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Instant Pot BBQ Seitan

Course Main Course
Cuisine Southern, vegan
Keyword BBQ, Seitan
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

For the Seitan

  • 1 1/2 cups Vital Wheat Gluten
  • 15 oz White Kidney Beans one can drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup Water
  • 2 tbsp Vegan Beef Broth Base We use Orrington Farms
  • 1/4 tsp Liquid Smoke
  • 1/4 cup Nutritional Yeast
  • 1 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper

For the Sandwich

  • 1/2 cup Vegan BBQ Sauce We use Tesssemae's Organic
  • Vegan Cole Slaw
  • Pickles
  • Buns

Instructions

  1. In a small high power blender combine all seitan ingredients except for the vital wheat gluten. Blend until smooth.

  2. Add the blended mixture to a large bowl. Add in the vital wheat gluten and mix by hand until all flour is blended in.

  3. Shape the dough into a log and wrap tightly with aluminum foil.

  4. Add two cups of water to the bottom of your Instant Pot. Insert wire roasting rack. Place the wrapped foil packet on the rack and seal the lid. Set your Instant Pot on manual to high pressure for 40 minutes.

  5. After the timer goes off allow the pressure to release then carefully remove the foil packet. Set it aside and allow it to cool. When the seitan has cooled enough to work with remove it from the foil packet. At this point we like to let the seitan sit overnight in the fridge. This step is not completely necessary but we have found that it gives the seitan a denser meatier texture.

  6. When ready to serve cut the seitan into chunks and grind it up in your food processor for a pulled BBQ ground texture. Then add the ground seitan to a skillet and mix in 1/2 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce. Heat and then serve on sandwich buns. Optional fixings to add to your sandwich include coleslaw and dill pickles.