MAUI- MOCK BEEF BROCCOLI RECIPE

Omit the meat, feel better, and I'm not knocking the meat or beef industry or animal eaters, not at all, but... if you are eating too much meats, maybe it's time to get into a few vegetarian meals, and there's some good recipes out there, and you can make almost anything by taking out the meat and substituting it with a tofu, or other protein like wheat gluten or seitan.


Let's do a dish made with seitan instead of beef, and let's do a Chinese stir fry, instead of Beef Broccoli, we'll do a Seitan Broccoli, or we can rename this dish and simply call this dish a Mock Beef Broccoli.


Here are the ingredients you'll need.


10 oz. of Seitan, cut into small pieces
1 tsp. minced ginger
1 tsp. minced garlic


Marinade (Mix these together)
1/2 cup of Bragg Liquid Amino
1 tbsp. of vinegar
1 tbsp. of sesame oil
1 tsp. ground 5 spice
1 tbsp. safflower oil
1 tsp. sugar


Mix these two as a thickener
1 tbsp. arrow root
3 tbsp. water


8 oz. of broccoli tops (Blanced in hot water)


Salt and pepper to taste


1. Heat up a wok with 2 tbsp. of oil over medium heat
2. Add the sliced Seitan to the marinade.
3. Heat up ginger and garlic for a few seconds until aroma comes out.
4. Add the Seitan to the wok, stir fry for a couple of minutes, add in marinade, until it starts to bubble, add in the arrow root and water mixture to thicken the sauce, when thick add in the blanched broccoli tops, stir heat through, add salt and pepper to taste, serve with white or Jasmine rice.

Pictured is a piece of Seitan, a perfect meat or beef substitute.

Packaged Seitan retail. Look for different brands at your local natural foods store. On Maui see my friends at Down to Earth Natural Foods on Dairy Road near the airport.