# Chipotle Blood Orange Vegan Chicken Tacos

This recipe shows how to make two-ingredient seitan chicken that shreds apart with ease and has a perfect meaty bite, perfect for vegan tacos.

- Total time: 240 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- bread flour
- vegetable broth
- roasted garlic
- carrot
- celery
- coriander
- cumin
- bay leaf
- paprika
- blood orange
- tortillas
- avocado
- parsley
- sour cream

## Instructions

1. Start with a simple dough using bread flour and vegetable broth.
2. Mix the ingredients using a stand mixer until a dough is formed.
3. Once formed, place the dough in a large mixing bowl covered with water and rest for 1 hour.
4. Wash the dough in cycles, changing the water as it clouds, until the water clears and you are left with the gluten protein.
5. After resting, stretch out the gluten, cut three strips from the base, braid it all together, and finish by adding a couple of knots.
6. Make a broth infused with aromatics and spices like roasted garlic, onion, carrot, celery, coriander, cumin, and bay leaf.
7. Simmer the seitan in the broth for about an hour, flipping halfway.
8. Remove the seitan to a container with the broth and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
9. For the tacos, season the shredded seitan with paprika.
10. Sear the seasoned seitan shreds in a nonstick pan over medium heat with olive oil until crispy brown.
11. Pour in the chipotle blood orange marinade and continue to sear for another few minutes.
12. Plate the seitan chicken on tortillas with avocado slices.
13. Add all the fixings, including a drizzle of sour cream and chopped herbs.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- stand mixer
- large mixing bowl
- nonstick pan

## Tips

- Use bread flour for added protein and shreddable texture.
- Wash the dough in cycles, changing the water until clear to remove starch.
- Braid and knot the dough to achieve a shreddable texture.
- Refrigerate seitan in broth for at least 4 hours to enhance texture and flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDZhTvxpdls/?igsh=MTN1NjJwMXlvbGFlZQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2edc303c-3d5e-4a83-8ece-95fc5326b137
- Extracted: 2025-07-23

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