I’ve ordered a vegan chicken broth powder off of iHerb a while back and decided to make vegan chicken with it. I’ve already made seitan several times before, so I knew what to expect. The chicken flavor wasn’t as prominent as one would hope – I imagine adding more broth would help out, but I am still pretty happy with how this batch turned out. For a really delicious extra flavor I strongly suggest marinating the steamed seitan in soy sauce and briefly frying it up on an oiled pan.

INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 4 servings / 0.47 EUR per serving / 1.86 EUR for all)

1 cup gluten flour (0.80 EUR)

1 cup chickpea flour (0.67 EUR)

1 tbsp vegan chicken broth powder (0.13 EUR)

½ tsp garlic powder (0.03 EUR)

½ tsp smoked paprika (0.03 EUR)

½ tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

½ tsp freshly ground black pepper (0.03 EUR)

1 tsp toasted sesame oil (0.13 EUR)

2 tbsp sunflower seed oil (0.03 EUR)

2/3 cup warm water (–)

METHOD:

In a bowl whisk together gluten and chickpea flour, broth powder, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Just a fair warning – if your broth powder isn’t salty, add in more salt, but mine was really, really salty. Add in sesame oil, sunflower seed oil and water then stir to combine. Once the dough forms up, knead it for a few minutes and flatten into disc.

Wrap the dough up in aluminum foil, then place into a steamer basket and steam for about 45 minutes. After 45 minutes carefully remove and unwrap. You can eat seitan as it is, but as I already suggested, it will taste best when tossed with some soy sauce and briefly fried in a pan to crispiness. Leave any leftover seitan to cool off completely before tightly wrapping it up in cling foil and storing in fridge. You can also freeze it for a much later use.

Ima već neko vrijeme da sam preko iHerba naručila veganski temeljac sa okusom piletine pa sam odlučila od toga pripremiti što drugo nego vegansku piletinu. Pošto sam seitan već radila doma nekoliko puta, znala sam što treba očekivati. Aroma piletine i nije bila baš tako jako izražena kako sam se nadala – mislim da jednostavno treba dodati još više tog temeljca, ali sam i dalje zadovoljna sa time kako mi je seitan ispao. Za ekstra ukusno jelo toplo vam preporučam da seitan koji ste skuhali na pari dodatno marinirate u soja sosu, pa onda još kratko popržite na nauljenoj tavi.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 4 porcije / 3,49 kn po porciji / 13,96 kn za sve)

1 šalica glutenskog brašna (6,00 kn)

1 šalica brašna od slanutka (5,00 kn)

1 žlica veganskog pilećeg temeljca u prahu (1,00 kn)

½ žličice češnjaka u prahu (0,25 kn)

½ žličice dimljene paprike (0,25 kn)

½ žličice soli (0,01 kn)

½ žličice svježe mljevenog crnog papra (0,25 kn)

1 žličica tostiranog sezamovog ulja (1,00 kn)

2 žlice suncokretovog ulja (0,20 kn)

2/3 šalice tople vode (–)

PRIPREMA:

U zdjelici pomiješajte skupa glutensko i brašno od slanutka, temeljac u prahu, češnjak, papriku, sol i papar. Samo malo upozorenje – ako vam temeljac nije slan, obavezno dodajte još soli, ali moj je bio baš jako, jako slan. Dodajte sezamovo i suncokretovo ulje i vodu, pa promiješajte da se sve sjedini. Kada se tijesto formira, mijesite ga koju minutu i spljoštite u disk.

Čvrsto umotajte disk od tijesta u aluminijsku foliju pa kuhajte na pari 45 minuta. Nakon 45 minuta pažljivo otpakirajte seitan. Možete ga jesti i ovakvog kakav je, ali kao što sam već napisala, meni je tisuću puta ukusniji kada se kratko marinira u soja sosu i onda isprži na tavi da bude hrskav. Sav preostali seitan ostavite da se do kraja ohladi prije nego što ćete ga dobro zamotati u prijanjajuću foliju i spremiti u hladnjak. Ako ga želite koristiti nekad kasnije, možete ga također i smrznuti.

This recipe is still a bit of a work in progress, but I’m so excited that I’m just going to share it right away and maybe do an update as I tweak it around more. Honestly, the meaty flavor and texture are so on point here that I am thoroughly convinced that the majority (if not all) store-bought meat products out there have various percentages of seitan sneaked into them as well.

But anyhow, without further ado here’s an awesome vegan schnitzel recipe for you all to try out. Also, please note that these are super filling and try as you may, a small amount of gluten flour yields huge amounts of seitan. Which means that is also a really great budget-friendly option.

I decided to fry the schnitzels in the oven to reduce oil and make them a bit healthier. Feel free to deep-fry them, or use an air fryer, though.

INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 4 servings / 0.27 EUR per serving / 1.08 EUR for all)

For seitan:

2 tbsp chickpea flour (0.13 EUR)

6 tbsp gluten flour (0.40 EUR)

½ tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

½ tsp garlic powder (0.03 EUR)

½ tsp freshly ground black pepper (0.03 EUR)

2 tbsp sunflower seed oil (0.03 EUR)

2 tbsp soy sauce (0.13 EUR)

½ cup water (–)

For frying:

1 cup all-purpose flour (0.07 EUR)

½ cup water (–)

1 cup breadcrumbs (0.20 EUR)

4 tbsp sunflower seed oil (0.05 EUR)

METHOD:

In a bowl, whisk together chickpea flour, gluten flour, salt, garlic powder and black pepper. Add in the oil, soy sauce and water. Stir for a few seconds until a shabby dough forms, then knead it lightly for a minute. Divide the dough into half and flatten it as much as you can. Wrap loosely in aluminum foil, then steam for about 40 minutes.

Once seitan is done steaming, carefully unwrap it and allow it to cool a bit. Preheat your oven to 200°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, if you’re frying seitan schnitzels in the oven. Cut each piece of seitan into quarters. In a bowl, whisk together flour and water. Dunk seitan chunks into flour and water mix, shake off excess batter and coat the pieces with breadcrumbs. Repeat until all seitan chunks are coated. Brush each piece of seitan with oil on both sides and spread them out on a prepared baking sheet. Bake for about 20 minutes, until crispy and golden brown to your liking.

Ovaj recept je još uvijek djelomično u razvoju, ali sam i sad već jako uzbuđena sa rezultatom, pa sam ga odlučila objaviti i eventualno kasnije nešto prepraviti kako budem modificirala stvari. Iskreno, po meni su i tekstura i okus mesa odlično nabodeni, tako da sam sve više uvjerena da većina dućanskih mesnih proizvoda (ako ne i svi), imaju u sebi neki postotak podmetnutog seitana.

No, bez daljnjeg otezanja, evo vam odličan recept za veganske pohane šnicle da ga isprobate. Također, uzmite u ubzir da su ovi pohanci jako zasitni, a od samo male količine glutenskog brašna dobiti ćete ogromnu količinu seitana. Stoga je ovo jelo ujedno i super opcija za male budžete.

Ja sam odlučila pohance peći u pečnici da smanjim količinu ulja i da budu malo zdraviji. Vi ih slobodno ispohajte na tavi ili u air fryeru, ako ga imate.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 4 porcije / 2,28 kn po porciji / 9,11 kn za sve)

Za seitan:

2 žlice slanutkovog brašna (1,00 kn)

6 žlica glutenskog brašna (3,00 kn)

½ žličice soli (0,01 kn)

½ žličice češnjaka u prahu (0,25 kn)

½ žličice svježe mljevenog crnog papra (0,25 kn)

2 žlice suncokretovog ulja (0,20 kn)

2 žlice soja sosa (1,00 kn)

½ šalice vode (–)

Za pohanje:

1 šalica glatkog brašna (0,50 kn)

½ šalice vode (–)

1 šalica krušnih mrvica (1,50 kn)

4 žlice suncokretovog ulja (0,40 kn)

PRIPREMA:

U zdjelici pomiješajte slanutkovo brašno, glutensko brašno, sol, češnjak i papar. Dodajte ulje, soja sos i vodu, pa kratko promiješajte da se formira labavo tijesto. Rukom promijesite samo minutu, pa podijelite tijesto na dva dijela. Spljoštite svaki dio najbolje što možete, pa ih labavo zamotajte u aluminijsku foliju. Kuhajte na pari 40 minuta.

Kada je seitan gotov, pažljivo ga odmotajte i pustite da se kratko ohladi. Ako ćete pohati u pećnici, zagrijte ju na 200°C i obložite protvan obložite papirom za pečenje. Svaki komad seitana razrežite na četiri dijela. U zdjelici pomiješajte brašno i vodu, pa komade seitana umačite u tu smjesu i onda obložite krušnim mrvicama. Ponavljajte postupak dok ne ispanirate sve komade. Svaki komad premažite uljem sa obje strane, pa ih raširite po pripremljenom protvanu. Pecite oko 20 minuta, dok pohanci ne budu hrskavi i zlatno smeđi prema vašem ukusu.