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    Home » Seitan Recipes

    Sweet-and-Sour Seitan and Vegetables

    Published: Apr 23, 2011 · Updated: Aug 18, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    This easy and colorful seitan stir-fry, embellished with broccoli, zucchini, bell pepper, and pineapple makes a delicious and nourishing meal served over rice or noodles. Complete the meal with one of VegKitchen's many slaw-style salads. To vary this dish, you can substitute tofu for the seitan. Adapted from The Vegetarian Family Cookbook. Photos by Evan Atlas.

    Serves: 4 or more

    Sauce:

    • 2 tablespoons arrowroot or organic cornstarch, dissolved in a little water
    • Reserved pineapple juice (see below)
    • 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
    • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
    • 2 tablespoons agave nectar
    • 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 medium onion, chopped
    • 2 medium broccoli crowns, cut into bite-sized pieces
    • 2 medium red bell peppers, cut into 1-inch dice
    • 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise, and cut into ½-inch chunks
    • 2 medium tomatoes, diced
    • 20-ounce can pineapple chunks in unsweetened juice, drained, juice reserved
    • 1 pound seitan or Homemade Seitan, cut into strips
    • Hot cooked rice or Asian noodles
    • Chopped peanuts or cashews, optional

    Combine the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and stir together.

    Heat the oil in a stir-fry pan or wok. Add the onion and sauté over medium-high heat, covered, until limp, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the bell peppers and zucchini and sauté, covered, another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the tomatoes, pineapple chunks, and seitan.

    Pour the sauce into the skillet, bring it to a simmer, and cook at a steady simmer for another 5 minutes. Taste, and if needed, adjust the sweet-sour balance with more agave and/or vinegar.

    Serve at once over rice or noodles, topping each serving with a small amount of peanuts or cashews, if desired.

    Sweet and sour seitan and vegetables

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    1. Kavit shah says

      July 15, 2012 at 4:47 pm

      We have tried this and used asda's no meat chicken pieces it was fantastic

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