SEITAN FAJITAS & GUACAMOLE

It is time for a new recipe. Rebel Food Club proudly presents: seitan fajitas and guacamole!

Seitan what? I guess seitan might be a new thing for many people, so I decided to make another post completely dedicated to seitan later this week. For now, let it be mentioned that seitan is a meat substitute made from wheat gluten, and is not actually too hard to make by yourself. (Recipe coming soon!)

Another option is to buy seitan ready made. In Mexico, you can find ready made seitan in vegan stores and some well-equipped grocery stores, such as City Market, but according to my experience, seitan is still relatively unknown here in Mexico. (Also, it tends to be many times more expensive ready made, so making it yourself is usually worth it.)

Then why use seitan instead of other options, like soy? Seitan is very unique meat substitute that, because of its consistency and neutral flavor, can come very close to meat. In fact, if this dish was offered to 10 people, who didn't know what it was, probably 8 or 9 of them would actually think it's meat.

I have included a special marinade in this post, that can be used to marinate any meat substitute (tofu, mushrooms, soy) for a meatier flavor. So, in case you want to try these fajitas out and don't have any seitan available, you can use some of these other options with the smoky marinade.

Here's what you need.

SMOKY SEITAN MARINADE (for 400g of self made seitan)

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup tomato paste

1 tbsp liquid smoke

1 tbsp paprika powder

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp onion powder

2 tbsp agave syrup

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl.

2. Stir with a spoon until smooth.
3. Mix the marinade into sliced seitan and refridgerate for couple of hours, or for the best result, overnight.

SEITAN FAJITAS (3-4 servings)

400g seitan (see the recipe)

3 bell peppers (red, yellow and green)

1 onion

150g cherry tomatoes

wheat tortillas

self made guacamole (recipe below)

olive oil

1. Chop the onions and the bell peppers into fine, 5-6cm slices.

2. Heat oil in a pan and add the onions. Cook 2 minutes in medium heat.

3. Add marinated seitan into the pan and cook 5-10 minutes in high heat.

4. Finally add the chopped bell peppers and cook some 2-4 minutes more.
5. Turn off the heat and add the cherry tomatoes.

GUACAMOLE

3-4 avocados

2 tomatoes

1/2 red onion

1/2-1 chile serrano

1/2 cup fresh coriander

4-5 limes

1 tsp salt

1/4 black pepper

1/2 garlic powder

1. Mash together the avocados, lime juice and salt.

2. Chop the onion, chile, coriander and tomatoes and add them into the mix.

3. Stir in the black pepper and garlic powder. Refridgerate 1 hour before serving.

When all of your ingredients are ready, heat the wheat tortillas on a pan or in a microwave oven. Wrap the tortillas in a towel to keep them warm. Serve the fajitas straight from a steamy hot pan and the guacamole from a fresh bowl. If you want, you can add some vegan sour cream or spicy salsa into your tortilla wraps.

Enjoy! :)