Seitan and dumplings
Feb. 12th, 2009 04:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aprilstarchildChop an onion or two, most of a pound of seitan, and a few handfuls of mushrooms. Saute in some oil until the onions are soft. Add a couple of carrots and ribs of celery and some water and boullion until it looks sorta stew-y.
Turn up the heat, and as it's coming to a boil, make some dumpling dough. I like this one a lot, but most biscuit dough recipes work too, although you may want to halve them or they won't fit. Either way, same idea: plop pieces of dough on top of simmering stew, put on lid, simmer for the same amount of time it takes to bake biscuits, and voila!!
OMG....so good.
Variations: vary the veggies, obviously. More or less broth. Different kinds of mushrooms (buttons, shiitakes, cremini are all good). I also love putting parsley in the biscuit dough.
If seitan is too expensive (it *is* rather pricey, and every time I try to make it, it turns out spongey and gross), skip that and put a can or two of white/cannelini beans in with the veggies.
Turn up the heat, and as it's coming to a boil, make some dumpling dough. I like this one a lot, but most biscuit dough recipes work too, although you may want to halve them or they won't fit. Either way, same idea: plop pieces of dough on top of simmering stew, put on lid, simmer for the same amount of time it takes to bake biscuits, and voila!!
OMG....so good.
Variations: vary the veggies, obviously. More or less broth. Different kinds of mushrooms (buttons, shiitakes, cremini are all good). I also love putting parsley in the biscuit dough.
If seitan is too expensive (it *is* rather pricey, and every time I try to make it, it turns out spongey and gross), skip that and put a can or two of white/cannelini beans in with the veggies.
