This is by far THE best seitan I've ever made. Yes the texture is on point, yes it shreds just like cooked chicken breast, but what impressed me most was the FLAVOR!! No off putting vital wheat gluten taste!!!! The ingredients are similar to ones I've tried many times before, however, it always had that VWG flavor. Maybe it's the pea protein. Actually, I didn't have pea protein...substituted mung bean powder which worked GREAT. This is the seitan recipe for which I've been searching for so long. You rock. Can't thank you enough.
You are very welcome - I will only share recipes I have put everything into perfecting :) Good to know about the mung bean powder as well, thanks for that.
Besides the English Accent the birds chirping with music 7:11 is wonderful Seitan's Red Robins?, AnyDrOwlWho? Pasta etc 10-15 min , is it really necessary to cook seitan for 1 hr everyone seems too , what is the minimum cooking time ? without a pressure cooker of course ; and is yeast necessary needed or OK without added yeast ?
Made this today. Turned out great! I'd post a photo of the final product if I knew how to upload it easily. I used my Instant Pot to cook it. I put 1.5 cups of water in the bottom of the pot, then placed the wire shelf on top of water and laid both packages on top and pressure cooked it for 45 min letting it release pressure naturally when done. Wonderful shreds. The first package I shredded and mixed in BBQ sauce, then heated it up. My husband loved it! The second package is in my fridge. I left it in bigger chunks and hope to dip it in a breading and fry it tomorrow. Thanks for sharing your method in such an easy to watch and understand video!
That's brilliant! I'm glad it worked for you :) You could join The Seitan Appreciation Society in Facebook and post? There are around 100k of us! If you share the link to this video I would be very appreciative :)
Yes, I’ve been taking a handful of shreds out of the freezer, defrosting in the microwave, then briefly sautéing w onion and mixing with barbecue sauce to make a great sandwich. Wonderful!
Besides the English Accent the birds chirping with music 7:11 is wonderful Seitan's Red Robins?, AnyDrOwlWho? Pasta etc 10-15 min , is it really necessary to cook seitan for 1 hr everyone seems too , what is the minimum cooking time ? without a pressure cooker of course ; and is yeast necessary needed or OK without added yeast ?
I was mesmerised by the finished product. Can't believe how that shreds. Cannot wait to have a go using this recipe. I Am so so grateful for people YOU who take time to perfect or improve on recipes and generously and unselfishly share on TH-cam. I am eternally grateful because you save me time and the hassle of figuring it out myself. Bless 🙏🏼☀️
Yall when I tell you I literally mess up EVERY Seitan batch I try and make. I MESS UP SEITAN EVERY TIME! But when I tried this method!! FLAWLESS! SHREDDED! NOT SPONGY, NOT RUBBERY. This video saved me so much trouble and thanks to it I don’t think I’ll have another failed attempt ever again! 🤩🙌🏾
It’s really shreddiest!!!! Didn’t have pea protein so I used potato flakes , come out very shredded! Next time will definitely have pea protein! It’s an amazing process!!! Thanks so much!!!
I made this and it turned out fantastic! I posted it to The Seitan Appreciation Society and named you. I added some other aromatics. I have one going now that is a darker version with very different aromatics. I am curious how it turns out.
Thank you sooooo much I have made this several times. The food processor method is a game changer. I have been experimenting with seiten on and off for 30 years, and have thrown out far more than what was consumed. Your method is the only one that has resulted in a truly elastic stretchy dough. Thank you for revealing the secret
Followed your instructions exactly and it came out perfect. I used it to make butter chicken and hosted my family. They said they couldn’t tell it wasn’t chicken! I appreciate you making this tutorial :)
Just made this today. Thank you so much for a great video and recipe. My husband and myself went vegan 5 months ago and are always looking for good recipes. Game changer! Thank you and God Bless!
I made this (finally, found you recipe weeks ago. It's the wettest Seitan mix that I have ever used. But it worked as described. I liked tying the knots. It was more fun untying them, it was something of a puzzle to be worked out. Used a pressure cooker for 1 hour. The resultant shreds are just as in the video. I didn't bother peeling as I felt like the variation in texture would enhance a finished dish, much like meat is never all the same texture (sinews etc.). Thanks
I spent many, many weeks playing about different % of wet and dry mix, and VWG %. It definitely is a wetter dough than many others suggest. That's why I say its all in the process, as the food processor really brings it together with the heat and the aggressive kneading. I think it makes for a lovely juicy bite as a result! And I'm glad it came together well for you!
I have made this many times. It's pretty much fail proof and awesome. It give me so many shreds for ages. I freeze them in portions. Thank you for this awesome and easy recipe 😊
I had a basically strong dislike against seitan (due to macrobiotic prep in 70/80's) But I was intrigued by this recipe and tried it out for my birthday dinner; I used it as a 'shoarma' ; Both vegetarians and meat eaters alike, enjoyed it thoroughly as well as my self. Thank you
You are a rock star! I tried a different recipe that used chickpeas and a stand mixer but the texture never came out right. This recipe was amazing! So shreddy! I used unsweetened protein powder which is pea protein but also contains quinoa and chia powder, worked fine. Cooked in an instant pot but had to double the time to 90 minutes (45 definitely not cooked)) Thank you SO much for taking the time to create this video!
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this recipe. Extremely clear directions and a great result. I had been intimidated about making seitan but no longer. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm in the process of editing my next (and extremely belated!) video and this feedback has really helped 🙂 welcome to the wonderful world of seitan!!
That is exactly the texture I was trying for the few times I've tried to make seitan. I never managed it though, and was not happy with what I had made. I'll give this method a try for sure. Thanks man!
@@GreenEdgeHealth I think that the gluten wasn't developed enough the time I made it in the past so a few days ago I bought a food processor. When I make more ill post.
I just watched Gaz Oakley do his version of KFC's vegan burger, using mushrooms as the basis of the patties. The problem is that I know someone allergic to mushroom so I'm thinking that using this seitan, with that recipe's crust might be the best of both worlds. Thanks for sharing!
i wish i could hit the billions of likes button. please make more videos---you are amazing at showing details in the video and such a great voice! with this recipe, i've now joined your cult and subscribed! thank you for sharing!
This was awesome! Look, texture and taste spot on. I was thinking to myself that it actually tasted better than carnivore chicken. P.s. I didn’t bother to untie it because it shredded fine as it was.
Thank you so much! Apparently the 1000 Watts mixer is what makes the difference, as I've made it practically the same way with a 400 Watts stand mixer, without it coming out as smooth and shreddable. Kudos, indeed!
Bonjour, je viens de réaliser votre recette et tellement impressionnant!!! Je suis cuisinier et végétarien et je ne trouve rien à modifier c’est juste parfait !!! Merci beaucoup pour votre générosité !!!! Maintenant plus d’excuses pour continuer à manger autre chose !! J’ai mis un pouce 👍 et je suis abonné !! Merci encore 🙏
What is the best way to store this? Will a double-deck steamer cook both packages evenly? Also, when you swing it, will it accidentally touch the floor?
Wow! That is most impressive! It looks easy enough, and with all seitan "projects" it does have several steps, but is looks a lot cleaner than most. Thank you for sharing! 👍😊
From Wollongong NSW Australia. Phallus lol lol lol love it!!!! Trying this today. I can't afford the pea protein isolate so I'm using simmered soft lentils instead. I would also try simmered yellow split peas, chickpeas, firm tofu, things like that. I also don't have a steamer, but I do have a tray with a rack I can insert inside. I'll put water in that to steam the vwg packages and cover the whole thing with foil and do it in the oven, checking the water level from time to time. Fingers crossed it works out.
I've actually never experimented with baking seitan. I wouldn't put the temperature too high as gluten tends to puff up under really hot heat. You can actually make up a stock and simmer the dough unwrapped for around 1.5hrs. Just make sure the simmer is only just bubbling ever so slightly so it maintains a tight knotted dough and doesn't puff up! And that's a great idea trying different additions. It really is mostly in the method so you should see similar results. Just maybe think about the additional water content being added with cooked lentils etc. You may want to lower the water added from elsewhere a bit.
I did a half batch and tried baking it at 170 °C for 1 hr 15mins and it worked great. I just made sure I scrunched the baking paper under cold running water to increase the steam situation within the 'parcel' once it was wrapped in foil. So, yeah. It did work. And, yes, I did reduce the liquid component, added slightly more miso an even added 1Tbl of dried shitaki mushrooms that I whizzed up in the bullet blender. It was SOO GOOOOOOD!!!!! I love this shredded seitan chicken flash fried in a hot pan with a little oil.
Thanks! I have had some sort of success using a dough hook. I had it kneading on medium speed for about 45 mins to an hour! Nothing close to the success with a food processor, though.
Hey, great recipie, haven't tried it yet but it gave me a lot of ideas like blending and seasoning the dough was a big win. I tried adding a bit of lard, 10-20% to varying success. It made it much tastier but made it harder to work with. It's not really "pure" if you catch my drift, I'd like to try it with vegetable based shortening in the future. (It has to be shortening, liquid doesn't mix and behave in dough well). Am definatly looking to try with pea protein If you're worried about the foil leaking you can instead try putting the dough in the center, fold in half. Roll the dough with both sheets 2 or three times. Then you can roll the excess into really tight folds on all 3 sides. and fingers crossed you should get a perfect seal every time :) it shoulg explode from steam before water gets through
I will always advocate against using animal products - hence recreating an alternative :) liquid mixes great with vital wheat gluten - you should give the recipe a go!
I'm going to make my first mock meat and I am so grateful to have found you. I am excited to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing❣️ Does this freeze well? And if so, in what stage am I able to do that?
Looks amazing! I have been searching for the perfect shredded seitan for such a long time. I think I finally found it 😊 Looking forward to try this recipe out. Hope you will upload more videos in the future. Much love from a fellow vegan 🌱
Just wanted to stop by and tell you how impressed I was with this recipe. I’ve been making seitan for years now, but these are by far the best results I’ve gotten. Thank you so much for sharing.
Oh i love this process im atthat stage in life wher kneeding and multiple rinceing is very challenging. So to hv tools to help save a lot of money in the long run. Ty.
I’ve been a vegan for over 18yrs, and have tried many recipes with vital wheat gluten with lots of twists. I must say you did a great job in texture and the final results looked amazing! I’ll definitely try your recipe and let you know how he comes out. Thank you for the recipe 🙏🏼
I just want to comment that while I await trying this, your set-up was refreshing-directions, thorough and visuals, extremely neat. Superior technique!
Besides the English Accent the birds chirping with music 7:11 is wonderful Seitan's Red Robins?, AnyDrOwlWho? Pasta etc 10-15 min , is it really necessary to cook seitan for 1 hr everyone seems too , what is the minimum cooking time ? without a pressure cooker of course ; and is yeast necessary needed or OK without added yeast ?
Hey Green Beets, thanks for the shredded Seitan Chicken method, looks great, can't wait to try it. How long does the final product keep in a fridge and can you freeze it?
Up to 7 days in the fridge and it is freezable. I flash freeze on trays then put in containers so the pieces don't stick together. They will succumb to freezer burn eventually if in a container so I wouldn't freeze for longer than a few months max unless you can vacuum pack then they're good for 6 months!
Great video! Made this in my tiny rv kitchen. Had smaller processor, and hand kneaded more, but turned out great! Thank you! Will post picture on FB group. :)
Ii find you don't need to as much with washed flour. However, if you're mixing in other fresh foods such as tofu or beetroot then definitely follow the same approach.
I used a cheap food processor and it overheated LOL. It was like $29 AUD food processor. I want to buy a larger food processor and do what you did, which it pause it so it doesn’t over heat. The method which broke my processor made a really good shreddy seitan though. My other option is to knead it for 10 minutes. I tried five minute knead butnit wasn’t shreddy enough. I used tofu and vital wheat gluten.
Yeah, it really is 50/50 with how the processor fares unless A) it meets the basic specs I outline in the video and B) you treat it with respect and do it in small amounts to then bring together! Sorry for your loss!
This looks amazing, that texture! Will definatley make this, will make a fantastic difference to my meals.Thanks for the tutorial, it was enjoyable to watch.
- Can you keep it whole to make a roasted chicken? -A commenter above used mung powder but doesn't that effect the recipe? I saw that pea protein is processed further after grinding the pea in order to remove starch. Thanks!
Adding a powder with starch in will just soften the end product somewhat. And yes, You can use the finished seitan to make a whole sliceable roast! I make my Facon recipe (on my channel) and wrap pieces around then tie and roast.
Hi! I hope you see this message despite the video being a bit old. I’ve been having trouble recreating this recipe. While the flavor is spot on, I’m struggling with the texture. I followed your tips to check if the dough was kneaded long enough in the food processor, and even processed it an extra 15-30 seconds for each portion of dough before recombining. However, the final product still comes out soft and a bit gummy. Do you have any suggestions on what I could do differently? I’d really appreciate your help. Thank you!
This is an amazing recipe 😍 I tried it about a year ago when you first posted and loved it. I'm trying to make a stiffer dough to hold better in sauces, do you think If i hold back on a little water i will get the same shreds?
It looks fantastic! I’ll definitely be making this. As I live alone though, it seems fairly labour intensive for the small amount I would eat at any one meal. Can leftover seitan be stored in the freezer? Great video, thank you.
Thank you! Yes, it freezes well. I'd recommend putting some parchment paper on a baking tray and freezes individual pieces. Once frozen, you can move them to an airtight container so they don't all stick together!
I'm going to try this tomorrow, you mention it can also be cooked in a pressure cooker, how long would you recommend? I'll be using an instant pot. Thank you!
So I had a bit of trouble. My food processor is 2000 watt so I used it for half the time but I think the gluten broke down. Also my protein powder has more than just pea so that may be the trouble as well. I couldn't make it into a sausage or knot it. I've plaited it but it just merged into one lump. It's cooking now in the instant pot but I don't think there will be shreds. What would you suggest with a 2000 watt processor? Thank you Update.. with my 2nd attempt I replaced the protein powder with chickpea flour and potato flakes and it worked! I also processed half the batch for 1 minute each in the 2000 watt processor. Thank you so much for the great recipe ❤
I'm going to try this but with sour dough that has had the starch washed out, then seasoned appropriately. Or maybe I'll do it like your recipe, add some starter, and let it hang out for a bit to ferment.
That will depend on what % protein is in the flour, as that's the % of the weight of flour you start with that'll be left! E.g. 1kg flour that has 10g per 100g, will leave you with just over 100g of gluten dough.
Wow! It looks amazing! I have never made setan, but I sure want to make your recipe. How long could I cook it in a pressure cooker? I have a Ninja foodie. Can it be frozen? How long can you keep it in the fridge fresh? And is vital wheat gluten the same as gluten flour? Thanks a million times! Beautiful setan! I am sure it must taste great in anything… I was thinking first of a shredded bbq sandwich… ❤️
I expect 1hr 15m with natural pressure release will be enough. If not, go a bit long next time. It'll keep for a week in the fridge and can be frozen. I flash freeze the pieces then put in a container. For maximum freshness and time it can be frozen, I'd be vacuum sealing! VWG is gluten flour, yes! Let me know how it goes!
Thanks! I've dehydrated before and had as a high protein crispy snack. I don't like the texture as is so it can always be fried up with lots of spices if you slice into fine strips?
I'm making it again. a new experiment: same process as before (with a stand mixer to compliment a weak food processor). this time one of the loaves is not braided at all, but just a big hunk that i snaked over and over and folded up... i want to see if i can get decent chicken patties by making slices in a little "loaf", will let you know how it works out!
@@GreenEdgeHealth they turned out amazing! i marinated them in tamari, ginger and garlic, i indeed did coat them in batter and panko and fried them, but all of the fibers were aligned and veritcal relative to the patty so they were just stellar! very tender and breaking apart, actually more like pork tenderloin. the remainder of the seitan batch i made in the normal way as sort of woven challah strips and wow this time it was beyond shreddy, holy smokes thanks so much for your work here! it's just a huge huge leap for me! thanks again! You've definitely turned me into a seitan worshipper!
@@willeizlini There is always something fun to experiment with in Seitan! Maybe you could use pork-style spices instead (ingredients like miso paste, mustard, allspice and white pepper can be nice for this!) and also make a slightly drier dough then you will have that pork style! It's just a bit harder to attain such shreddiness when trying to replicate the drier nature of pork so there's that to consider :)
Wow..the outcome is really good, thanks for sharing! I just dont understand several steps but maybe it doesnt matte! Would it be the same if i use a kneeding maschine or the plastic blades for dough kneeding? or is it important that its the sharp steel blades??? 1 cup is actually 250ml or am i wrong here? Thank u
Thank you! What steps are you struggling with? You can't use a plastic dough blade as it won't stand up to the strong dough. Bits of plastic will chip off! People have used bread machines or stand mixers with dough hooks? They just take a lot longer up to 45 minutes or so. 1 cup is 240ml in the UK :)
This recipe is great, thanks so much. However I getninto a right mess with my food processor on the processing of the 4 portions- on the second minute the dough creeps up the middle inside of the spinning blade and cleanup and emptying the mixer is a nightmare. Anyone know how I can avoid this happening? TiA
This has tended to happen to me before when I've over-processed. Or, if I have put too much in the processor. When it gets to the final stage of processing its incredible malleable so maybe check if each is done earlier or try smaller pieces? It depends on the Power and size of your processor there.
You can freeze :) If freezing the whole log then leave 24hr to defrost. I like to shred pieces then freeze on a tray then put in an airtight bag/container to take individual pieces out.
Hello,,, its a great method to make textured mock meat ,,but I think elastic something I recommendd to mix some soy junks or tofu for recepe wl get more tenderness,,,,😮,thanks from Babylon 🇮🇶 lraq
I'm back to say how much I actually enjoy making this recipe. Weird, I know! Did you invent this process? If so, how did you ever think to process it it this way? I have not seen another similar recipe.
Great to hear! I can't say I invented using a food processor to knead the dough. It came about from needing to do it speedily for a business I ran! I used a commercial processor, so I could do 1-2kg of dough at a time. But, with standard processors they can't handle it so I thought of the best way to get a simiarl result whilst not breaking anything!
Insane man. You are an alchemist. I will try and make this next week. Have you experienced with more spices? Or have you fx tried using vegetable or vegan chickun stock as the water?😊😊
Thank you! Yes, I have a whole concoction of spice mixes for different recipes. Later on today I will be making a chikn tikka recipe on live stream! 6pm :D
This looks wonderful - thank you! Can you tell me if this will freeze well? The fibers look dense enough to hold up well. We always try to save portions for quick meals when particularly busy. Cheers
I believe it does a similar job to soy protein or even chickpea flour. I have also made chikn using tofu. Each yield a slightly different result and the important part is maintaining a similar wet to dry ratio and VWG to overall weight ratio. I have found around 30-33% VWG to be ideal. With tofu, it'd be worth noting the overall % of soy bean used as the rest is mostly water. That way you can maintain a similar ratio of wet. If that helps?
I just found your Channel today and was horrified when I went to look for other videos and there weren't any. This was the best recipe for vegan shredded chicken I've ever seen please tell me you are going to upload more videos! If not is there anywhere that you have shown how to make your thin sliced vegan ham?
Hope it worked out well! I closed my business because the dreaded C word plagued the world and a lot of us couldn't sustain the two year period! I decided to switch to teaching others how to make it at home to save them money and boost nutrition! I will be doing a live stream today at 6pm UK time with a new recipe!
This is by far THE best seitan I've ever made. Yes the texture is on point, yes it shreds just like cooked chicken breast, but what impressed me most was the FLAVOR!! No off putting vital wheat gluten taste!!!! The ingredients are similar to ones I've tried many times before, however, it always had that VWG flavor. Maybe it's the pea protein. Actually, I didn't have pea protein...substituted mung bean powder which worked GREAT. This is the seitan recipe for which I've been searching for so long. You rock. Can't thank you enough.
You are very welcome - I will only share recipes I have put everything into perfecting :) Good to know about the mung bean powder as well, thanks for that.
@@GreenEdgeHealth I wonder if garbanzo flour will work for the pea protein, like the mung bean flour.
@@lindapitchford4941 Yes that will also work. As I mentioned in the video, it's mostly the technique that gets these results (and partly rhe ratios).
Besides the English Accent the birds chirping with music 7:11 is wonderful Seitan's Red Robins?, AnyDrOwlWho? Pasta etc 10-15 min , is it really necessary to cook seitan for 1 hr everyone seems too , what is the minimum cooking time ? without a pressure cooker of course ; and is yeast necessary needed or OK without added yeast ?
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Made this today. Turned out great! I'd post a photo of the final product if I knew how to upload it easily. I used my Instant Pot to cook it. I put 1.5 cups of water in the bottom of the pot, then placed the wire shelf on top of water and laid both packages on top and pressure cooked it for 45 min letting it release pressure naturally when done. Wonderful shreds. The first package I shredded and mixed in BBQ sauce, then heated it up. My husband loved it! The second package is in my fridge. I left it in bigger chunks and hope to dip it in a breading and fry it tomorrow. Thanks for sharing your method in such an easy to watch and understand video!
That's brilliant! I'm glad it worked for you :) You could join The Seitan Appreciation Society in Facebook and post? There are around 100k of us! If you share the link to this video I would be very appreciative :)
Yes, I’ve been taking a handful of shreds out of the freezer, defrosting in the microwave, then briefly sautéing w onion and mixing with barbecue sauce to make a great sandwich. Wonderful!
@@GreenEdgeHealth How do you mask trhe biter taste of pea protein?
Besides the English Accent the birds chirping with music 7:11 is wonderful Seitan's Red Robins?, AnyDrOwlWho? Pasta etc 10-15 min , is it really necessary to cook seitan for 1 hr everyone seems too , what is the minimum cooking time ? without a pressure cooker of course ; and is yeast necessary needed or OK without added yeast ?
@@albertobeto5362 the bitter/bready aftertaste of the VWG 🤢🤢
I was mesmerised by the finished product. Can't believe how that shreds. Cannot wait to have a go using this recipe. I
Am so so grateful for people YOU who take time to perfect or improve on recipes and generously and unselfishly share on TH-cam. I am eternally grateful because you save me time and the hassle of figuring it out myself. Bless 🙏🏼☀️
Yall when I tell you I literally mess up EVERY Seitan batch I try and make. I MESS UP SEITAN EVERY TIME! But when I tried this method!! FLAWLESS! SHREDDED! NOT SPONGY, NOT RUBBERY. This video saved me so much trouble and thanks to it I don’t think I’ll have another failed attempt ever again! 🤩🙌🏾
It’s really shreddiest!!!! Didn’t have pea protein so I used potato flakes , come out very shredded! Next time will definitely have pea protein! It’s an amazing process!!! Thanks so much!!!
I made this and it turned out fantastic! I posted it to The Seitan Appreciation Society and named you. I added some other aromatics. I have one going now that is a darker version with very different aromatics. I am curious how it turns out.
Thank you sooooo much I have made this several times. The food processor method is a game changer. I have been experimenting with seiten on and off for 30 years, and have thrown out far more than what was consumed. Your method is the only one that has resulted in a truly elastic stretchy dough. Thank you for revealing the secret
Followed your instructions exactly and it came out perfect. I used it to make butter chicken and hosted my family. They said they couldn’t tell it wasn’t chicken! I appreciate you making this tutorial :)
Just made this today. Thank you so much for a great video and recipe. My husband and myself went vegan 5 months ago and are always looking for good recipes. Game changer! Thank you and God Bless!
Keep it up! I always say going vegan is an expansive culinary adventure rather than a restriction!
I loved everything about your video--your tips, your voice, the music! I'm off to the kitchen now, sudden change of plans...
Great to hear, thank you! I'm excited to see the outcome if you post it in the SaS group. Let me know if you have any issues :)
I made this (finally, found you recipe weeks ago. It's the wettest Seitan mix that I have ever used. But it worked as described. I liked tying the knots.
It was more fun untying them, it was something of a puzzle to be worked out.
Used a pressure cooker for 1 hour.
The resultant shreds are just as in the video.
I didn't bother peeling as I felt like the variation in texture would enhance a finished dish, much like meat is never all the same texture (sinews etc.).
Thanks
I spent many, many weeks playing about different % of wet and dry mix, and VWG %. It definitely is a wetter dough than many others suggest. That's why I say its all in the process, as the food processor really brings it together with the heat and the aggressive kneading. I think it makes for a lovely juicy bite as a result!
And I'm glad it came together well for you!
I have made this many times. It's pretty much fail proof and awesome. It give me so many shreds for ages. I freeze them in portions. Thank you for this awesome and easy recipe 😊
I had a basically strong dislike against seitan (due to macrobiotic prep in 70/80's) But I was intrigued by this recipe and tried it out for my birthday dinner; I used it as a 'shoarma' ; Both vegetarians and meat eaters alike, enjoyed it thoroughly as well as my self. Thank you
You are a rock star! I tried a different recipe that used chickpeas and a stand mixer but the texture never came out right. This recipe was amazing! So shreddy! I used unsweetened protein powder which is pea protein but also contains quinoa and chia powder, worked fine. Cooked in an instant pot but had to double the time to 90 minutes (45 definitely not cooked)) Thank you SO much for taking the time to create this video!
You're welcome! :)
Greetings from Australia. You have the best vegan channel on youtube by a country mile. Thank you.
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this recipe. Extremely clear directions and a great result. I had been intimidated about making seitan but no longer. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm in the process of editing my next (and extremely belated!) video and this feedback has really helped 🙂 welcome to the wonderful world of seitan!!
That is exactly the texture I was trying for the few times I've tried to make seitan. I never managed it though, and was not happy with what I had made. I'll give this method a try for sure. Thanks man!
Let me know how it goes if you can!
@@GreenEdgeHealth I think that the gluten wasn't developed enough the time I made it in the past so a few days ago I bought a food processor. When I make more ill post.
I just watched Gaz Oakley do his version of KFC's vegan burger, using mushrooms as the basis of the patties. The problem is that I know someone allergic to mushroom so I'm thinking that using this seitan, with that recipe's crust might be the best of both worlds. Thanks for sharing!
There is no one allergic to mushrooms. Fake allergy.
i wish i could hit the billions of likes button. please make more videos---you are amazing at showing details in the video and such a great voice! with this recipe, i've now joined your cult and subscribed! thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much! You made my day. I may share the rest of my recipes and techniques if I can find the time :)
This is the best method ever and the taste is so good! Can't thank enough 🙏 God bless you!
Thank! I cannot wait to try this! Definitely a method I’ve not seen before. Based on the comments it takes great & not so “seitany.”
This was awesome! Look, texture and taste spot on. I was thinking to myself that it actually tasted better than carnivore chicken. P.s. I didn’t bother to untie it because it shredded fine as it was.
Thank you so much! Apparently the 1000 Watts mixer is what makes the difference, as I've made it practically the same way with a 400 Watts stand mixer, without it coming out as smooth and shreddable. Kudos, indeed!
Bonjour, je viens de réaliser votre recette et tellement impressionnant!!! Je suis cuisinier et végétarien et je ne trouve rien à modifier c’est juste parfait !!! Merci beaucoup pour votre générosité !!!! Maintenant plus d’excuses pour continuer à manger autre chose !! J’ai mis un pouce 👍 et je suis abonné !! Merci encore 🙏
Merci! Je suis content que tu l'aimes!
This is beautiful ❤ I'm just starting out going Plant-based/vegan. I can't wait to try Seitan
@GreenEdgeHealth Which is more important: the VWG being 230 grams, or it being 1 1/2 cups?
My package is 30 grams per quarter cup.
Making this now! 🤤
So excited but if steaming is 01:45:00 how long to pressure cook on high? 01:00:00 (1hr)?
What is the best way to store this? Will a double-deck steamer cook both packages evenly?
Also, when you swing it, will it accidentally touch the floor?
Duuuuuude, i i'm speechless your vídeo is amazing! Thanks for the knowledge
Thank you so much for the kind words :)
Best recipe I’ve seen yet. Is this guy still making videos?
I have some plans...!
Wow! That is most impressive! It looks easy enough, and with all seitan "projects" it does have several steps, but is looks a lot cleaner than most. Thank you for sharing! 👍😊
Thank you!
From Wollongong NSW Australia. Phallus lol lol lol love it!!!! Trying this today. I can't afford the pea protein isolate so I'm using simmered soft lentils instead. I would also try simmered yellow split peas, chickpeas, firm tofu, things like that. I also don't have a steamer, but I do have a tray with a rack I can insert inside. I'll put water in that to steam the vwg packages and cover the whole thing with foil and do it in the oven, checking the water level from time to time. Fingers crossed it works out.
I've actually never experimented with baking seitan. I wouldn't put the temperature too high as gluten tends to puff up under really hot heat.
You can actually make up a stock and simmer the dough unwrapped for around 1.5hrs. Just make sure the simmer is only just bubbling ever so slightly so it maintains a tight knotted dough and doesn't puff up!
And that's a great idea trying different additions. It really is mostly in the method so you should see similar results. Just maybe think about the additional water content being added with cooked lentils etc. You may want to lower the water added from elsewhere a bit.
I did a half batch and tried baking it at 170 °C for 1 hr 15mins and it worked great. I just made sure I scrunched the baking paper under cold running water to increase the steam situation within the 'parcel' once it was wrapped in foil. So, yeah. It did work. And, yes, I did reduce the liquid component, added slightly more miso an even added 1Tbl of dried shitaki mushrooms that I whizzed up in the bullet blender. It was SOO GOOOOOOD!!!!! I love this shredded seitan chicken flash fried in a hot pan with a little oil.
Thank you so much for this recipe. I’m trying it for the first time today, I am so excited to see how this will turn out. Thanks again.
Let me know how it goes if you can! ☺️
I can’t wait to try your recipe. It looks great. Thanks for posting this recipe.
the best shreddable seitan recipe ive ever seen thank you for sharing with us how to make it, i cant wait to make vegan wings with this recipe!
I wonder if using a mixer for 10 minutes would do the same result instead of food processor. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks! I have had some sort of success using a dough hook. I had it kneading on medium speed for about 45 mins to an hour!
Nothing close to the success with a food processor, though.
@@GreenEdgeHealth Ah, ok. Thank you for the response.
Do you actually know what happens During the mixing procedure... ? Yes everything gets stickier and softer. But du you know why.... ?
Can the pea protein be substituted with garbanzo flour?
That looks WONDERFUL! Can't wait to try it!! Thanks so much for taking the time to make the video!
Hey, great recipie, haven't tried it yet but it gave me a lot of ideas like blending and seasoning the dough was a big win. I tried adding a bit of lard, 10-20% to varying success. It made it much tastier but made it harder to work with. It's not really "pure" if you catch my drift, I'd like to try it with vegetable based shortening in the future. (It has to be shortening, liquid doesn't mix and behave in dough well). Am definatly looking to try with pea protein
If you're worried about the foil leaking you can instead try putting the dough in the center, fold in half.
Roll the dough with both sheets 2 or three times.
Then you can roll the excess into really tight folds on all 3 sides.
and fingers crossed you should get a perfect seal every time :) it shoulg explode from steam before water gets through
Tahini is a great ingredient to add richness and flavor. It does seem to inhibit gluten formation however.
I will always advocate against using animal products - hence recreating an alternative :) liquid mixes great with vital wheat gluten - you should give the recipe a go!
I'm going to make my first mock meat and I am so grateful to have found you. I am excited to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing❣️
Does this freeze well? And if so, in what stage am I able to do that?
Freeze after shredding - best to flash freeze on trays before potting or bagging up :)
Beautiful! Will definitely try this. Thank you so much for the detailed explanations.
Thank you - it's the only way I know how 🤷♂️😅
Looks amazing! I have been searching for the perfect shredded seitan for such a long time. I think I finally found it 😊 Looking forward to try this recipe out. Hope you will upload more videos in the future. Much love from a fellow vegan 🌱
Is there a sub substitute for the pea protein isolate? I’m still trying to find it. Thanks for an amazing recipe. I can’t wait to try it.
Just wanted to stop by and tell you how impressed I was with this recipe. I’ve been making seitan for years now, but these are by far the best results I’ve gotten. Thank you so much for sharing.
Glad to hear it :)
i never thought Jarvis would teach me how to make seitan. this is awesome.
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I’m going to be trying this. I’ve made seitan once before but it just had an off putting sponge texture; I like the actual shreds I see here though!
Let me know how it goes!
Oh i love this process im atthat stage in life wher kneeding and multiple rinceing is very challenging. So to hv tools to help save a lot of money in the long run. Ty.
I’m so glad I found this recipe!! The shreds are tasty and easy to make.
Can’t wait to see more content from you! Amazing stuff you have here! Congratulations!
Awesome shreds! Pea protein, aye? I must try that!
Yep! I prefer the firmer bite it gives when heated!
Okay this need to be go around pls ... this is awesome !
this video need more clicks and views pls, thanks sir for that amazing recipe and technique
This is by far the best and easiest recipe to follow for seitan Iv seen! I’ll definitely be trying this!
I’ve been a vegan for over 18yrs, and have tried many recipes with vital wheat gluten with lots of twists. I must say you did a great job in texture and the final results looked amazing! I’ll definitely try your recipe and let you know how he comes out.
Thank you for the recipe 🙏🏼
I just want to comment that while I await trying this, your set-up was refreshing-directions, thorough and visuals, extremely neat. Superior technique!
Thank you very much!!
Besides the English Accent the birds chirping with music 7:11 is wonderful Seitan's Red Robins?, AnyDrOwlWho? Pasta etc 10-15 min , is it really necessary to cook seitan for 1 hr everyone seems too , what is the minimum cooking time ? without a pressure cooker of course ; and is yeast necessary needed or OK without added yeast ?
Hey Green Beets, thanks for the shredded Seitan Chicken method, looks great, can't wait to try it. How long does the final product keep in a fridge and can you freeze it?
Up to 7 days in the fridge and it is freezable. I flash freeze on trays then put in containers so the pieces don't stick together.
They will succumb to freezer burn eventually if in a container so I wouldn't freeze for longer than a few months max unless you can vacuum pack then they're good for 6 months!
That is *wild* .It looks exactly like chicken! I’m gonna have to try this.
You'll have to let me know how it goes!
Great video! Made this in my tiny rv kitchen. Had smaller processor, and hand kneaded more, but turned out great! Thank you! Will post picture on FB group. :)
Brilliant!
Thank you so much for this informative video! I would pay for this type of content!!!
Wow, just incredible. I can’t wait to try this. Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing, really needed this, but can i add coconut oil just to have it a little bit faty
Have you ever used the same mixing, stretching, cooking method with seitan made from flour?
Ii find you don't need to as much with washed flour. However, if you're mixing in other fresh foods such as tofu or beetroot then definitely follow the same approach.
I used a cheap food processor and it overheated LOL. It was like $29 AUD food processor. I want to buy a larger food processor and do what you did, which it pause it so it doesn’t over heat.
The method which broke my processor made a really good shreddy seitan though.
My other option is to knead it for 10 minutes. I tried five minute knead butnit wasn’t shreddy enough. I used tofu and vital wheat gluten.
Yeah, it really is 50/50 with how the processor fares unless A) it meets the basic specs I outline in the video and B) you treat it with respect and do it in small amounts to then bring together!
Sorry for your loss!
This looks amazing, that texture! Will definatley make this, will make a fantastic difference to my meals.Thanks for the tutorial, it was enjoyable to watch.
- Can you keep it whole to make a roasted chicken?
-A commenter above used mung powder but doesn't that effect the recipe? I saw that pea protein is processed further after grinding the pea in order to remove starch.
Thanks!
Adding a powder with starch in will just soften the end product somewhat. And yes, You can use the finished seitan to make a whole sliceable roast! I make my Facon recipe (on my channel) and wrap pieces around then tie and roast.
Hi! I hope you see this message despite the video being a bit old. I’ve been having trouble recreating this recipe. While the flavor is spot on, I’m struggling with the texture. I followed your tips to check if the dough was kneaded long enough in the food processor, and even processed it an extra 15-30 seconds for each portion of dough before recombining. However, the final product still comes out soft and a bit gummy. Do you have any suggestions on what I could do differently? I’d really appreciate your help. Thank you!
Sounds like you're undercooking it to me! And make sure the knots are a tad tighter just for good measure. How are you cooking it?
This is an amazing recipe 😍 I tried it about a year ago when you first posted and loved it. I'm trying to make a stiffer dough to hold better in sauces, do you think If i hold back on a little water i will get the same shreds?
Yeah, you'll still get shreds but the dough will be harder to work with. It may require more care in the processor. Let me know how it goes!
It looks fantastic! I’ll definitely be making this. As I live alone though, it seems fairly labour intensive for the small amount I would eat at any one meal. Can leftover seitan be stored in the freezer? Great video, thank you.
Thank you! Yes, it freezes well. I'd recommend putting some parchment paper on a baking tray and freezes individual pieces. Once frozen, you can move them to an airtight container so they don't all stick together!
I'm going to try this tomorrow, you mention it can also be cooked in a pressure cooker, how long would you recommend? I'll be using an instant pot. Thank you!
I love this concept and your video is amazing :) Thank you so much for posting this! Looking forward to making this next week :)
So I had a bit of trouble. My food processor is 2000 watt so I used it for half the time but I think the gluten broke down. Also my protein powder has more than just pea so that may be the trouble as well. I couldn't make it into a sausage or knot it. I've plaited it but it just merged into one lump. It's cooking now in the instant pot but I don't think there will be shreds. What would you suggest with a 2000 watt processor? Thank you
Update.. with my 2nd attempt I replaced the protein powder with chickpea flour and potato flakes and it worked! I also processed half the batch for 1 minute each in the 2000 watt processor. Thank you so much for the great recipe ❤
I'm going to try this but with sour dough that has had the starch washed out, then seasoned appropriately. Or maybe I'll do it like your recipe, add some starter, and let it hang out for a bit to ferment.
That will depend on what % protein is in the flour, as that's the % of the weight of flour you start with that'll be left! E.g. 1kg flour that has 10g per 100g, will leave you with just over 100g of gluten dough.
@@GreenEdgeHealth Yeah I found this out the hard way. Basically everything I started with washed away.
Thank u so much for the recipe but is there any subs for pea protein and mung bean protein i dont have it in my country . Thank u
You could use chickpea flour?
This looks awesome dude! I'm going to cook it tomorrow! Any special reason why did you use the food processor and not a dough machine for kneading?
How did it go?? It's just much quicker (and I also only have a processor 😋)
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Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. It would be so awesome if you could share your ham recipe as well. :)
This looks really good, defo going to give this a try 👌🏻
Thank you! Let me know how it goes :)
Wow! It looks amazing! I have never made setan, but I sure want to make your recipe.
How long could I cook it in a pressure cooker? I have a Ninja foodie.
Can it be frozen?
How long can you keep it in the fridge fresh?
And is vital wheat gluten the same as gluten flour?
Thanks a million times! Beautiful setan! I am sure it must taste great in anything… I was thinking first of a shredded bbq sandwich… ❤️
I expect 1hr 15m with natural pressure release will be enough. If not, go a bit long next time.
It'll keep for a week in the fridge and can be frozen. I flash freeze the pieces then put in a container. For maximum freshness and time it can be frozen, I'd be vacuum sealing!
VWG is gluten flour, yes!
Let me know how it goes!
Amazing! Just the recipe I was looking for. And fairly easy, too. Thank you!!!
Looks great and I'll definitely try this.What do you do with the *skin* that you peel off?
Thanks! I've dehydrated before and had as a high protein crispy snack. I don't like the texture as is so it can always be fried up with lots of spices if you slice into fine strips?
I'm making it again. a new experiment: same process as before (with a stand mixer to compliment a weak food processor). this time one of the loaves is not braided at all, but just a big hunk that i snaked over and over and folded up... i want to see if i can get decent chicken patties by making slices in a little "loaf", will let you know how it works out!
I think if you coat the sliced patties in breadcrumbs it would be better. I'm not keen on how it looks otherwise.
@@GreenEdgeHealth they turned out amazing! i marinated them in tamari, ginger and garlic, i indeed did coat them in batter and panko and fried them, but all of the fibers were aligned and veritcal relative to the patty so they were just stellar! very tender and breaking apart, actually more like pork tenderloin. the remainder of the seitan batch i made in the normal way as sort of woven challah strips and wow this time it was beyond shreddy, holy smokes thanks so much for your work here! it's just a huge huge leap for me! thanks again! You've definitely turned me into a seitan worshipper!
@@willeizlini There is always something fun to experiment with in Seitan! Maybe you could use pork-style spices instead (ingredients like miso paste, mustard, allspice and white pepper can be nice for this!) and also make a slightly drier dough then you will have that pork style!
It's just a bit harder to attain such shreddiness when trying to replicate the drier nature of pork so there's that to consider :)
Wow..the outcome is really good, thanks for sharing! I just dont understand several steps but maybe it doesnt matte! Would it be the same if i use a kneeding maschine or the plastic blades for dough kneeding? or is it important that its the sharp steel blades???
1 cup is actually 250ml or am i wrong here?
Thank u
Thank you! What steps are you struggling with? You can't use a plastic dough blade as it won't stand up to the strong dough. Bits of plastic will chip off! People have used bread machines or stand mixers with dough hooks? They just take a lot longer up to 45 minutes or so.
1 cup is 240ml in the UK :)
Thanks for this! I’m gonna use this seitan method this weekend for some chicken and waffles.
Can we substitute wheat and protein isolate with only all purpose flour cuZ I only have flour in my country
The "washed flour method" is what you need then. That will isolate the flour into what this starts with.
This looks great, but do you have a method which uses plain flour which is washed? I cannot get vital wheat gluten locally.
I have played around with washed flour recipes before - but I don't have a solidified recipe of my own. There are lots on TH-cam!
This recipe is great, thanks so much.
However I getninto a right mess with my food processor on the processing of the 4 portions- on the second minute the dough creeps up the middle inside of the spinning blade and cleanup and emptying the mixer is a nightmare. Anyone know how I can avoid this happening? TiA
This has tended to happen to me before when I've over-processed. Or, if I have put too much in the processor. When it gets to the final stage of processing its incredible malleable so maybe check if each is done earlier or try smaller pieces? It depends on the Power and size of your processor there.
Hi. Looks great. Can you freeze and reuse?
You can freeze :) If freezing the whole log then leave 24hr to defrost. I like to shred pieces then freeze on a tray then put in an airtight bag/container to take individual pieces out.
Great recipe! Can you substitute the pea flour with chickpea flour?
You can indeed :)
@@GreenEdgeHealth Thanks! Will be making it today 🙂
@@PresenceWithPurpose Nice! Let me know how it goes!
@@GreenEdgeHealth I surely will!
@Green Beets Kitchen I'm impressed. Everything came out quite lovely. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Easy to follow video thank you for sharing 😊
Thank you for this recipe! Is there a substitute for the pea protein?
Chickpea flour?
I will try this tomorrow - wish me luck! Also, I’m from Chicago and I couldn’t help but to notice your shirt 😂
Home of the amazing Fall Out Boy :) Good luck!
Hello,,, its a great method to make textured mock meat ,,but I think elastic something I recommendd to mix some soy junks or tofu for recepe wl get more tenderness,,,,😮,thanks from Babylon 🇮🇶 lraq
I'm back to say how much I actually enjoy making this recipe. Weird, I know! Did you invent this process? If so, how did you ever think to process it it this way? I have not seen another similar recipe.
Great to hear! I can't say I invented using a food processor to knead the dough. It came about from needing to do it speedily for a business I ran! I used a commercial processor, so I could do 1-2kg of dough at a time. But, with standard processors they can't handle it so I thought of the best way to get a simiarl result whilst not breaking anything!
Insane man. You are an alchemist. I will try and make this next week. Have you experienced with more spices? Or have you fx tried using vegetable or vegan chickun stock as the water?😊😊
Thank you! Yes, I have a whole concoction of spice mixes for different recipes. Later on today I will be making a chikn tikka recipe on live stream! 6pm :D
Just made your reciped and put in a bit of mushroom soy sauce.. holy moly. That is by far the best seitan ive ever made!!!! Thanks a lot man
Omg I can't wait to try it but... What if I don't have pea protein? Where I live is not common, also no miso paste, it's expensive.
You can sub pea protein for soy protein, chickpea protein or probably even flour. The process is the key part.
This looks wonderful - thank you! Can you tell me if this will freeze well? The fibers look dense enough to hold up well. We always try to save portions for quick meals when particularly busy.
Cheers
Thank you. And yes, it freezes just fine :) I like to freeze individual pieces on trays so its easier to take out as and when.
Have you tried using anything besides pea protein? I usually use beans and tofu, but I'm curious how much of a difference the pea protein makes.
I believe it does a similar job to soy protein or even chickpea flour. I have also made chikn using tofu. Each yield a slightly different result and the important part is maintaining a similar wet to dry ratio and VWG to overall weight ratio. I have found around 30-33% VWG to be ideal.
With tofu, it'd be worth noting the overall % of soy bean used as the rest is mostly water. That way you can maintain a similar ratio of wet. If that helps?
Wowww I feel blessed for finding this video, thanks! I will subscribe!
I just found your Channel today and was horrified when I went to look for other videos and there weren't any. This was the best recipe for vegan shredded chicken I've ever seen please tell me you are going to upload more videos! If not is there anywhere that you have shown how to make your thin sliced vegan ham?
If I ever find time! Thank you :)
Great recipe! My logs are steaming now, can't wait for them to be done :) I'm wondering though, why did you close your business?
Hope it worked out well! I closed my business because the dreaded C word plagued the world and a lot of us couldn't sustain the two year period! I decided to switch to teaching others how to make it at home to save them money and boost nutrition! I will be doing a live stream today at 6pm UK time with a new recipe!