Homemade Seitan
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add water to the flour in a wooden bowl and mix until you form a dough.
- 2Wash the dough under running water in a sink until all the starch is gone and you are left with just the protein.
- 3Add red onion, thyme, fennel seeds, and bay leaf to a pot of water.
- 4Stretch the dough, cut it, and braid it into knots.
- 5Add the braided dough to the pot with the broth and boil until doubled in size.
- 6Drain the seitan and cut it into small pieces.
- 7Pan-fry the seitan pieces with garlic.
- 8Add the sauce to the seitan.
Ingredients
- flour
- salt
- water
- red onion
- thyme
- fennel seeds
- bay leaf
- garlic
- sauce
Equipment
wooden bowlkitchen sinkmetal bowlchopping boardknifepotpanspatula
Tips
- The artisanal way of making seitan is extracting the gluten from flour by washing a dough made of flour, salt, and water underwater until all the starch is gone and you're left with the protein.
- The result is a stretchy, rubbery mixture that is braided and tied into knots and boiled in a flavorful broth until doubled in size.