How To Make Seitan

[PhantomLyric]

I'm excited about making my own Seitan for a change. I've tasted it at vegan restaurants but it's not always cheap. I found 4, 5 pound bags of wheat flour for $24. This recipe would yield enough seitan meat for 2 people for 8 days each and if I buy that much flour that's about $1.53 per day per person for 8 days. MUCH MUCH cheaper than I thought. So you could potentially have a meat substitute dinner for a whole week for 2 people for less than $30. Doing it yourself saves big!

[MariliaMDiniz]

This lady is lovely. Thanks for sharing.

[freestylefirst]

i got an orgasm

[freestylefirst]

you should make an easier video....the person in this one seems like robot who wants to find me and rape me

[freestylefirst]

I tried making this..... it went really wrong and caught on fire.....then i tried to make it again......i got herpes

[azt3c]

can i made seitan directly from pure gluten ? in some vegetarian shop over here i can buy a 500gm bag of pure gluten, maybe its a bit more expensive, but takes away the need for kneed :P or if i can', can i add extra gluten to the dough to make it more protean ?

[Kaminix]

@azt3c Yes you can. I recently ordered some for myself for exactly that purpose.

[missraw]

I did my Seitan just like what this video is showing us. I just want to know, 8 cups of flours would equal to 3520 calories (if there's 110 in 1/4 cups). Just THAT alone, if you wash out the starch, would it still be 3520 calories? I cut my seitan in 28 pieces and including all the other ingredients & it came out to be 140 per seitan (which is a lot of calories for a small lil thing). Probably not accurate, but it's an estimate. Do you think I calculate it correctly?

[DelectablePlanet]

@missraw The starch is most of the calories. But figure about 30 calories per ounce of finished seitan.

[23animosity23]

GET THEE BEHIND ME SEITAN!!

[Scandalizzy]

is the nutritional yeast really necessary or can i make it without? because i don't really know what it is and in any case i doubt i can find it here in cyprus

[DelectablePlanet]

@Scandalizzy it is not necessary. It provides extra flavor and nutrition.

[ripvanwho]

Is it possible after all the preparation to simply bake the Seitan? (minimizing any nutrient/protein loss).

[DelectablePlanet]

@ripvanwho Baking works fine. And if you wrap it tightly in aluminum foil with several layers, it takes on a whole new texture

[Steelidea]

You go, don't be afraid to say Satan.

[freestylefirst]

@Steelidea good attidude i said satan to my dad and he thought i was atheist....jerk you got me in trouble

[Andwithstrangeaeons]

what does satan have to do with atheism?

atheists don't believe in satan or vishnu or allah or yhwh in equal measure.

that said, this shit is delicious regardless

[futonanime]

Hello, first off thank you for posting up this wonderful recipe :D I have a question, can i substitute the nutritional yeast with active dry yeast? and if not why?

Thank you so much!

[DelectablePlanet]

@futonanime You could but it would probably make the dough bubbly and not as good tasting. The nutritional yeast adds both more protein and minerals along with a nutty flavor. The ADY will give it a more yeasty flavor.

[Supertomiman]

SATAN?

[Finickykitty]

@sailornaruto39 It's 'tamari' - Japanese soy sauce :)

[sailornaruto39]

it is hard to look up "termari" becasse i either find the toy or anime charecter.

What is it?

Is the recipe you used for the broth unique or is it required for the seitan

[mince299]

can you use just regular yeast like Red Star active dry yeast? i have hard time to find nutritional yeast other than online

[jgewa]

This was so informative! Thank you for the how to. I just purchased vital wheat gluten to make my seitan, but will definitely use this method as well.

[LaiaBertran]

Can the same be done with whole wheat flour?? Thanks

[failuretoupload]

This woman has the personality of a cement block. Finding another video and not even 1:19 in. Bye!

[SpideyGirl317]

Mine was very hard to keep together when I was washing outt he startches, little pieces keep coming off no matter how hard I tried to hold it together. By the end what I was left with was about the size of a chicken breast. Did I do something wrong? What I had was very good and since I'm the only vegan was a perfect amount for one person.

[DelectablePlanet]

@SpideyGirl317 No, you didn't do anything wrong. Sometimes it just does that. I've seen some people wash the dough while it's in a sieve, which may help. Next time you make seitan try the Quick Seitan recipe - you start with just gluten flour so no washing necessary.

[drinny26]

this was so helpful. i can't wait to try to make it on my own. I am always buying my seitan at whole foods and I feel like I can save some money if i make it myself.

[DelectablePlanet]

@drinny26 Good to hear! For a faster option, check out the Quick Seitan recipe. Let us know how it turns out!

[drinny26]

@DelectablePlanet It took me a while to give it a shot, but I made it last night and it was so easy and it turned out delicious! I purchased vital wheat gluten to make the quick seitan. I will never buy already made seitan again. Thanks for the help!

[fuzzywzhe]

@drinny26 "I am always buying my seitan at whole foods"

Got to an Asian store. It's often sold as "vegetarian duck" - also chicken. It's reasonably priced there. Whole foods has huge premiums. The only thing I buy at whole foods is apple juice. The apple juice if awful, but the glass jug it comes in is great and you can reuse it for months.

[LovedByMeBeautifully]

Am I correct in thinking that if ur using regular flour, then u should wash the dough and if ur using "vital wheat gluten, then you don't have to wash the dough? I see recipes for making seitan & some wash & some don't. U said that washing removes the starch or bran...why would one want to do this? Is it for texture, structure, or for nutritional purposes? Please help me to understand as I'm a bit confused about the reasons why ppl's recipes are designed as they are. Thank you so kindly.

[DelectablePlanet]

@LovedByMeBeautifully You're right - the ball of dough made from regular flour needs to be washed to remove the starch and bran - then you end up with just the gluten. Vital wheat gluten flour already has that removed so you just have to add water to make seitan. It's a great short cut! Seitan is nearly pure protein, which is what most people are looking for.

[lostpanther]

I want to learn how to make seitan myself, but you are way too boring.

[zrinx7]

excellent video, thx

[susaneta20]

Hi, I made seitan yesterday and I have a few questions..I cut it into thin slices and cooked it in olive oil (not deep-fry), but the result was not very good...it was really difficult to chew, not tender, even the crust that was made when it fried was hard. The dough was wet when I put it in the refrigerator before cooking it, is it suposed to be wet and difficult to cut into slices? thanks!!

[DelectablePlanet]

@susaneta20 It sounds like you didn't wash enough starch out of the dough. It should take at least 20 minutes and the water will be pretty clear. The seitan will be soft and squishy and have holes in it. After boiling, let it drain and the use the back of a spoon to press more liquid out. It will be damp and sort of chewy. A faster way to make seitan is with vital wheat gluten flour - mix, boil, drain, press out more water and then try frying. This way you can also compare to your first try.

[DawnFoxworth]

Very professional-thanks!

[smrki1]

Excellent, just made a batch per your instructions. Thanks a lot! Cant wait to eat and taste it for first time.

:)

[jaakizamazin]

Seitan is similar to tofu isn't it? By that I mean you can fry it or grill it if you wanted to and its versatile in almost any dish?

[DelectablePlanet]

@jaakizamazin Yes, it is similar that way - pan fry, bake, grill, etc. It can also be bland sometimes, so would recommend marinades or sauces.

[marcusryanmartinez]

@KelferMookie wheat is a living organism. Yeast is so simple it is not considered cruelty to eat it.

[Oaphish]

LOL

satan juice.

[KelferMookie]

Yeast is not vegan because yeast are living organisms. They have eyes,mouth, and nose and they can talk.

[kanooodler]

@KelferMookie lol! that made my day. 

[Scandalizzy]

@KelferMookie

you are right in the sense that some people chose not to eat yeast as they consider it among the living creatures that should not be eaten, along with mushrooms also. but i can assure you it doesn't have eyes mouth nose and it can't talk.. also being vegan doesn't mean you don't eat living organisms; salad is a living organism, a potato is a living organism and so on

[MartyredxMaiden]

@Scandalizzy i cant evn BELIEVE some people will consider mushrooms "living organisms" when ALL plants including the algea that goes into green smoothies are lving organisms, its basic science. I thought it was all about not eating fellow ANIMALS? things with faces, that move and live? including fishes and birds and the like? Wow. Some people take it to an almost unfathomably illogical level.

[Flimpofloempieflomp]

Seitan is good!!! Looks a bit like brain matter though before you cook it.

[onethingoranother]

Seitan is a fabulous food. I've been vegan for 2 years and suffering from a protein deficiency. Seitan has filled the gap deliciously.

[cryingdarkangelchild]

I cant find seitan in any of the grocery or natural food sttores anywhere near where I live, I will definitly try this process todday!

[heyjai9]

Excellent video, thank you so much!! I don't want to have to buy any more morningstar farms etc anymore & this helps me out tremendously!

[ContaMuir17a]

Don't throw that water away! Especially the first wash. It makes great gravy, soup, even home made noodles! Make sure you let the dough rest >= 15 minutes before you start. Kneading the dough under a very very slow stream of water instead of in the bowl makes the process go much quicker. Don't flavor the seitan until After the starch is all washed out. You can kneed the flavorings into it, or cut them into it in a food processor. Let the flavored seitan marinate 24hrs in fridge before cooking.

[stemega]

Doesn't mixing the spices to the dough before rinsing it, wash part of them away along with the starch?

[e2se]

@stemega Yes it does but some do stay imparting a subtle but noticeable flavor that is otherwise difficult to achieve.

[simhyi]

You can use salt only.

It will absorb whatever stock you cook in.

So have a very tasty stock instead

[beliebigerusername]

Is it important to use tamari and yeast before washing the dough? - (these are quite expensive where i live, so i dont want to waste it)

Thank you for upload! - Your videos are great! :)

[ekendra]

thanks. your technique worked. last one i tried didn't.

[spongemari]

OMG! thank you so so much! your video is incredibly useful.

i can finally make seitan myself now.

[emeraldsunsets]

Do you have this recipe in a text format?

I really like this version better than ones I've tried to make. Mine were bland.

[OvoPiano]

the seitan I made wasn't compact and firm but ragged and holed. What I did wrong? But if I add spices and soy sauce at the beginning, doesn't that get washed out with the starch?

[DelectablePlanet]

@OvoPiano

The holes are normal and tend to vary depending on how long you knead or let the dough set before rinsing. Yes some spices are washed out and some stay. It is most important to spice the boiling broth to get a good flavor.

[emeraldsunsets]

You made it right. It's supposed to be that way.

Have you ever bought the canned kind at the health store? You could use it as comparison

[chocolateeyes21]

thank you for this video. i am new to meatless meals and had a recipe for seitan but words really aren't enough. your demonstration has helped alot!

[jenn198310]

My seitan that i made from scratch did not double or increase in amount that much... did i do something wrong

Also when i was washing the starch out i used a seive so that i do not destroy the dough.

how clear the water should be at the end. Does the water has to be as clear as tap water

[DelectablePlanet]

Curious that it didn't expand. Try cooking it in 4-6 cups of liquid. Cooked whole, it will often push the lid off the pot. It shrinks as it cools but should still be more than when you started. Keep us posted. Great idea about the sieve. The water should be mostly clear by the end but doesn't have to be completely clear. If you've washed for 25 minutes, consider it done! There shouldn't be any thick or lumpy parts and it should be spongy. Hope that helps.

[owlintherain]

Great video! What is the difference between this kind of seitan and the kind made with vital wheat gluten?

[DelectablePlanet]

The results are the same. Vital wheat gluten has already had the starch washed out. The primary advantage to using the wheat flour method is that you control the quality of the wheat source better. We will be demonstrating making it from gluten flour in the next week or so. It is faster and less water intensive but does cost a bit more.

[owlintherain]

Thank you! Super helpful.

[jupiterbluespot]

Having never made seitan before, I am wondering how much did you come up with before cutting? It looks like about 1/2 the original remained, but cameras don't deal with depth of field all that well. Any guesses?

[DelectablePlanet]

The recipe will yield about 2lbs of finished product depending on how much water is pressed out. It freezes well if this is more than you want at a time.

[jupiterbluespot]

Thank you. That was very informative. Yes, 2 lbs. is a little more than I would use at a spell, but I 'm not above adjusting  a recipe to meet a particular volume requirement. Again my thanks to you.

[patrick10001]

I made it once.. But its soSOSOOOO much fking work :P

[jenn198310]

What kind of flour did you use... and how did you let that flour not become liquidy under running water....

[DelectablePlanet]

It is bread flour but any whole wheat or unbleached flour will work the same.

[djata]

can you also use whole wheat flower?

[DelectablePlanet]

Absolutely

[pxybean]

seitan needs wheat as you referred to it as "wheat meat" but instead you use...flour...dumbass

[thelmarodney]

Last time I made seitan I left it on dinner plates in my kitchen to cool - and the dog ate the lot. I have had a job to get around to making it again, but you have given me the urge to try again!

[NotQuiteLucid]

I used to work at a vegan restaurant and this is basically how they made seitan. Great video!

[davidmurderbass]

i want your kitchen!

[MamaQuita0109]

You really went old school on this one. Thanks so much! I didn't know I could freeze it. How awesome! Thanks again!

[marginera]

This video is great, it cant be better explained, thanks for sharing it with us!

[vtjt74X9]

Made it today and it was perfect!! What a great recipe!

[Medracin]

This is a great video! For ages, I've been looking for a fully instructional video on how to make seitan from scratch. They don't sell gluten flour where I live, so I've been dying to find a good recipe. Thanks a bunch!