Seitan with leeks (Seitan com alho francês)

With this recipe, you will never buy seitan again. You will be able to make perfect, delicious and healthy seitan at home.

Seitan is made from protein-rich wheat gluten and it is both tasty and nutritious.

  • 1 onion
  • 1 leek
  • 50 g soy sauce
  • 30 g olive oil
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 250g vital wheat gluten flour
  • 250g  water

Start heating the olive oil in a large skillet or stir-fry pan. Add the chopped onions, chopped garlic, chopped leek and soy sauce, and sauté over medium heat until soft (3-5 minutes)

Add the wheat gluten and the water, to the mixture and knead until it’s an elastic dough.

Place the seitan in a large saucepan, and add enough water to cover it.

Cover with a lid, and bring to a boil over medium-low heat, simmer for 40 to 45 minutes, add more water if needed ( you can season the water to taste with spices and /or herb). Finally, remove from heat, take the lid off, let sit for 15 minutes.

PT:
  • 1 cebola grande
  • 1 alho francês
  • 5 dentes de alho
  • 30 g azeite
  • 50 g molho de soja
  • 250 g glúten de trigo
  • 250 g água

Começar por refogar a cebola picadas, alhos picados e alho francês picado no azeite e molho de soja por 3-5 minutos. Juntar o glúten, a água e amassar até obter uma bola de massa elástica e unida.

Por fim é só cozer o seitan durante aproximadamente 40 min. colocar bastante água numa panela grande (temperar a água a gosto com especiarias e/ou ervas aromáticas). Retirar do lume e deixar repousar por 15 minutos.

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