This is by far The Best Vegan Chicken (seitan chicken). Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and smothered in a delicious sauce!
Made in just 20 minutes and using less than 10 ingredients, this is definitely one of the easiest vegan chicken recipes! This chicken alternative is made out of seitan which I will explain in detail later on in the post. It’s easy to whip up and is extremely versatile. I decided to make a sweet and savory sticky sauce for this recipe as it’s my favorite flavor combination and pairs wonderfully with simple white rice. During the week I am a sucker for a quick and low-mess meal and this one hits all the marks!
How to Make The Best Vegan Chicken (seitan chicken)
New to Seitan? Don’t worry it’s not nearly as intimidating as it sounds. it’s very simple to make! Typical seitan is made from Gluten flour with some added spices and liquids. This recipe is different, traditional seitan is made into more of a sliceable loaf whereas we are making vegan chicken bites. To do this we add a little bit of all-purpose flour and some oil before kneading into a simple dough.
In a large bowl, mix the flour and spices before adding the oil and water. A simple mix with your hands or a fork will give you a cool pull-apart dough. Heat up a generous amount of oil in a pan. Using your fingers rip off small bite-size chunks of dough and squish them flat before placing them in the pan to get crispy. Once browned, toss in a simple sauce for 2 minutes until everything is well coated. Serve with your choice of side.
Notes:
Oil-free option: If you would like to make this recipe oil free sub out the oil in the dough for more water and brown in a non-stick pan.
Storage: Seitan can store in the freezer. Allow the seitan to cool without the sauce after cooking. Place in an air-tight container and freeze. Simply re-heat in a frying pan and add your sauce.
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The Best Vegan Chicken (seitan chicken)
Course: Uncategorized4
servings5
minutes10
minutesCrispy and tender Vegan “Chicken Bites”
Ingredients
1/2 cup Gluten Flour
2 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Poultry Seasoning
1/3 cup + 1 tbsp Water
1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- Sauce
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
Sriracha to taste
1 tbsp Water
Cornstarch Slurry (1 tbsp Cornstarch + 1 tbsp water)
Directions
- In a large bowl whisk together flours and poultry seasoning. Add water and vegetable oil and mix until it comes together. Set aside.
- In a small bowl combine all sauce ingredients. Separately make the cornstarch slurry. Set both aside.
- Heat a generous amount of cooking oil in a large pan. Pull off bite-size pieces of the dough and squish them to flatten before placing them in the pan. Repeat until all the dough is used. Reduce heat and cook for a few minutes per side until crispy and brown.
- Remove vegan chicken from the pan. Remove any excess oil from the pan and return to the stove. On low heat, add the sauce and the cornstarch slurry. Stir consistently until the sauce thickens ( about 1-2 minutes).
- Toss in the vegan chicken and stir until coated evenly.
- Plate and serve immediately with sticky rice or a side of your choosing.
Notes
- If the pan is too hot when adding the sauce it may reduce too much. If this happens add more water or soy sauce.
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