Vegan london broil

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
poundsSeitan, uncooked
8cupsWater
cupTamari
2cupsPeanut oil
1cupWater
2tablespoonsApple cider vinegar
2tablespoonsTamari
17\" strip kombu
6Thin slices fresh ginger
1cupMiso sauce
1tablespoonHoney
1cupWhite miso
¼cupOnions, chopped
8ouncesFirm tofu

Directions

MISO SAUCE

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 375 F.

Place seitan in an 8" square cake pan. Allow to rest until it spreads to fill the pan. Place pan inside a second, larger pan. Bake for one hour.

Divide seitan into 8 equal pieces.

In a large saucepan, combine water, tamari, kombu, ginger and seitan.

Cover and simmer for about 45 minutes. (If using a pressure cooker, reduce liquid by ½ and cook for 20 to 25 minutes.) You may leave the seitan in the stock for several hours for added flavor, if you wish.

Remove seitan from stock and drain. Brush with a little Miso Sauce, and broil until lightly browned.

Serve hot with additional sauce.

Miso sauce:

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. If sauce begins to separate, add more tofu.

Pour sauce into a saucepan and simmer gently for 5 minutes or until heated through.

Bro. Ron Pickarski earned a bronze medal in the 1984 Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt, Germany, for this dish.

From _Friendly Foods_, by Bro. Ron Pickarski, reprinted in _Vegetarian Gourmet_, Winter, 1992.