And if I get hungry enough, I might just eat me a vegetarian.
Above is fried tofu cubes.
Seriously, I'm down with the tofu, as in General Rosie's Tofu.
That's some badass stuff.
And I never thought I'd say that about tofu.
Bed of jasmine rice, steamed broccoli, and pressed, marinated, and fried tofu with sliced scallions and toasted sesame seeds.
Now I'm on to my next vegetarian creation - "Wings" of Buffalo.
Middle Hawthorne wanted me to try my hand at seitan and, of course, I'd never heard of seitan. Seitan is wheat gluten and I just happened to have a box of vital wheat gluten in my pantry.
Looks like we'll be having the "Wings of Seitan" for lunch today.
Seitan
1 cup vital wheat gluten
3/4 cup water
2 TB soy sauce
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ginger powder
6 cups vegetable broth
1 half onion, sliced
1-inch knob of ginger
Combine vital wheat gluten, garlic powder, and ginger powder.
Mix soy sauce and water.
Stir liquid into dry ingredients to combine.
The mixture will have a very rubbery consistency.
Knead seitan by hand about 20 times, then let sit for 5-10 minutes. Knead again a few more times.
Separate the gluten ball into 4 small chunks and stretch and press out into a flat shape about 3/4" thick.
Add seitan to 4 cups vegetable broth in a large pot and bring to a slow simmer. Toss in the onion slices and sliced ginger for extra flavor.
Cover pot and cook for an hour or more. Add in about 2 more cups of vegetable broth halfway through cooking as the seitan will expand.
Remove from broth and allow to cool before using.
I made the seitan the first day, covered and refrigerated it, and made the dish - the Buffalo Wings of Seitan - the next day.
To prepare the seitan:
Cut the seitan "cutlets" into bite-sized pieces.
Mix a little cornstarch with a pinch each of kosher salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
Heat oil to 325°-350°.
Drop seitan pieces into hot oil and fry a few minutes each side until crisp and light brown. Drain on paper towels.
Buffalo Sauce
1/2 stick unsalted butter (OK. I actually used "Smart Balance" for the boys, because they don't do butter anymore.)
1 TB Lea & Perrins
2 tsp white vinegar
a few shakes red pepper flakes
3 TB Texas Pete
pinch kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, garlic powder, onion powder
Combine all ingredients. Heat over low heat until butter melts.
Looks like we'll be having the "Wings of Seitan" for lunch today.
Seitan
1 cup vital wheat gluten
3/4 cup water
2 TB soy sauce
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ginger powder
6 cups vegetable broth
1 half onion, sliced
1-inch knob of ginger
Combine vital wheat gluten, garlic powder, and ginger powder.
Mix soy sauce and water.
Stir liquid into dry ingredients to combine.
The mixture will have a very rubbery consistency.
Knead seitan by hand about 20 times, then let sit for 5-10 minutes. Knead again a few more times.
Separate the gluten ball into 4 small chunks and stretch and press out into a flat shape about 3/4" thick.
Add seitan to 4 cups vegetable broth in a large pot and bring to a slow simmer. Toss in the onion slices and sliced ginger for extra flavor.
Cover pot and cook for an hour or more. Add in about 2 more cups of vegetable broth halfway through cooking as the seitan will expand.
Remove from broth and allow to cool before using.
I made the seitan the first day, covered and refrigerated it, and made the dish - the Buffalo Wings of Seitan - the next day.
To prepare the seitan:
Cut the seitan "cutlets" into bite-sized pieces.
Mix a little cornstarch with a pinch each of kosher salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
Heat oil to 325°-350°.
Drop seitan pieces into hot oil and fry a few minutes each side until crisp and light brown. Drain on paper towels.
Buffalo Sauce
1/2 stick unsalted butter (OK. I actually used "Smart Balance" for the boys, because they don't do butter anymore.)
1 TB Lea & Perrins
2 tsp white vinegar
a few shakes red pepper flakes
3 TB Texas Pete
pinch kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, garlic powder, onion powder
Combine all ingredients. Heat over low heat until butter melts.
Soy and water on left.
Vital wheat gluten, garlic powder, and onion powder on right.
Vital wheat gluten, garlic powder, and onion powder on right.
Mix together.
This is a weird consistency.
It's expanding.
I think it's breathing.
It's expanding.
I think it's breathing.
Knead it.
Divide into four balls.
Press out into "cutlets."
Add to broth.
Put in some onions and ginger for more flavor.
Holy crap!
Right now, I don't want to eat this.
This is my liver on alcohol.
Right now, I don't want to eat this.
I sliced the seitan into bite-sized pieces.
Then I tossed them in cornstarch seasoned with a pinch of kosher salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
Fried in peanut oil.
And serve.
With black and mahogany rice and Catalina vegetables.
With black and mahogany rice and Catalina vegetables.
I must say: Sauces are wonderful.
And the seitan is not bad.
It's fried, and that is good.
It's crisp.
But it don't taste like chicken.
And the seitan is not bad.
It's fried, and that is good.
It's crisp.
But it don't taste like chicken.
Oh, why not add some steamed broccoli in there?
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