Crispy Seitan Bites
Ridiculously quick and easy vegan chicken alternative! With 36 grams of protein per serving, these crispy SEITAN bites can be added to any recipe, and flavoured any way you like.
Ingredients
This recipe requires only 8 main ingredients! Here is everything you’ll need:
How to Make
Boil Water
Place a steamer basket over a saucepan with 1-2 inches of water. Bring it to a boil while you make the setain dough.
Make the Dough
Next, combine all dry ingredients together in a bowl. Then mix in water and form a thick, stretchy dough.
Cook Seitan Bites
Break off small bite-sized pieces of dough and place inside the greased steamer basket. Cover the pot and let steam for 10 minutes.
While steaming, heat a frying pan over medium-high. Once done steaming, transfer the seitan pieces to the pan to crisp up. Let the seitan bites fry for around 5 minutes, flipping as needed so that all sides become browned.
Ready to Serve!
Once crispy, the seitan bites are ready to be served or added to other recipes as a chicken alternative! I recommend tossing in sweet Thai chili sauce, curry sauce, BBQ sauce, or try one of my other recipes:
- Teriyaki Seitan “Chicken” Bites
- Jamaican Jerk Seitan “Chicken” Bites
- Butter Seitan “Chicken”
Customizations
Feel free to switch out any of the spices and seasonings in this recipe! For example, you could add oregano and basil to make it taste more herby, or chili powder and cayenne pepper for a kick.
This version of the recipe is supposed to be the most basic for versatility. It can replace chicken in any dish!
Storage
These seitan bites are amazing for meal prep because they last up to 5 days in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer! You can easily make a double or triple batch if you plan to eat them throughout the week.
Frequently Asked Questions
Unfortunately vital wheat gluten flour is the main component of this recipe, and therefore cannot be made gluten-free.
Absolutely! I recommend reheating in a pan for best texture.
Yes and no. Seitan definitely has the appearance of chicken, but flavour depends on how it is seasoned, sauced, and implemented into other dishes. Without seasoning, seitan does not have strong flavour, and acts more as a base —similar to tofu!
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Crispy Seitan Bites
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup vital wheat gluten flour
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp vegetable broth powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 3/4 cup water or more if too dry still
- 1 spray spray olive oil or other type of oil
Instructions
- Bring 1-2 inches of water in a saucepan with a steamer basket to a boil on the stovetop.
- Combine all ingredients except water together in a bowl.
- Add in the water and quickly mix to form a thick dough.
- Use spray oil to lightly grease the inside of the steamer basket. Then, break the dough into small bite-sized chunks and place in the steamer basket.
- Cover the pot and let steam for 10 minutes.
- Heat a frying pan under medium-high. Once steamed, use tongs to remove the seitan bites from the steamer basket and place in the pan.
- Continue to fry for another 5 minutes, flipping as needed so that each side gets crisp. Once done, you can flavour however you like with different seasonings and sauces!
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