Seitan Roast ::AND:: Recipe for RAW Vegetable Broth

It's amazing how many things I did today while procrastinating!

I baked a loaf of bread.















I dried some previously soaked walnuts.
















I put some tomatoes in to dry.
















I made a blurry, green salad.


















I made RAW Vegetable Broth*
















I put up a sauerkraut experiment with the pulp from the broth!
















I did the dishes.


















I did some laundry.

















I took the trash out.

















Then I made the seitan. I made a loaf, I figured I could slice it for sandwiches or cube it for some other dish. I am sort of sandwich-oriented right now, forgive me.

Then I got busy.

Seitan Roast, I will call it!

Dry ingredients:
2 cups vital wheat gluten. I used Bob's Red Mill
2 Tbs each garlic powder, paprika, cumin, and whatever other spice I found in the cupboard.
1 tsp ground black pepper

Whisk these together well and set aside.

Wet ingredients:
1 cup RAW VEGE BROTH*
1 cup olive oil
2 tbs sugar
2 tbs ACV
Mix together well.
I added a bit more gluten to make it stick together better.

Mix well.















Put a large piece of cheesecloth down on a flat surface. Form the mixture into a rough rectangle and put it in the center of the cheesecloth. wrap the cloth loosely around the roast and tie the ends.

They used string but i just tied the cloth in a knot.
















They simmered it in water, but I simmered it in broth for an hour and 15 minutes. Like this guy who basically taught me everything I know about seitan which isn't much.















Now I just have to figure out what to put it on....














TRAGIC UPDATE!!!

Oh, crap. The whole thing fell apart. Looking at the recipe I think I put too much oil. Dammit.
Here it is in the strainer. No body at all. Sort of like ground meat texture. Not a loaf :(
















I pressed it in my trusty loaf pan and I will let it cool and see if it becomes something sliceable. If not I may try simmering it in a cheese cloth again tomorrow.
















Dang it.




* Cabbage, carrot, onion, garlic, celery and water, blended and strained.