Seitan or wheat gluten is a very popular vegetarian meat substitute that has been eaten in Asian countries for generations. There are so many varieties of preparation for this 'meaty' texture of
seitan or wheat gluten and my all time favourite is the sweet & sour gluten puffs. I am a super fan of anything with sweet & sour and this sure will lift up my appetite easily at anytime. So, here's what I did with my
recently made gluten puffs.
Bring a pot of water to boil then add in the fried gluten puffs and immediately off the heat. Let them soaked into hot water for about 15 minutes or till softened then discharge the water. Rinse soaked puffs with cold tap water (with running water) till puffs has actually cooling down. Squeeze out the excess water from the puffs then set aside to drain dry. Later then, I packed some up into a few different bags for storage purposes. These can be kept in the freezer for at least one month or stored in broth and kept in the refrigerator for at least one week.
I am drooling already !
haha.....
Ingredients :
15 pcs
homemade gluten puffs
1 green bell pepper, cut into bite size
1 tomato, cut into bite size
2 slices pineapple, cut into bite size
1 red chili, cut small (I used bird eyes chilies)
1 cup tomato sauce (ketcup)
1/2 cup water mixed with 2 tspn tapioca starch
1-1/2 TB sugar (or to your taste)
1/2 TB vinegar
Method :
(1) preheat frying pan with enough cooking oil, saute bell pepper & pineapple till slightly cooked then add in gluten puffs and continue cooking for another few more minutes.
(2) now, add in chili, tomato sauce, sugar, vinegar & water mixture, let to boil over medium heat till thickened.
(3) finally, off the heat & stir in tomato to mix well then serve.
The
seitan or gluten puff is very chewy, dense & yummy but a little thick compare to the store-bought ones. Doesn't it look so much alike to those tofu puffs? Hopefully, I'll be able to try some other versions of seitan as well. Probably.... soon ! >o< Hope you guys will love it too ! Enjoy.
