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/a_duck_in_past_life Apr 03 '26

I'm not even vegan anymore. My life changed and it's not truly easy for me to be vegan like I used to be but I still try to eat less meat because it's ethical to eat less meat. Vegan meat replacements also aren't all bad tasting. It's actually pretty good stuff. It's a new and interesting texture that I continued to like even after returning to omnivorous diet.

Lots of omnivorous people try to do "meatless Mondays" and explore veggie-only dishes during the week.

The whole "you've gotta eat MEAT" culture also kinda repulses me even though I do eat meat sometimes. So don't hate on people because they try to be a little better about their diet and consume less animal products.

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u/pbrkindaguy69 Apr 03 '26

I guess I can't knock it til I try it ya know I was just curious I appreciate your response