I’m going to share with you the recipe of amazing firm chicken-style seitan. It is not rubbery or spongy. This seitan has even texture with small gluten streaks.
To reach this texture you have to work a bit harder than usual. These nice streaks will develop only after quite long and aggressive kneading.
The base of seitan is a vital wheat gluten of course. But besides that I’ve also used tofu and chickpeas. So in the end you have complex and more nutritious vegan protein to work with.
Drain and pat dry tofu with paper towels. Cut it roughly and place with the rest of the ingredients except vital wheat gluten in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Transfer chickpea tofu mixture in a mixing bowl and add wheat gluten.
Here I suggest to use a mixer with dough hook. Knead the dough until you see gluten strings forming, about 10 minutes. Then transfer it on a working surface.
Now start to knead it like a beast! Be really aggressive and punch it several times. You will see that your dough became very soft and elastic. Leave it to rest for couple of minutes.
Now cut it in three equal pieces and shape the sausages. Wrap each sausage in a foil, make sure it’s tight.
Steam for 30 minutes.
Let it cool completely before using. Store in a fridge, wrapped in a cling film.
PrintHomemade chicken-style seitan
Homemade firm and shreddable chicken-style seitan.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 5
- Category: Tutorials
- Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients
- 100g vital wheat gluten
- 200g cooked chickpeas
- 150g firm or extra firm tofu (half package)
- 1/2 C vegetable broth
- 2 tbsp neutral oil
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/4 tsp ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp dried marjoram
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Drain and pat dry tofu with paper towels. Cut it roughly and place with the rest of the ingredients except vital wheat gluten in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Transfer chickpea tofu mixture in a mixing bowl and add wheat gluten.
- Here I suggest to use a mixer with dough hook. Knead the dough until you see gluten strings forming, about 10 minutes. Then transfer it on a working surface.
- Now start to knead it like a beast! Be really aggressive and punch it several times. You will see that your dough became very soft and elastic. Leave it to rest for couple of minutes.
- Now cut it in three equal pieces and shape the sausages. Wrap each sausage in a foil, make sure it’s tight.
- Steam for 30 minutes.
- Let it cool completely before using. Store in a fridge, wrapped in a cling film.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 110g
- Calories: 224
- Sugar: 2.5g
- Sodium: 246mg
- Fat: 8.4g
- Saturated Fat: 1.2g
- Carbohydrates: 16.7g
- Fiber: 3.7g
- Protein: 22.1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: seitan, vegan meat, tofu, chickpeas, vegan, vegetarian
Can you bake instead of steam them?
I didn’t try to bake it yet. But it should work just fine. I would bake it for longer time though. At least for 1 hour, flipping few times while cooking. The texture might be denser but I don’t think it’s an issue in this case.