Seitan Pork

Seitan Pork - This is perfect for any recipe that calls for pork.
Servings: 4 yield(s)
Ingredients
  • 0.5 cup Water
  • 1 medium Brown onion - finely diced ((about 1 cup))
  • 2 cloves garlic - minced
  • 2 tsp Tomato paste
  • 0.25 tsp Yeast extract - vegemite, marmite or promite
  • 1 tbsp Vegetarian Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp Liquid smoke
  • 0.5 tsp Table salt
  • 2 cup fresh Breadcrumbs
  • 1 Vegetarian stock cube - crumbled
  • 2 cup Vital wheat gluten
Instructions
  1. Heat the water in a saucepan over a low-medium heat add the onion and garlic and simmer, covered, until completely soft.
  2. Place the onion in a blender, or stick mixer, with the tomato paste, yeast extract, Worcestershire sauce and liquid smoke. Blend until smooth.
  3. Add enough water to make 2 cups and blend briefly to mix.
  4. Add the breadcrumbs and stock cube and stir to mix. Leave the mixture for 5 minutes for the breadcrumbs to absorb.
  5. Transfer the mixture to a mixer fitted with dough hooks. With the mixer running on a low setting, slowly add the wheat gluten. Mix the dough for about 10 minutes.
  6. Divide the dough into 8 equal balls and form each ball into a 1 cm-thick cutlet.
  7. Place the pieces in a steamer and steam for 30 minutes. Take care not to crowd the steamer as the pieces will swell as they cook.
  8. Once cooked, the pieces can be used as desired – they fry very nicely. They can also be frozen for future use.
Recipe Notes

In Australia we have a range of vegan stock cubes made by Massel - they come in Vegetable, Chicken and Beef flavours.