| Seitan; what exactly is it? If you don't know what this | | | | even dairy. As seitan is a meatless form of protein, it |
| wheat gluten is and how you can incorporate it into | | | | does not contain any cholesterol or saturated fats and |
| your vegetarian diet, do not worry. I have been walking | | | | it is a source of Vitamin B and Iron. |
| the meatless path for the past 17 years and I just | | | | Now that you have an idea of the origin and nutritional |
| discovered the versatility and deliciousness of seitan a | | | | benefits of seitan, how do you prepare it? What are |
| couple of years ago. Seitan, also known as gluten or | | | | some quick but delicious ways you can incorporate |
| wheat meat, is a very universal form of meat | | | | seitan in to your vegetarian or vegan diet? I am going |
| substitute and was first cooked and perfected in Asian | | | | to share with a handful of cooking tips to ensure that |
| cuisines. Asian cooks and chefs have mastered the | | | | you retain the healthy and nutritional state of seitan |
| art of creating diverse forms of seitan to be used as | | | | and 3 delicious ways to prepare a setian based meal |
| a meat substitute, (particularly "mock chicken" or "mock | | | | for you and your family. And who knows, these seitan |
| duck") for just about any meal. When you decide to | | | | inspired methods just may impress a couple of your |
| give seitan a try (and give tofu a break) you can | | | | meat eating friends. |
| purchase Seitan in strips, cubes, and shapes that | | | | Seitan Cooking Tips: |
| resemble "meat products" at your local health food | | | | As most packaged seitan is stored in a broth, which is |
| store. For more options of different forms of seitan to | | | | usually high in sodium, try rinsing and soaking the seitan |
| cook with, I highly encourage you to visit a nearby | | | | in water before cooking it (if you are not cooking it in |
| Asian Supermarket. | | | | its own broth). Or make sure to minimize the amounts |
| Seitan is not only a great meat substitute (or even tofu | | | | of salt you use when cooking with seitan. If you are |
| substitute if you cook with it frequently), but it is also an | | | | using the broth the seitan was packaged in, I would |
| excellent source of protein and fiber, all without the | | | | suggest not adding any salt to your dish at all. |
| meat and you guessed it, fat. | | | | To ensure that you reap the no cholesterol and |
| And you know what else? | | | | saturated fats benefits of seitan, refrain from deep |
| Seitan has even more protein per serving than tofu. | | | | frying seitan (I know this may be hard for some of |
| But the major difference between seitan's and tofu's | | | | you, I know it is for me). When you deep fry seitan, |
| protein elements is that seitan is not a perfect protein | | | | you will change the fat content of this protein. One |
| like tofu. When eating and preparing seitan, you may | | | | minute you have a low-fat food then once it hits the |
| want to compliment it with vegetables, legumes, or | | | | hot oil, you now have a fatty food. |