Friday, 22 July 2011

• Seitan & Brocolli With BBQ Sauce Recipe

  
  I've been on a health kick lately, and have been experimenting a bit with vegan food, something that I had never tried in all 24 years of my life (in fact I avoided it).
  
  But for some reason I started to want a change, at least just a little bit, that would make me feel better in body and mind. I tried Zen Vegetarian House in Brooklyn and loved it. Last weekend I decided I would actually make a vegan meal and test it out. I went online and looked through a few Vegetarian recipe sites that I was familiar with and found a recipe using Seitan that looked and sounded delicious.
  
  So I went to the market and bought everything that I needed. I prepared some wheat pasta, and added extra veggies just to make the meal a little more complete and it turned out great.
  
  The recipe I found is from Post Punk Kitchen, and I followed it exactly, except for the addition of the veggies (carrots, tomatoes, and shallots). I also toasted up some pine nuts just for a little something extra.
  
  Ingredients:
  

  For the BBQ Sauce-
  

  • 1/2 cup vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon prepared mustard (I use Dijon)
  • 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sriracha hot sauce

   

  For the rest-

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • Big pinch salt
  • 1 lb seitan, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • Fresh black pepper
  • 3 to 4 cups broccoli florettes and peeled and sliced stems

  Preparation:
  

   

  1. Mix all of the BBQ Sauce ingredients together in a bowl.
  2. Preheat a large pan over medium high heat. Saute the onions in oil with a big pinch of salt for about 5 minutes, until lightly browned. Add the seitan and cook for 7 to 10 minutes, until seitan is browned. Add garlic and black pepper and saute for about a minute, until fragrant. Add a tiny bit more oil if needed.
  3. Mix in the broccoli and cover the pan to cook, lifting intermittently to stir, until softened (about 5 minutes.)
  4. Add the sauce, toss to coat, and cook for about 5 more minutes. Sauce should become thick and bubbly. Taste for salt and seasoning and serve!

  
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