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This combination of mushrooms, soy sauce, and red wine give this seitan a deep umami flavor. Making your own meat substitute might seem like a complicated task, but this recipe is easy to follow and will leave you with results far better than processed, packaged seitan!

Homemade Beefy Seitan [Vegan]

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Serves

3 pounds

Ingredients You Need for Homemade Beefy Seitan [Vegan]

For the Seitan:
  • 8 ounces Cremini mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup red wine
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 rounded teaspoon vegan beef bouillon paste or 1 vegan beef bouillon cube
  • 1 1/4 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 1/2 cups vital wheat gluten

For the Broth:

  • 8 cups water
  • 2 rounded teaspoons vegan beef bouillon paste or 2 vegan beef bouillon cubes

How to Prepare Homemade Beefy Seitan [Vegan]

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 18x12-inch baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Combine the mushrooms, soy sauce, red wine, garlic, and bouillon paste in a food processor. Process until liquefied, about 2 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl. Whisk the vegetable broth into the mushroom mixture. Using your hands, stir in the wheat gluten. Keep mixing with your hands to make a soft dough, about 5 minutes. If the dough seems too wet, add another 2 tablespoons of wheat gluten.
  3. Divide the dough in half and shape into two loaves. Place on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes. While the dough is baking, prepare the simmering broth. In a large pot, combine the water and bouillon paste. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a low simmer.
  4. When the seitan is done baking, add it to the broth and cover with the lid slightly ajar. Keep the broth at just below a simmer and do not allow it come to a boil or your seitan will get spongy. Simmer for 1 hour. After 1 hour, turn off the heat and allow the seitan to cool for a few hours in the broth. When cool enough to handle, remove the seitan and cool completely. Store unused seitan in a covered container with some of the broth in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
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Notes

https://www.amazon.com/NYC-Vegan-Iconic-Recipes-Taste/dp/1941252338/?tag=onegrepla-20

Nutritional Information

Total Calories: 1364 | Total Carbs: 61 g | Total Fat: 5 g | Total Protein: 244 g | Total Sodium: 7452 g | Total Sugar: 9 g

Note: The information shown is based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.


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NYC Vegan by Michael Suchman & Ethan Ciment

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NYC Vegan brings New York’s fabulous foods to the plant-based table. The cookbook is written by native New Yorkers Michael Suchman & Ethan Ciment of Veganmos.com as a tribute to the city they love. From the diners and delis of Brooklyn to the traditions of Little Italy and Chinatown, the foods of New York are the foods of the world.

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  1. Have made this three times now and my family really likes it. I slice it thinly and then freeze it ready to pull out and reheat with mashed potatoes and other veggies. I make my own beaf broth and use that instead of the cubes.