Seitan and Cauliflower

Seitan, a vegetarian food made from wheat gluten, and cauliflower simmered in a mushroom gravy is a hearty main dish for a vegetarian diet.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 347 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup water, or as needed
• 2 cubes vegetable bouillon
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste (Optional)
• 1 pinch dried thyme, or to taste (Optional)
• 1 (8 ounce) package seitan, sliced
• ½ cup mushrooms, cut into bite-size pieces, or to taste
• 1 pinch dried rosemary, or to taste (Optional)
• 1 small head cauliflower, cut into bite-size pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute seitan until cooked through and browned, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and cover with a lid.

Step 2

Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Whisk flour into mushroom mixture using a fork until mushrooms are coated, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 3

Slowly pour water into mushroom-flour mixture while constantly stirring with a fork until smooth; add bouillon cubes. Decrease heat to medium-low and continue stirring until bouillon is dissolved and gravy is smooth, 5 to 10 minutes more. Season gravy with cayenne pepper, rosemary, and thyme.

Step 4

Mix cauliflower into seitan; cook and stir over medium heat until cauliflower is slightly softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add gravy; bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover skillet, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until seitan is softened, 7 to 10 minutes.