Easy Jamaican Jerk Seitan "Chicken"

Name: Easy Jamaican Jerk Seitan "Chicken"
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 recipe Crispy Seitan Bites (or store-bought seitan); 1 tbsp corn starch; 125 mL orange juice; 1.5 tbsp maple syrup or agave; 1.5 tbsp soy sauce; 1 thai chili pepper, seeded and finely chopped; 1 lime, juiced; 1 tbsp Jamaican Jerk seasoning; 1 bell peppers, sliced; 1/2 red onion, sliced; rice (optional, for serving); cilantro (optional, for serving)

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Vegan Jamaican Jerk inspired seitan bites with 39 grams of protein per serving and ready in under 20 minutes! Sweet, spicy, savoury, and citrus-y all at once.

Ingredients

Below is what you’ll need to make this easy chicken-less jerk chicken:

Crispy Seitan Bites — you can use my recipe or store-bought setian. Alternatively, you can also use tofu or another plant-based meat alternative!
Corn starch
Orange juice
Soy sauce
Chili pepper — you can omit to reduce spice, or add more for greater heat level.
Lime juice
Jamaican Jerk seasoning — I used this one, but any will work.
Bell peppers & onions — or other veggies of your choice!

How to Make

After you prepare your setian and other ingredients, you can begin to make the sauce.

In a small bowl or jar, combine cornstarch with a couple tbsp of water. Next, add in orange juice, maple syrup or agave, soy sauce, chili pepper, lime juice, and Jamaican Jerk seasoning.

Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add in Crispy Seitan Bites, as well as the sauce. Make sure that every piece is coated.

Allow sauce to simmer in the pan and thicken for 1 to 2 minutes. At this point, you can choose to either add peppers and onions in or fry them separately. Once the peppers and onions have softened, it’s ready to serve!

Customizations

This recipe can be modified in countless different ways to best suit your preferences! If you don’t like the texture of seitan, you can swap it out for tofu, soy curls, or another vegan chicken alternative.

You can also really easily adjust the level of spiciness by adding in more or less chili peppers, or choosing a different type of pepper that fits the heat level you want.

Storage

Jamaican Jerk seitan lasts up to 5 days in the fridge and 3 months in the freezer. You can meal prep in for the entire work week!

If you enjoyed this recipe, you’ll also love my Easy Teriyaki Seitan “Chicken” here!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it possible to make this recipe gluten-free?

Seitan is naturally not something that can be made gluten-free, since the main component of it is literally gluten. However, you can absolutely make this sauce gluten-free by using tamari instead of soy sauce. The sauce can be used with tofu or soy curls for gluten-friendly options!

Can I make this recipe ahead of time?

Definitely! I would recommend just storing the sauce separate from the seitan. Heat the two together in a pan for 5 minutes just before serving.

Does the recipe taste like Jerk Chicken?

Yes, the flavours are there for sure. Seitan and chicken will always differ slightly in terms of taste and texture, but the two are certainly comparable.

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