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Vegans and Carnivores Unite - Seitan Tacos!

July 6, 2012

These days I seem to come across more and more parents who have become vegan and are raising their kids to be vegan as well. They are not alone. Veganism is certainly becoming more popular. Even former President Bill Clinton is one!

Being a vegan doesn't mean that all you can eat for the rest of your life are twigs and branches (rice and beans is possibly a better example, but that's not all you are limited to either). Vegans can enjoy a wide variety of delicious eating options. Any while it can be a challenge getting kids to steer clear of anything containing meat, cheese, eggs and honey, there are still tons of fun choices you can provide your family that will keep everyone happy and make mealtime fun!

Seitan is made from wheat (which is why it is sometimes referred to as wheat meat) and is a fabulous meat substitute for all of those recipes you dream of making for your vegan family. I have to say, even if you're not a vegan, seitan is delicious. Sautéed and crumbled up it looks and tastes just like ground meat, and when mixed with spices it's pretty incredible. You may even fool some die hard meat eaters you know!

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Seitan Tacos

  • Prep Time:10 minutes,
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes,
  • Total Time: 25 minutes,

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoon canola or vegetable
  • 1/2 small onion, diced
  • 8 ounces seitan, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • juice of 1/2 a lime
  • 8 hard taco shells

Preparation

  1. 1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sauté the onions for 5 minutes, or until they are soft and translucent.
  2. 2. Add the seitan, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and lime juice to the skillet and stir to combine.
  3. 3. Sauté until the seitan is golden brown and warmed through, about ten minutes.
  4. 4. Fill taco shells with seitan mixture, top with desired accompaniments and serve.

Accompaniments: thinly sliced and sautéed red bell peppers, salsa, guacamole, cooked black beans

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  1. Kat

    January 27, 2013 at 8:48 am

    Reply

    I’m newly vegan and have never made seitan before. I have a package of vital wheat gluten in the fridge, waiting. I looked up recipes for seitan and it does seem very simple. For this recipe (which looks delicious!) is the seitan already cooked? If so, how was it prepared? What I gather is that the “basic” way of making it involves adding some garlic etc. to the dough, and then simmering it in a broth. Is this how the seitan in your recipe was prepared?

    • catherine

      January 28, 2013 at 12:57 am

      Reply

      I buy pre made seitan from the local health food store! You can totally make your own, and the way you described would work great and add flavor to the dish! :)

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  3. charsiubau

    July 7, 2012 at 10:08 am

    Reply

    I will try this recipe soon as I still have some homemade seitan in my freezer. Thanks for the recipe :)

  4. Stephanie

    July 6, 2012 at 10:51 am

    Reply

    So excited for a new vegan recipe on your site! Totally trying it this weekend :)

  5. Courtney Simpson

    July 6, 2012 at 8:33 am

    Reply

    Yummy! I am vegan. And I am definately going to try this, Catherine! I make my own gluten and seitan at home, do this would be fun for a taco night!

    • Diane

      July 6, 2012 at 11:42 am

      Reply

      How do you make seitan and gluten?

      • Courtney Simpson

        July 6, 2012 at 1:16 pm

        Reply

        Gluten is baked, seitan is steamed or boiled. You make it out of vital wheat gluten flour that can be purchased in health food stores. It’s very simple, less expensive, and easy to make it, along with no additional additives from the store variety. Look at VegWeb.com, they have some recipes!


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