Every time I tell my husband or father I am going to make seitan for dinner they both say “Satan?” It is a running joke with them because they find the name hilarious and I prefer it over “wheat gluten” because everyone thinks that is an allergy not a food these days. I like seitan (say-tan) a great deal. I tried Upton’s Naturals brand this week. It seems comparable to the West Soy one I used before but I think I actually prefer the West Soy one. This bummed me out a little because I always heard Upton’s was amazing. Oh well. Everyone has their own tastes. Moving on a did a simple maple glaze on it and if you add a splash of liquid smoke your meal is forever transformed into a meat like yumminess that needs no side dish. I only wish I had some chopped green onions to garnish it!

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Maple Glazed Seitan

• 1 box Seitan (in cubed form not strips)
• 1/8 cup Maple Syrup
• Olive oil
• Salt
• 1 tsp liquid smoke

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Cooking:

In a sautee pan heat oil slightly and add rest of ingredients.

Stir until well combined and the liquid reduced caramelizing the seitan.

Enjoy!

Optional: If you must serve to a group or want to get fancy… I would say place it on top of some white sticky rice and garnish with green onions.

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Food is Love.

The Hippie Gypsy