“Buddha’s Delight” Stew with Seitan, Green Vegetables, and Mushrooms

Name: “Buddha’s Delight” Stew with Seitan, Green Vegetables, and Mushrooms
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: 16 ounces seitan, broth reserved; 1 large bunch broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces; 2 cups fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces; 3 large carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 4 ounces fine rice noodles; 1 recipe Asian Mushroom Broth (page 15), with trimmed shiitake mushrooms, or one 32-ounce carton low-sodium vegetable broth; 1 1/2 cups crimini, baby bella, or small white mushrooms; One 15-ounce can baby corn, drained (reserve liquid for another use); 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce, or to taste

December 9, 2011

Inspired by a favorite vegetarian Chinese restaurant dish, this stew is enhanced with protein-packed seitan. Made from cooked wheat gluten, seitan is sometimes called “wheat meat,” as it resembles beef chunks. Though dense and chewy and somewhat “meaty,” seitan is low in fat, quite high in protein, and its grainy flavor will likely not put off those who don’t care for meat.

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