Does anyone know how to make setein?

1 1/2 cups gluten flour

1/4 teaspoon herbs, assorted, see note

1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly grated

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 cup water

1 cup onions, chopped

1 cup carrots, chopped

1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

2 bay leaves

1. Note: herbs can be such as oregnao, sage, thyme and the like. You can vary this to make various flavors of gluten.

2. Combine the first three ingredients in a large bowl. In a small bowl combine the soy sauce with the water then add to the first three ingedients, slowly mixing with a wooden spoon. You should get a ball like a dough ball. Dust a board with Gluten Flour and turn all onto it then knead it for at least three to five minutes.

3. Now Rinse under cold water. NO not on the board. Take it off the board before rinsing. Use fingers to work free any bran and starch in the dough. Water should be cloudy when rinsing.

4. Form a 2 inch roll in diameter. Slice, gently.

5. In a large pan, boil 3 qts water with the last four. Gently lower the gluten in one at a time and simmer for 20 minutes. They should rise to the top. Drain and save the stock. Slice into 1/4 inch strips. Cover with enough stock to prevent them from drying out. Refrigerate and covered with the liquid for up to a week.

Serving size is 1/2 cup.

Home made Seitan is actually a lot easier than you think.

First you need gluten flour. Which you'd need to pick up at Whole Foods, Molly Stones or a health food store of some kind. Unless you want to buy bulk online.

Be forwarned that what ever amount of flour you use, you will get three times the amount of seitan.

For instance if you use one cup of flour, you will get three cups of seitan. Remember one to one half. That's pretty easy. A little more of one or the other won't hurt. One cup flour, half a cup liquid. That will make three cups of Seitan. Half a cup of flour, a quarter cup of liquid. You'll get a cup and a half of seitan.

There are many recipes out there for it. But PLAY with it. Spice it up any way you like. I like to make seitan with a little water and a little Soy Vey teriyaki sauce to my "meat" is very flavorful. Half veggie broth, half teriyaki sauce.

If you want fake chicken, add poultry spice to your flour before you add the liquid. Mix it in well.

If you want fake beef, add rosemary and garlic powder.

You get the idea...

The dough will get sticky and squishy. Mush it all together with your hands. Then leave it to "rest" in a nice warm spot for about half an hour.

During that time, you'll need a big pot of broth. What you boil the flour in also adds flavor. I use veggie broth and more teriyaki sauce. You can use water and spice it up with soy sauce, onions and or what ever you like. You'll need anywhere between half a quart of broth to a gallon. Depending on how much seitan you plan to make. The "chunks" should float freely.

Press or roll out the dough. Remember that it will expand THREE times the size you cut it to. So if you want bite size nuggets, make them VERY small before they go into the broth.

Boil them for about an hour. More or less depending on your taste. You can store it in a little bit of the broth. You won't need much.

Don't just chuck the broth down the drain after. It's loaded in nutrients and can be used to water your plants.

Looks delicious.

http://www.chow.com/recipes/10596

If you don't feel like going through the laborious process of making your own seitan, there are mixes available that make it significantly easier. You should be able to find them in a natural/health food store or maybe even bigger and better supermarkets. Good luck.

here are some links to recipes

Seitan Recipes

http://www.vrg.org/recipes/vjseitan.htm

http://www.veganoutreach.org/starterpack/recipes.h...

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-seitan/detail...

http://www.innerself.com/recipes/entrees/seitan.ht...

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/wheaties.ht... (several recipes)

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/glutensteak...

http://www.johnrussell.name/recipes/seitan.htm

http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/889/Turkey-A-La-M... (incl.turkey)

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/seitanrecipes.htm (incl turkey)

http://www.theppk.com/recipes/dbrecipes/index.php?... (seitan Portobello stroganoff)

Seitan with tapioca

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/~cook/cgi-bin/eprinta...

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/glutchuck.h... (unchuck roast)

omg i live seitan and im not even a vegetarian :)

i recommend it in foil dinners, were you roast vegetables and potatoes and seitan - its sooooo good

here is a site that shoud help you make it, store, and a how to cook with it etc.

http://vegetarian.about.com/od/cookingtipstools/ss...

*good luck :)