Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 i'm not a big fan of most meat substitutes because they're so processed...but i love seitan because it makes a lot of mexican foods taste totally authentic. i'm sick of spending so much money on the pre-made crap so i embarked on making my own from VWG and it turned out awesome! but it made a ton and i don't think it will all get used in five days. can i freeze it? do i just freeze the seitan itself or should i freeze it with broth? any tips? chandelle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 I freeze mine when I make a double batch (sometimes spiced differently in the second) I didn't freeze in the broth, just wrapped it well in waxed paper (maybe it was plastic wrap) and then foil and then in a freezer bag. Probably overkill on it, unless you are not going to use it for a long while. I think it was pretty waterlogged with the broth though. I make sure to keep it that way. We didn't notice any problems with the texture changing (there was none). Flavor was fine too. Missie On 2/20/07, chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: > > i'm not a big fan of most meat substitutes because they're so > processed...but i love seitan because it makes a lot of mexican foods > taste > totally authentic. i'm sick of spending so much money on the pre-made crap > so i embarked on making my own from VWG and it turned out awesome! but it > made a ton and i don't think it will all get used in five days. can i > freeze it? do i just freeze the seitan itself or should i freeze it with > broth? any tips? > > chandelle' > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 I made seitan and I froze it without the liquid. It came out fine when I defrosted it. I don't think it matters, but it seems less messy to freeze it without the broth. Mary PS I'm new. - chandelle' Tuesday, February 20, 2007 4:44 PM freezing seitan i'm not a big fan of most meat substitutes because they're so processed...but i love seitan because it makes a lot of mexican foods taste totally authentic. i'm sick of spending so much money on the pre-made crap so i embarked on making my own from VWG and it turned out awesome! but it made a ton and i don't think it will all get used in five days. can i freeze it? do i just freeze the seitan itself or should i freeze it with broth? any tips? chandelle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Haha, I'm thinking of hell freezing over jokes. I don't know if you can freeze it, I just wonder why they named it seitan! Another vegetarian and I on a rat group were being told pretty much that vegetarians are arrogant and evil, so we had a private conversation and she said we were " seitan worshippers. " chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: i'm not a big fan of most meat substitutes because they're so processed...but i love seitan because it makes a lot of mexican foods taste totally authentic. i'm sick of spending so much money on the pre-made crap so i embarked on making my own from VWG and it turned out awesome! but it made a ton and i don't think it will all get used in five days. can i freeze it? do i just freeze the seitan itself or should i freeze it with broth? any tips? chandelle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Another name for it is gluten or wheat meat. I use the name of gluten. I never use the name of seitan because of the way it sounds. It is all the same product. Judy - Kadee M Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:15 PM Re: freezing seitan Haha, I'm thinking of hell freezing over jokes. I don't know if you can freeze it, I just wonder why they named it seitan! Another vegetarian and I on a rat group were being told pretty much that vegetarians are arrogant and evil, so we had a private conversation and she said we were " seitan worshippers. " chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: i'm not a big fan of most meat substitutes because they're so processed...but i love seitan because it makes a lot of mexican foods taste totally authentic. i'm sick of spending so much money on the pre-made crap so i embarked on making my own from VWG and it turned out awesome! but it made a ton and i don't think it will all get used in five days. can i freeze it? do i just freeze the seitan itself or should i freeze it with broth? any tips? chandelle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 I often pronounce it " seetan.' It just sounds a bit better than seitan or gluten. My mom and grandmother always made gluten but got out of the habit awhile ago. I'm not really sure why. I'd like to start making it but haven't really had much luck yet (they didn't get too creative with the spices but it was still great, especially on the bbq). Anyway, I bought the Simply Heavenly cookbook and tried the recipes in there. The oven fried gluten was awesome (even omni husband loved it) but my sucess with the rest has been poor. Has anyone use this cookbook? It's hard to find (I got mine on eBay after reading some reviews on lin). Or, can anyone share their gluten tips with me? I prefer to use the gluten flour rather do it from scratch (busy mom with two kids and new job!) but would be willing to try anything. Thanks! Paula wwjd <jtwigg Wednesday, February 21, 2007 7:48:51 AM Re: freezing seitan Another name for it is gluten or wheat meat. I use the name of gluten. I never use the name of seitan because of the way it sounds. It is all the same product. Judy - Kadee M @gro ups.com Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:15 PM Re: freezing seitan Haha, I'm thinking of hell freezing over jokes. I don't know if you can freeze it, I just wonder why they named it seitan! Another vegetarian and I on a rat group were being told pretty much that vegetarians are arrogant and evil, so we had a private conversation and she said we were " seitan worshippers. " chandelle' <earthmother213@ gmail.com> wrote: i'm not a big fan of most meat substitutes because they're so processed... but i love seitan because it makes a lot of mexican foods taste totally authentic. i'm sick of spending so much money on the pre-made crap so i embarked on making my own from VWG and it turned out awesome! but it made a ton and i don't think it will all get used in five days. can i freeze it? do i just freeze the seitan itself or should i freeze it with broth? any tips? chandelle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Until this thread, I never made the connection (and I've been eating the stuff for years). wwjd <jtwigg wrote: Another name for it is gluten or wheat meat. I use the name of gluten. I never use the name of seitan because of the way it sounds. It is all the same product. Judy - Kadee M Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:15 PM Re: freezing seitan Haha, I'm thinking of hell freezing over jokes. I don't know if you can freeze it, I just wonder why they named it seitan! Another vegetarian and I on a rat group were being told pretty much that vegetarians are arrogant and evil, so we had a private conversation and she said we were " seitan worshippers. " chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: i'm not a big fan of most meat substitutes because they're so processed...but i love seitan because it makes a lot of mexican foods taste totally authentic. i'm sick of spending so much money on the pre-made crap so i embarked on making my own from VWG and it turned out awesome! but it made a ton and i don't think it will all get used in five days. can i freeze it? do i just freeze the seitan itself or should i freeze it with broth? any tips? chandelle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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