Seitan Satay with Southeast Asian-style Peanut Sauce
A delicious savory vegan appetizer!
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: healthy, vegan, vegetarian
Servings: 25skewers
Equipment
25 wooden skewers
Ingredients
Peanut Sauce*
1tspgarlicchopped
6ozsmall oniondiced
1tspcrushed red pepper flakes
4lime leaves
2tspcurry powder
1oz.minced lemongrass
1oz.vegetable oil
8oz.coconut milk
2cinnamon sticks
4bay leaves
4oz.rice wine vinegar
10oz.vegetable stock
10oz.peanut butter
8ozUpton's Naturals Italian Seitancut into bite-sized pieces
8ozUpton's Naturals Traditional Seitancut into bite-sized pieces
Instructions
Preheat the grill.
Sauce
Saute the garlic, onion, red pepper flakes, lime leaves, curry powder, and lemongrass for ~5 minutes, then add the remaining ingredients and let simmer for 30 minutes. Stir to prevent the sauce from sticking, then remove the cinnamon sticks/bay leaves to serve.
Satay
Soak wooden skewers in water and add pieces of seitan onto the skewers. Grill for ~5 minutes on each side, then coat each with peanut sauce and grill for 3-4 more minutes on each side. Serve hot!
Notes
*The ingredients to make the sauce yields roughly 1 1/4 pints!