Recipe: Basic Seitan
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Ingredients
  • 4 cups unbleached white flour
  • 10 cups Whole Wheat flour
  • 2 boxes Vital Wheat Gluten
  • 9 cups water
  • 1½ cup tamari
  • 2 in. ginger piece
  • 3 pieces kombu
Instructions
  1. Mix together flour, Vital Wheat Gluten and water to make a dough.
  2. Knead until stiff, approx 10 min.
  3. Place in bowl and cover with cold water. Allow to rest for 10 min.
  4. Meanwhile, bring 10 cups of water to a boil. Add tamari, ginger and kombu.
  5. Boil for 15 min. and remove from heat. Allow broth to cool.
  6. Immerse dough in a bowl of warm water and knead to remove starch, constantly changing the water, until it runs clear. (It will take about 8 water changes or more) The final rinse should be in cold water, to tighten the dough.
  7. Separate into 4 equal pieces.
  8. Place dough in oiled loaf pans and let rest for 10 minutes.
  9. Bring 10 quarts of water to a boil. Add seitan dough and cook for 45 minutes, until the seitan floats in the water. Drain.
  10. Place Seitan in cooled Tamari broth, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 hours. Drain, saving liquid for storage.
  11. Experiment with different flavors, adding garlic and oregano for Italian food, or more ginger and cilantro for Asian food etc.
Recipe by iEatGreen at https://www.ieatgreen.com/recipe-basic-seitan/