using seitan

[Guest guest]

Hi y'all! My husband is a vegetarian, like I am, but he still craves beef at

times. I bought a package of seitan, and am wondering if I can use it to make

beef stew? Do I chop it up and put it in the crockpot right at the beginning so

it can absorb the juices of the vegetables I am putting in? And the seasonings I

am adding in? Or is it a last minute kind of thing? I have never used seitan,

nor tasted it. I just don't want my husband to come across a piece of it, and

gag when he gets a piece. I want to chop it bite size - like beef stew. Which is

the right way to do this recipe? Meantime, while I wait for an answer, I'll go

through the files and see if somebody already answered this question, since I am

a newbie to this group.

Thanks a bunch!

Annie

 

 

[Guest guest]

There are many on this group that are much more skilled at seitan

than I am, but I would say this:

 

Yes, chop it up into bite-size pieces and put it in the crockpot at

the beginning. If you bought plain seitan and not a flavored variety,

I would say to be generous with whatever spices you like as well. You

won't fool him into thinking that it's beef, but at the same time it

will provide some of the heft and substance that might help satisfy

the craving.

 

Donna, Judy, am I heading in more or less the right direction here?

 

Mike

 

At 09:37 AM 11/15/2009, Annie wrote:

Hi y'all! My husband is a vegetarian, like I am, but he still craves

beef at times. I bought a package of seitan, and am wondering if I

can use it to make beef stew? Do I chop it up and put it in the

crockpot right at the beginning so it can absorb the juices of the vegetables

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Mike, for your advice. One " spice " trick I learned was to add 1

tablespoon of soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of molasses, and it gives SUCH a good

flavor to the dish. I may try that in addition to whatever else I decide that

should go in there. BTW, I did buy an unflavored box of seitan from the

refrigerated section of the health food store. Figured out that way would be

best so I could season it the way I wanted to.

Annie

 

Yes, chop it up into bite-size pieces and put it in the crockpot at

the beginning. If you bought plain seitan and not a flavored variety,

I would say to be generous with whatever spices you like as well. You

won't fool him into thinking that it's beef, but at the same time it

will provide some of the heft and substance that might help satisfy

the craving.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Worcestershire sauce makes dishes more " full " tasting to me, if that makes

sense. I use a lot of it. Most brands have little stinky fishies in them, so

read the label.

 

Audrey

 

On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Annie Littlewolf <mkdebordwrote:

 

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> Thanks, Mike, for your advice. One " spice " trick I learned was to add 1

> tablespoon of soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of molasses, and it gives SUCH a

> good flavor to the dish. I may try that in addition to whatever else I

> decide that should go in there. BTW, I did buy an unflavored box of seitan

> from the refrigerated section of the health food store. Figured out that way

> would be best so I could season it the way I wanted to.

> Annie

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I always marinate my seitan in tamari, garlic, parsley and a little red wine

vinegar for at least 24 hours before using it in a " beef " stew to give it

more of a meaty flavor. Meat has a very salty taste and a little bite so if

the seitan does not have that flavor most meat eaters will not accept it.

In many recipes, I just add the marinade into the recipe as well to give it

a more hearty flavor, but it depends on the recipe.

 

Ligtstar

 

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At 09:37 AM 11/15/2009, Annie wrote:

Hi y'all! My husband is a vegetarian, like I am, but he still craves

beef at times. I bought a package of seitan, and am wondering if I

can use it to make beef stew? Do I chop it up and put it in the

crockpot right at the beginning so it can absorb the juices of the

vegetables