Herb-Encrusted Seitan

Haleth's Note:

This seitan is very lightly breaded and fried, so it tastes crispy and delicious without having too much fat. The herbs are key, and really add to the flavor. I used store-bought seitan and broke it into chunks, but you could make your own and cut it however you like. I think it would be excellent with cutlets.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 8 ounces seitan
• ¼ cup flour
• 1 tablespoon dried herbs (blend of basil, oregano, thyme, tarragon, marjoram)
• 1 dash garlic powder
• 1 dash salt
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

1. Stir together flour, herbs, garlic powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
2. Heat olive oil over medium heat in a pan large enough to hold all the seitan without overlapping pieces.
3. Cut seitan into desired size pieces. Toss with flour mixture until well coated.
4. Transfer seitan to frying pan and cook on medium heat until browned and crisp. Turn pieces every few minutes so that all sides are cooked evenly.

Reviews

[morgangeline]

I really liked this! I was using chicken-style seitan that came in small pieces so they got a little dried out - next time I will make some sort of sauce to go with it.

[Three Kids Make Me Crazy]

This was really tasty, but needed a tad more salt, like maybe a teaspoon...But that could have been because I was using homemade seitan, I'm sure the sodium content is way lower than store bought. I used The Spice Hunter's salt free Organic Italian Seasoning (basil, rosemary, marjoram, sage, thyme, and oregano). Kids inhaled it too!