It was a bbq kind of day! BBQ Seitan Ribs :)

The seitan that I made last week went over so well that I wanted to make it again.  This time I tried the Veganomicon cutlet recipe which was slightly easier for some reason.  My friend, Heather (that hero, she keeps coming up!) mentioned to me that when she made this recipe she had bbq'd it and that sounded perfect for our family.  I cut the cutlets into rib shapes and then cooked them on low coating it with a homemade bbq sauce.  Here it is, served on some rice with a green salad and some bbq'd pineapple, it was such a beautiful day for a bbq <3

Seitan Cutlets

broth

6 cups vegetable broth

3 tbsp soy sauce

cutlets 

1 1/4 cup vital wheat gluten

1/2 cup cold vegetable broth

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 tbsp olive oil

2 cloves minced garlic

1 tsp lemon zest

*(for the broth) In a large sauce pan, bring vegetable broth and soy sauce to a boil.  Cover and turn off heat.

*Place the vital wheat gluten in a large bowl

*In a large measuring cup, mix together cold vegetable broth, soy sauce, olive oil, minced garlic and lemon zest

*Pour the wet mixture into the vital wheat gluten and mix well (and quickly)

*Knead for 3 minutes and roll into a log and cut into 6 equal pieces

*Turn and knead each piece into a cutlet shape (this takes several minutes and I ended up using a rolling pin)

*Pour first broth mixture into a glass 9x13 casserole dish and place cutlets in it

*Bake at 375 for 30 minutes, turn pieces and bake for another 20 minutes

Making seitan is way easier than I thought!

Anyone that lives in Manitoba knows that today was a miserable day.  The sun never came out, it rained and rained (and in some cases snowed) all day long.  Not the way that I like to say goodbye to April, especially considering that we haven't spent much time inside all week!  We've gotten used to the nice weather and now..   BAM..  All of that is besides the point though, today we needed exactly this kind of meal.  A seitan "meat and potato" stew, some garlic rolls, and a crisp green salad.  It really hit the spot!  I made the seitan from Veganomicon (thanks for the suggesting Heather!) and got the stew recipe from the Vegetarian Family Cookbook.  Please excuse the photo quality as my battery died right after the first (not in focus shot) and I didn't have time to recharge it (we were hungry!!!).

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Seitan Stew

 1 chopped onion

3 cloves of minced garlic

5 diced potatoes

3 sliced carrots

4 cups vegetable broth

1 lb seitan, cubed

1 tsp italian seasonings

1 tsp sage

salt and pepper

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

*In a stock pot, saute onion and onion until soft.

*Add potatoes, carrots, broth, and seasonings (except parsley) and simmer for 25-30 minutes.

*In a frying pan, saute seitan until browned on each side

*Mash stew several times and then stir in seitan. 

*Cook for 5 more minutes and then top with parsley.