Ingredients
Seitan Chicken:
- 1 cup vital wheat gluten
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp chickpea flour
- 4 cups vegan chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 2 cups neutral oil (for frying)
Breading:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp paprika salt & pepper to taste
The Orange Sauce
- 1 cup orange juice
- 3 slices of orange
- 1 1/2 tbsp white vinegar
- 1/2 tbsp sriracha (add more if you like extra spice)
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- thickening slurry using 1 tbsp corn starch & 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp chili flakes
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp minced ginger
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp white or black sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp chopped green onion
Instructions
- Make the seitan chicken: Whisk together seitan dry ingredients until combined. Add 1 cup broth and stir until it forms a dough ball.
- Knead a few times with your hands until dough has no dry spots.
- Add rest of broth (3 cups) to instant pot. Rip off chunks of seitan and add to pot. Cook on “manual” for 15 minutes. Once it is done, quick release steam.
- Meanwhile, whisk together breading ingredients. Remove seitan from broth and toss in the breading mixture until coated.
- Heat a large frying pan with neutral oil. When hot, add seitan and fry a few minutes per side until crispy and golden brown. Remove from pan and plate into a paper towel-lined bowl to rest. (NOTE: If you don’t want to bread the chicken bites, simply toss in cornstarch and cook using the same frying instructions)
- Make the sauce: In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, add the oil, garlic powder and chili flakes. toast for approximately 1 minute before adding in the orange juice, minced ginger, vinegar, sriracha, brown sugar and soy sauce. simmer for 3-4 minutes and fully combine.
- Add the orange slices and the cornstarch mixture to thicken. Once fully combined, add the seitan chicken bites, letting them fully coat and simmer until sauce is thickened and sticking to the bites. Remove from heat and serve with green onion and white sesame seeds to garnish.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 30