If you've been vegetarian or vegan for a while, you may be familiar with seitan and vegan dishes like seitan chicken, seitan wings and seitan bacon. Many vegans and others living a meat-free life love gluten-free meat since it's a great substitute for meat.
For those of you unacquainted with this ingredient though, here's a quick introduction to seitan (also known as miàn jīn and milgogi), along with 35 of the best seitan recipes to make with it.
What Is Seitan?
Pronounced as "say-tan," seitan is a food made of vital wheat gluten. It's made by "washing" wheat flour of all the starch until all that is left is an elastic mass of gluten (the main protein of meat), which is then cooked and can be fried, steamed, baked or prepared multiple other ways.
Is Seitan Gluten-Free?
Since the main ingredient is gluten, seitan is not gluten-free, and therefore not suitable for Celiacs or those with gluten allergies or intolerances.
However, for those who can eat gluten, seitan makes a very good meat substitute—thanks to its chewy meat-like texture. Plus depending on how it's prepared, it can be a very close imitation of many different types of meats: like seitan chicken, beef, ham and even seitan ribs.
You'll seriously be amazed at how seitan can look (and surprisingly taste) like meat, and how similar it is in texture to meat.
There are a whole plethora of ways to cook with seitan and seitan strips and some amazing ways to use it as a meat substitute. Try seitan ground beef, seitan fried chicken, vegan seitan jerky, vegan seitan pork roast, seitan steak, seitan sausages or stuffed seitan roast, the next time you're looking for a vegan dinner option.
Here are 35 easy vegan seitan recipes so good you won't miss the meat. Browse through them, make sure you pin your favorites and let's get cooking!
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