Seitan Soup

Making seitan can seem a little overwhelming at first. Seitan soup is easy! It surprisingly tasted/smelled like matza ball soup a little (though I’m sure vital wheat gluten is not kosher for passover).

Soup Ingredients:
6 c low sodium broth
1 c packed collard greens or kale, chopped
1/2 green or red pepper, chopped
2 small carrots, chopped
1 tsp each or to taste: thyme, basil, oregano, sage
1/2 tsp or to taste ground pepper

Seitan Balls Ingredients:
1/2 c vital wheat gluten
2 tbl nutritional yeast
1/2 c water

Directions:
– Put all soup ingredients in large soup pot.

– In a small bowl, mix vital wheat gluten and nutritional yeast. Add the water and mix thoroughly.

– Pinch off small pieces into the soup.

– Bring to boil on high, then turn down to medium and simmer until seitan is cooked (about an hour on the stove or 20 min on high in a pressure cooker). The balls should be slightly squishy, but solid.

– Serve while hot. Suggested to be served with toast with Earth Balance.

Usually when you make seitan , you boil it until it’s done and then drain the water. With a soup, I think it's less to worry about, plus the flavors are all magnified since you don't dump the water. What did you think?

- Ilana