Comments on: Oven-Barbecued Seitan with Curried Sweet Potato Fries

By: Anni

Anni — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:39:17 +0000

Hi Maija, I honestly don’t know what’s wrong! Too bad it didn’t work out the way you wanted, we’ve always had good luck with this recipe. I know what you mean about bready though, we’ve had that problem with other recipes. But this never tasted like bread rolls to us, very meat-like (even too much so).

The only thing we can think of is to make the seitan ribz as thin as you can - that might help with the texture!

We just barbecued a few Soja Big Steaks by Vantastic foods, bought at Ekolo, and they were extremely meaty - you should try to feed them to your boyfriend! Just boiled in peppery veggie broth for 10 minutes, marinated in bbq sauce and garlic, and barbecued till crispy - yum!

By: Maija Haavisto

Maija Haavisto — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:57:33 +0000

I made these today. I followed the recipe to a T, kind of. I made loads of substitutions: didn’t have Spanish paprika (where can you buy it in Helsinki?) so used normal paprika and a little chipotle sauce, didn’t have apple cider vinegar so used mirin, white vinegar and a sprinkle of lemon juice, for sugar I used muscovado, normal brown sugar and maple syrup, for liquid smoke I used smoke salt (I used reduced salt soy sauce for the most part) and used powdered garlic and onion. I also added some black pepper, cumin and 1 tbsp of tomato puree to the sauce.

Other than that I followed the instructions completely. Unfortunately, the result was way too bready like I feared. It’s not HK:n sininen like bready, as was the last baked seitan recipe I tried (yikes!) which didn’t feature any broth/liquid, but it tastes too much like bread rolls soaked in barbeque sauce. Especially the edges and corners are like buns.

I wonder what I’m doing wrong. Some people over at Susan’s site also complained about bready results. Unfortunately I don’t think my boyfriend will eat this stuff, so I have to figure out something else to eat for the weekend. :-/

By: jenny wren

jenny wren — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:59:28 +0000

This looks so yummy. Homemade barbecue sauce is always the best!

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:21:03 +0000

Wow that looks absolutely delicious! I just came across your blog and I’m excited to read all of it!

I added you to my google reader so I won’t miss any updates :)

By: Bianca- Vegan Crunk

Bianca- Vegan Crunk — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:05:02 +0000

Wow! That looks so comforting. I love a good down-home meal of seitan BBQ and fries!

By: Wheeler's

Wheeler's — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:55:24 +0000

Wow those look delicious!

By: Anni

Anni — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:04:06 +0000

Alice - this is such an easy method for making seitan, and the results aren’t spongy like some cooked wheat gluten things can be. And I bet it works with all kinds of sauces, not just barbecue!

By: Alice (in Veganland)

Alice (in Veganland) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:20:22 +0000

Wow! What are you celebrating? ;-) I still have to try my own seitan…