Homemade seitan

Ingredients

• 1 bag vital wheat gluten (350 g)
• ½ glass breadcrumbs (about 45 g)
• 1½ glasses water (300 ml) with 2 vegetable bouillon cubes
• 1 more vegetable bouillon cube, for the cooking water
• ½ cup soy sauce
• 1 onion
• 1 bell pepper
• 2 garlic cloves
• Water, to cook it
• Salt

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Instructions

1. Mix the gluten and breadcrumbs in a bowl with a little salt.
2. Bring the glass and a half of water to a boil and dissolve 2 bouillon cubes in it. Turn off the heat and add the soy sauce. Let it cool until you can handle it with your hands.
3. Pour the warm liquid into the gluten mixture and knead well: in about 10 seconds you'll have your ball of seitan.
4. Meanwhile, bring enough water to a boil to cover the ball completely, with the onion and pepper cut into pieces, the peeled garlic and the other bouillon cube.
5. Put the ball in the water and simmer it for 30-40 minutes, depending on the texture you want.
6. Take it out and let it rest a little in a colander. It keeps in the fridge in its cooking water, or frozen. You can stew it, griddle it in slices or cook it in a sauce.

Nutrition facts

Approximate, per serving (about 180 g). Calculated with data from USDA FoodData Central.