Making vegetarian balls or patties 自製素丸,素餅

Seitan with soft tofu, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, carrots, and cilantro麵筋豆腐素丸,素餅

Ingredients:

• Hodgson Mill Vital Wheat Gluten, 1 package plus more, About 1.5 cups
• Mori-Nu Tofu, soft, packaged in a carton box - 12 ounce
• Shiitake mushrooms, shredded, 1/3 cup
• Bamboo shoots, shredded, 1/3 cup
• Carrots, shredded, 1/3 cup
• Cilantro, shredded, some
• Water, 1 cup

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients except gluten first
2. Mix gluten flour in and knead with a spatula until smooth
3. Rest the gluten dough in the refrigerator overnight
4. Make gluten dough into balls or patties
5. Fry each about 4-6 minutes.

Taste evaluation: Seitan made with this recipe has a very soft texture. Eaten alone, it tastes flavorless and must sprinkle some salt, pepper and/or your favorite sauce. However cooked in a soup of button mushrooms, daikons and carrots (as shown below), it is very tasty.


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Caution: This is a dish extremely rich in protein content, since each teaspoon of the vital gluten contains 8 grams of protein. We have to be careful not to eat too much.