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I was speaking to a lovely Indian lady the other day on the phone and though she didn’t grow up with the fake meat dishes that many of us long for to appease cellular memories of our carefree carnivorous childhood, she did mention that she once had some wonderful fried vegetarian chicken<\/em> and would love to make that herself at home.\u00a0 At our house, fried chickie tenders are a bit hit with my family.\u00a0 We use these as a staple for chickie cacciatore, chickie parmesan,\u00a0 chickie fried steak with gravy or just plain fried chickie with a side of fries!\u00a0 The following is a modified recipe from my basic simple seitan<\/em> that is included in my cookbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This recipe uses a homemade seitan \u2013 which is made from vital wheat gluten.\u00a0 Definitely NOT SOMETHING for people with Celiac Disease or Gluten Sensitivity.<\/p>\n

Vital wheat gluten and is a popular ingredient in many store bought vegetarian meat alternatives.\u00a0 Making seitan at home can be easy and is a frugal way to reduce your reliance on pre-packaged foods.\u00a0 I make a big batch on the weekend so that I can use it for more meals during the week.<\/p>\n

If you Google Seitan\u00a0Recipes you will find a large variety of cooking methods and ingredients.\u00a0\u00a0 Additions of brewer\u2019s yeast adds nutrients, tapioca pearls texture and the selection of spices can change the entire end result.\u00a0 Below is my basic seitan recipe, a good choice for first time do-it-yourselfers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Basic Simple Seitan<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n