Homemade Seitan

Preparation info
  • Yield

    1

    pound
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 30

Appears in
Chinese Homestyle: Everyday Plant-Based Recipes for Takeout, Dim Sum, Noodles, and More

By Maggie Zhu

Published 2022

  • About

Homemade seitan is far superior to the store-bought type, which is usually tough and can contain additives. This recipe uses yeast to make the gluten dough rise, creating a softer, airier texture. The finished product is chewy but not too tough, with small air bubbles inside that soak up flavor no matter what sauce or spices you’re cooking with. This book only dedicates one recipe to seitan, the Cumin Seitan, but you can use it to replace tofu in other rec

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