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The Spruce Eats / Anastasiia Tretiak
This is a super meaty tasting vegetarian and vegan seitan strips recipe that you can use as a meat substitute for just about anything. Add these seitan strips to stir-fries, Chinese food recipes, vegetarian sub sandwiches or just gobble up right out of the pan.
The combination of ingredients used to turn plain seitan into a meaty-flavored substitute may seem a bit odd, but the salty soy sauce, tangy and full-bodied balsamic vinegar and sweet barbecue sauce all combine for a meat-like flavor in this vegetarian and vegan seitan recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 pound seitan (sliced into strips or bite-sized chunks)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
- 1 to 2 tablespoons water
Steps to Make It
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Gather the ingredients.
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Sauté the sliced seitan in oil over medium-low heat until lightly browned on all sides, about 5 minutes.
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Add the soy sauce, stirring to coat seitan well, then add the Balsamic vinegar, barbecue sauce, and a tablespoon or two of water, stirring to mix well and coat seitan.
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Heat for 1 to 2 more minutes, until the water is completely absorbed and the seitan is fully cooked.
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Use your super meaty seitan strips to make barbecue-style sandwiches, add it to Vietnamese style pho noodle soup, or, serve it with a side of collard greens and some mac and cheese for a Southern vegetarian feast!
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Recipe Variations
- If you like something a little spicy, add a touch of hot sauce (I like Frank's Red Hot, Tapatio and also Sriracha sauce) and serve with extra on the side.
- If you happen to have some liquid smoke on hand, a couple of drops of that will make the aroma and flavor even meatier.
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