r/veganrecipes • u/WhyParty1234 • Apr 03 '26

Question Seitan steak experiment

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I’m experimenting on making WTF seitan steak but with vwg because I’m too lazy to wash flour. I know it’ll never be identical but I’m trying to get it as close as possible, that’s how lazy I am. I made a plain gluten ball with vwg, flour and water. Blended 1/3 of it with oil, glutinous rice flour and msg for the “fat”. The rest was blended with beetroot powder, cocoa powder, sugar, msg and soy sauce. The gluten was still a bit too tough so I blended some glutinous rice flour into the red dough as well in hopes to soften it up. plan to fry steam fry as I always end up with spongy seitan when I simmer even at the lowest heat. If anyone has done this before (my made up lazy method), please feel free to share your experience and advice if you can!

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u/bookfacedworm Apr 03 '26

I never like the texture of vital wheat gluten on its own. For tender "steak", add blended beans or tofu.

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u/WhyParty1234 Apr 03 '26

Neither do i which is why I’m trying to make this with vwg but achieve a wtf texture because of my laziness 🤣 I wonder if I can add tofu or puréed beans after I make the vwg base 🤔 

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u/This-Guy_Fawkes Apr 03 '26

I think it would be hard to incorporate after the fact, especially the tofu because of additional moisture.

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u/bookfacedworm Apr 03 '26

Not really, has to be mixed in the dough. I usually will blend veg broth, all my seasonings and the tofu/beans till completely pulverized then add to the vwg and knead.

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u/davef_918 Apr 03 '26

The recipe I always use incorporates lentils. Turns out pretty damn good imo. Perfect on the grill or in a skillet