Laura’s General Tso's Seitan

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb seitan, in strips
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup distilled vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 garlic cloves, minced or 1 teaspoon minced garlic, to taste
• 1 teaspoon peeled and minced gingerroot
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 large eggs or 1/4 cup egg , beaten lightly
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 dried hot red chiles, seeded (and veins taken out, if you want extra heat removed)
• cooked rice, for serving

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl combine the soy sauce, vinegar, 1/2 cup water, sugar, garlic, and ginger root.
• 2 in another bowl, combine the egg and cornstarch and dip the seitan pieces.
• 3 heat the oil in a wok or deep, heavy skillet until very hot, add the seitan and fry it for 4 to 6 minutes, or until it is crisp-ish. (this was so much better after i finally broke down and bought a wok. it really does make a huge difference!).
• 4 add the soy sauce mixture and the chile peppers and cook the mixture over moderately high heat for 2 minutes, or until heated through. (i usually bring the sauce to a boil after i've poured it on, and then reduce the heat to simmer until it's as thick as i want it. it takes about five minutes, because i like the sauce pretty thick.).
• 5 serve with cooked rice and enjoy!
• 6 laura says: “this is more than enough for the three of us with left overs the next day, and it's really yummy. i'm actually not much of a chef, so i tend to keep it simple and quick.â€?.