Washed Flour Seitan Recipe from Start to Finish | Viral TikTok Vegan Chicken

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Published 2021-04-03
If you've tried to make the viral tiktok vegan chicken recipe and failed, this video is for you. I show you the entire process from start to finish how to make seitan from flour using the washed flour method. The techniques are important in order to achieve the best texture and flavor for seitan. You can't see all these techniques in just 30 seconds. I've made this video to show the process in detail so you can see how the texture and color changes in each step. If you follow the video all the way through to see these tips you can get it right every single time.

Dough:
4 cups of strong bread flour - all purpose will work but may yield a bit less - the higher the protein content, the better
2-2.5 cups of water - add half first then only add enough water needed to make the dough

A better dough recipe (65% hydration):
For every 1000 g flour, add 600-650 ml water. Start with less water and add just enough to form a soft dough.

Note, you may need less water for your dough depending on your flour and climate. I Knead for 5-10 minutes and then rest for 2 hours or more completely covered in water. Drain and add water. Massage and knead the dough for 3-4 minutes under water to remove the starch. Repeat the process until the water is mostly clear - typically about six times. Let it rest 10 minutes. Cut into three strips, braid and then knot the dough as tight as possible.

Braising liquiod:
4 cups water
1 T onion powder
1 T garlic powder
2 T smoked paprika
1 tsp white pepper
2 T vegan chicken flavored bouillon
2 T maggi seasoning
2 T soy sauce

Heat to boiling. Simmer gluten in braising liquid for 1 hours. Remove from heat. Chill covered in braising liquid overnight. Shred, cut or slice the seitan for use in your favorite recipe.

00:00 Introduction
01:21 Prepare the dough
02:11 Rest the dough
02:29 Wash the dough
03:55 Second wash
04:34 Third wash
05:24 Fourth wash
05:46 Fifth wash
06:01 Sixth and final wash
06:33 Prepare the simmering broth
07:16 Stretch, braid and knot the gluten
09:14 Simmer the gluten
09:32 Rest and chill the seitan
09:50 Shred the seitan
11:15 Final Words

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All Comments (21)
  • @howsnows
    We love a chef who gives weight measurements for the recipe in the description 🙌
  • @muffinconsumer4431
    This is the epitome of seitan recipes. Everything is explained and concise, and leaves pretty much no questions. Excellent video
  • @dl-vb4vm
    The algorithm should be ashamed of itself for not recommending you to me ages ago this looks so incredibly delicious. I am hoping for the best for you and wish for immense growth of your channel.
  • @der_noa
    The fact you still read and react to pretty much every comment on a 2y old video is actually amazing. Even the most dedicated creators on this platform, who post every other day, don't do that. You're awesome
  • @rad-dishchick
    I've been Vegan for 7 years now, and YOURS is the first video that actually explained so thoroughly how to create seitan from scratch. thank YOU <3 Amazing quality in the end
  • @108mreko
    In China this technique is used to make a dish called liangpi. The starch water is used to make noodles while the gluten is cubed and used as toping. Spicy sesame paste is the sauce. Cucumber and peanuts are common toppings in addition to the gluten.
  • @schmeichlbay122
    Can‘t believe how simple making seitan is. Perfect tutorial btw, precise, expertly explained and easy to both understand and follow. Thank you for this video🙏
  • Dude, this is one of the best videos about seitan that I ever saw. Congrats, my friend! Greetings from Brazil.
  • @vishwapatel4374
    This tutorial is made with so much attention to detail, thank you for adding technical detail to a recipe that's often presented as "I just washed the flour and then here's this realistic looking seitan chicken". I really hope your channel takes off big time and that you continue to make great vegan recipes! Thanks again and good luck!
  • @GPismymom
    I'm wondering why your channel is so small, your videos are high quality, you're apparently very knowledgeable and your seem like a nice guy. I'm preeeeetty sure your channel is about to blow up if you continue like this.
  • @TheRonmaki
    Best recipe, best instructions lead, best vegan channel, BEST results I could imagine. Making your seitan recipe for over a year now. Pure vegan magic! Who knew?? Thank you!! Watching you from ON Canada.
  • This recipe looks wonderful. Thank you for taking so much care to describe each step 😊
  • @oskar.wiej1
    For those who don’t know, in the UK this is what they use as a vegan chicken substitute in Subway. They call it TLC (Tastes Like Chicken) and it looks like actual shredded chicken.
  • @dclaire2987
    Excellent!!!!!!!... the braiding and knotting solved the mystery of too pooffy, too spongy Seitan! Thank you!
  • @kumarraj197
    Im saving this video. Fir the fact that good Sir has replied to every comment. The technique and the recipe was also beautiful. Will give it a try for sure
  • This is such a great video! You really show care, skill and patience in your videos! Thank you so much ❤
  • @soda8182
    Some of these comments are so harsh- he seems so nice, I'm sorry he has to deal with yall-
  • Tried this yesterday/today and damn that turned out so great, despite some screwups on my site! Some things I learned from my first try for other people trying this: 1. Don't be to impatient and tast it right out of the fridge. It will taste like disappointment. Shred it like in the video and then fry it in some oil in a pan until it gets cripy on the outside. That makes it 1000 times better. 2. Make that broth really strong 3. Put some marmite in the broth. Yes, it tastes disgusting on bread, but it contains eneromes amounts of umami. 4. You can use the starch water from the washing for making a really nice thick sauce for the seitan and some rice. The broth in which you coocked it makes a really good sauce base. 5. Really try to stretch it during the braiding, otherwise it will turn out too short and thick and you can't properly knot it. 6. Don't weare your best clothes or use a kitchen apron. The starch water will get everywhere during the washing and makes nasty stains.
  • @mejkmyday
    I'm using this recipe for 6 months and totaly love it! Can't wait for the next recipes.
  • @SatanRomps
    Thanks for making this! It's exactly what I've been wanting for years!! You're amazing. ❤❤❤❤