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Monday, March 15, 2010

Seitan Fajitas

This dish is probably one of the favorites in my household right now. The southwest seitan recipe follows the fajita recipe.

Seitan Fajitas

Ingredients:

1 lb. southwest seitan sliced into 3" x 1/2 inch pieces.
2 thinly sliced green, yellow, or red peppers (I use what ever I have available)
1 thinly sliced onion
1 T olive oil
pinch of salt and pepper
1/2 tsp ground adobo pepper (add more if you like it spicier)
Juice of two limes
10 whole grain tortillas

Directions:

I cook this in my electric wok, but any pan will work.

1.  Heat a nonstick pan and add oil.
2.  Saute onions until soft.
3.  Add the peppers, adobo, salt, and pepper and continue to saute until onions are caramelized.
4.  Add the seitan and continue to saute about 2 minutes.
5.  Drizzle lime juice over everything.
6.  Serve in tortillas with salsa, guacamole, vegan cheese, and olives (or what ever you like on fajitas).

Southwest Seitan

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Ingredients:

1 C vital wheat gluten
1 T  organic taco seasoning
2 T nutritional yeast
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
2 T tahini or cashew butter
1 T soy sauce
3/4 C water

Directions:

1.  Combine first five ingredients in a bowl.
2.  Whisk together tahini and soy sauce.
3.  Add 3/4 watter to the tahini and soy sauce.
4.  Add the liquid to the dry ingredients.
5.  Kneed dough a few times.
6.  Shape dough into a 6" x 9" rectangle and place in a baking dish.
7.  Cook at 350 for 25 minutes.

You can use this right away or cover and store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Seitan Hot Dogs

My kids were really missing hot dogs, so we came up with this meat alternative.  It seems to be a hit.  This seitan is baked, not boiled.  I never have had success with the boiled version.

Seitan Hot Dogs 




Ingredients:

1 C vital wheat gluten
2 tsp paprika
2 T nutritional yeast
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
3/4 C water
2 T tahini
1 tsp liquid smoke
1 T soy sauce

Directions:

1.  Combine the first 5 ingredients together in a bowl.
2.  Whisk the tahini, soy sauce, liquid smoke and water together in a separate bowl.
3.  Combine the liquid and dry ingredients.
4.  Kneed the seitan a few times.
5.  Divide the dough into 8 pieces.
6.  Roll into hot dog shape.
7.  Place in a glass baking sheet that has been lightly sprayed with vegetable spray.
8.  Cook for 15 minutes at 350.
9.  Flip hot dogs and cook for an additional 15 minutes.

Eat just as you would regular hot dogs.