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Basic Seitan Recipe
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Basic Seitan Recipe

Made with just four ingredients and cooked in a pressure cooker, this Basic Seitan Recipe couldn't be easier to make and comes together in less than 30 minutes.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time16 minutes
Total Time26 minutes
Course: Vegan Main Dish Recipes
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 45kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
  • Add in the ¾ cup of water and stir the mixture together. A squishy dough will come together immediately, but just keep stirring until all the dry ingredients are incorporated into the dough.
  • On a cutting board, knead the dough for about 3-5 minutes until you press your finger into the center and the dough bounces right back.
  • Chop the dough into bite-size pieces and place them in an even layer on the bottom of your pressure cooker.
  • Pour water into the bottom of your pressure cooker until water is almost covering the top of the seitan pieces. It's okay if some of the seitan is still above the water line.
  • Cover your pressure cooker and cook the seitan on the manual or meat setting for 16 minutes.
  • After 16 minutes, release the pressure and remove the pressure cooker lid.
  • The seitan will have expanded so feel free to cut the seitan chunks into smaller bite size pieces.
  • Use the seitan in stir fries, curries, or on top of pizza.

Notes

For other ways to cook seitan you can read this post or this post.

Nutrition

Calories: 45kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 237mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.01g | Vitamin C: 0.004mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg