Chorizo Sausage (Step By Step Seitan Recipe!)

So, for this post I will be making seitan! Before I went vegan, I had no idea what seitan even was. I would never have thought that you can make a meat replacement...with Gluten. I always thought it would end up having this “bread like” texture, or that it wouldn't be good, but, when you really get to know how to make it, it’ll be something so be so versatile within so many meals.
The greatest thing about seitan is that because it's just a plain wheat gluten, you can add any flavourings you like. You can make it a replacement for a variety of different kinds of meat. In this recipe, I'm going to show you one of the quickest & simplest ways to make seitan and i will be making a vegan chorizo what makes this seitan chorizo is the different spice that i will be adding.The thing with seitan is, that you can't make it gluten free so if you're intolerant to gluten, you won't be able to make this recipe. As far as I know, there is not a replacement for gluten in seitan because that is the main ingredient.

(If you're not a fan of spicy food, simply leave out the chili flakes, or if you like me & LOVE spicy food, add a tablespoon of your favourite hot sauce into the wet ingredients. I’m using Howl At The Moon, which is a vegan hot sauce made here in Liverpool & it's so good!)

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Vegan Chorizo Sausage

by October-14-2017

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Cups Wheat Gluten
• 1 Tablespoon Smoked Paprika
• 1 Teaspoon Cayenne
• 1 Teaspoon Chili Flakes
• 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/3 Cup Nutritional Yeast
• 1 Cup Water
• 2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
• 1 Tablespoon Hot Sauce (optional)

Instructions

1. Add all your dry ingredients into a bowl (Wheat gluten, smoked paprika, cayenne, chili flakes & salt) & mix2. Add all your wet ingredients into a bowl & mix 3. Pour your wet ingredients into your dry & mix until the mixture begins to form into a ball.4. Once it's formed into a ball, flour a flat service & knead for a minuter or two to allow the gluten strands to form5.Once you've kneaded your dough, cut into 5 pieces & roll in to sausage shapes (you will notice the the seitan has a bit of a mind of its own but wrap the foil around it to help make the shape)6. Once they are all wrapped in foil, place them into your steamer & cook for 30 minutes.7. Let the sausages cool completely in the foil to help them keep their shape & give then a better texture.8. Then once fully cooled, remove them from the foil & fry in a pan to create a nice crisp outside & enjoy any way you like

Details

Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 40 mins Yield: 5

Thanks for reading!
Lisa xox.