The belated St. Patty’s Post
By Monica on March 20th, 2008
So I’m a few days late, but better late than never! I’ve been waiting for St. Patty’s Day to roll around ever since I first saw this recipe for Corned Beef Seitan on Everyday Dish.
It looks pretty corned ‘beefy’, no? I followed the recipe for the seitan roast, but decided to add a little flare: After cooking the seitan, I coated it in about 4 tablespoons of horseradish and then rubbed it with fresh cracked pepper. Now it really looks corned ‘beefy’!
Into the oven it went, along with a load of cabbage, carrots, potatoes, a couple onions, and about 1 cup of vegetable stock. Covered at 350 degrees, about 45 minutes did it until all the vegetables were tender.
This was good enough to be omni-approved at our St. Patty’s Day feast and made for wicked sandwiches the next couple of days. I’m so glad I have that 25 pounds of vital wheat gluten now; having so much on hand frees me up to try these fun seitan experiments!
Seitan Corned Beef
Recipe from Brian McCarthy, posted at Everyday Dish
1 gallon of water (to boil loaf)
Dry Ingredients
2 cups vital wheat gluten flour
2T granulated onion
2T paprika
2T fennel seed (coarsely ground)
2T caraway seed (coarsely ground)
1T salt
1t ground cloves
1t ground black pepper
Wet Ingredients
1 cup vegetable broth
1/2 cup olive oil
2T molasses
1T vinegar
Cheese cloth (one double thick 24×16″ piece)
2 6″ pieces of string
Instructions
1) In a large pot, bring one gallon of water to a simmer
2) In a large bowl, whisk together the gluten, onion powder, paprika, fennel, caraway, salt, cloves, and pepper.
3) In a separate bowl, whisk together the vegetable broth, oil, molasses, and vinegar.
4) Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients.
5) Form into a 4″x8″ loaf that will be about 1″ thick.
6) Place corned beef loaf on a cheese cloth and roll-up like a big fat rectangle tootsie-roll (not too tight). Tie each end with a piece of string.
7) Place in simmering water, cover, and simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Take roast out of liquid and remove cheese cloth. Serve warm or place in refrigerator to make sandwiches with later.
Billy says:
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March 20th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Romina says:
Wow I was almost afraid this was a REAL corned beef!!
March 20th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
veggie says:
Billy,
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March 20th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
veggie says:
Your Corned Beef Seitan looks so much like the the corned beef and cabbage I used to make every year.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
March 20th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Tori says:
That looks great! Seitan is so amazing! I think I have only used in 5 times (only 3 making myself) Its the perfect meat substitute.
I like the sound of your sandwiches. Do you pile them with saurkraut?
March 20th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Chocolatecoveredvegan says:
Haha I STILL haven’t gotten my St. Patrick’s Day post up! Maybe after Easter…
March 20th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Lori- the pleasantly plump vegan says:
oh, this looks good! i never had corned beef pre-vegan days but this sounds much better!
March 20th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
VeggieGirl says:
vegan corned beef? incredible. looks amazing!
March 20th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
seitan eater says:
WOW! That seitan is stunning! I want also try to make it, thanks for posting also that nice looking recipe in your blog!
I think I`m going to make some lasagna today(because there is easter time now and we usually feast it with lots of good food!
even though that feast haven`t any religious account among my family.
March 21st, 2008 at 3:09 am
Mihl says:
This freaks me out, because it REALLY looks like corned beef
Amazing.
I guess it’s to late for Happy St. Patrick’s so Happy Easter.
March 21st, 2008 at 3:42 am
Jennifer says:
That really DOES look beefy. I had to do a double take!
March 21st, 2008 at 8:20 am
Wheeler's Vegan Ice Cream says:
Vegan corned beef - YUM! The cabbage and carrots look delicious as well… Happy belated St. Patrick’s Day
March 21st, 2008 at 2:20 pm
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March 21st, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Jackie says:
Wow it looks so real! Thanks for the recipe.
March 23rd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Chocolatecoveredvegan says:
LOL my St. Patrick’s Day post is going to be even MORE belated than yours! Yikes!
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Lyndsay says:
I have to say it..even though others have already stated it - that cornned beef looks so real.
Was it chewy?
March 24th, 2008 at 9:05 am
VKO-Lifestyles of the Chic & Vegan says:
wow- very corn beefy, a little scary in it’s proximation to flesh, but that aside I’m sure it was mighty tasty!
March 25th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Chessa says:
That looks awesome! I saw that recipe a few weeks ago and thought MUST TRY THIS! But it’s great to see someone other than the recipe author making it and having it turn out great - because you just never know. Praise seitan!
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