Mian jin / seitan / gluten
Popular things often go by many names, which is certainly true of this extremely versatile protein product made from wheat gluten (if you can digest it). In the west it often goes by the name Seitan, but the traditional Chinese product is called 面筋 miàn jīn. It can be fashioned into many different textures to imitate beef, chicken and even seafood. Depending on the preparation, it has a vaguely meaty taste with a hint of toast.
Mian jin / seitan / gluten
Popular things often go by many names, which is certainly true of this extremely versatile protein product made from wheat gluten (if you can digest it). In the west it often goes by the name Seitan, but the traditional Chinese product is called 面筋 miàn jīn. It can be fashioned into many different textures to imitate beef, chicken and even seafood. Depending on the preparation, it has a vaguely meaty taste with a hint of toast.
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- 1
Mix all dry ingredients
- 2
Add water and soy sauce (adjust colour of final product by using light and dark soy sauce) and work into a dough
- 3
The texture can be adjusted by the amount of baking soda, the amount of water, and how much the dough is worked. Working the dough a lot yields a fibrous, very meat like texture
- 4
Divide the dough in four small loaves
- 5
Boil in plenty of water (or stock, with our without soy sauce, with sugar and or vinegar, the options are endless to create a certain colour and flavour) for 30 minutes or until the loaves are cooked through
- 6
Makes (at least) 500 g finished product
- 7
Cut in pieces and use as meat in stir fries and other dishes
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