes.