Seitan

Adapted from the post-punk kitchen recipe.

Ingredients

The 2x scale for the seitan looks like:

• 2 cups gluten
• 6 Tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup broth (water + bouillon)
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic pressed
• (optional) 4 Tbsp lemon juice
• (optional) beet powder
• (optional) tahini

Directions

• Mix together until a ball forms.
• Shape into 2 logs.
• If a more dense final product is desired, wrap logs in aluminum foil.
• Simmer for an hour. Flip every 15 minutes or so.

Tips

• Broth for simmering should be an approximation of a soup broth.
• Add bouillon, soy sauce, msg, dashi (or other umami boosters), peanuts t0 the broth to get it to a reasonably tasty and salty level when simmering.
• It's also possible to steam/bake in the oven.
  
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• Wrapping in rice paper before frying makes good "skin" like texture. Recommended for things like fried chicken.