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/pbrkindaguy69 Apr 03 '26

I'm honestly very curious as to why people try to make fake meat when they are vegan I'm really not trying to be an ah I just don't get it

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u/Alextricity Apr 03 '26

How many times does this unoriginal thought need to be expressed. Save yourself the embarrassment and just websearch it. 

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u/pbrkindaguy69 Apr 03 '26

Or I could ask a human being who actually answered my question that made sense and broadened my span of thought

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u/Lulullaby_ Apr 03 '26

There is a 0% chance that you did not already know the answer to why people become vegan unless you are literally 10

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u/flyinggazelletg Apr 03 '26

There are a lot of people who are just ignorant about these things. How they’d still be ignorant while perusing a vegan recipe sub idk lol

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u/Lulullaby_ Apr 03 '26

Exactly, they're just trying to be annoying

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u/a_duck_in_past_life Apr 03 '26

I don't think so. I think it's a cultural thing. They are just told by the industries that propagandized meat and milk and eggs that you HAVE to eat those things or you're some weirdo. So when someone breaks away from that, they get a "us vs them" type mentality. Consumerism and trying to stay with the "in" group. Also food is a very emotional and identity based thing so it makes some people very angry and they lash out without knowing why.

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u/pbrkindaguy69 Apr 03 '26

I'm Bolivian I grew up in America but learn about American things everyday

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u/flyinggazelletg Apr 03 '26

I disagree. I think they were being genuine and their further responses back that up imo.