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Tastes Like Chicken Seitan

This recipe for the versatile vegan protein, seitan, "tastes like chicken" and will work in just about any dish you need it to.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Entree
Yield: 3 loaves
Author: The Nut-Free Vegan

Ingredients

Wet

  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 cup vegetable broth

Dry

  • 2 cups vital wheat gluten
  • ¼ cup chickpea flour
  • 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 tsp. dried sage
  • ½ tsp. ground dried thyme
  • ½ tsp. marjoram
  • ½ tsp. dried rosemary

Broth

  • 4 cups water
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ cup soy sauce

Instructions

  • Whisk olive oil and vegetable broth together; add dry ingredients. Stir until you have a tacky dough ball.
  • Remove dough and knead thoroughly, then let rest for 10 minutes.
  • Add broth ingredients to stockpot and stir thoroughly. Bring just to a rolling boil and lower heat to a simmer.
  • Make three separate loaves out of dough and add to stockpot, covering it partially. Let cook for 55 minutes to one hour, stirring occasionally. Seitan will expand slightly.
  • Drain seitan and let rest for 20 minutes before serving.