Sweet & Sour Seitan
5
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Here's a healthy spin on a Chinese-restaurant classic. This version uses seitan, a vegetarian protein. If you don't want to use seitan, the recipe is just as flavorful and delicious with grilled chicken or shrimp instead. So the next time you get a hankering for Chinese, skip the restaurant and make it yourself!
Ingredients
Canola oil
1 Tbsp
Onion
1 large, sweet, cut into 1/4-inch half moons
Red bell pepper
1 large, cut into 1-inch pieces
Seitan slice
16 oz, rinsed and patted dry, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
Canned pineapple packed in juice
1 cup(s), chunks, undrained
Less sodium soy sauce
1 Tbsp
Apple cider vinegar
2 tsp
Arrowroot starch (flour)
4 tsp
Water
2 Tbsp
Scallions
2 medium, sliced diagonally (for garnish)
Instructions
1
Place oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and red pepper; cook until vegetables start to brown, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add seitan and cook for 2 minutes more. Add pineapple and 1/2 cup of its juice, soy sauce and vinegar; stir to combine and cook 2 minutes more.
2
Mix arrowroot with 2 tablespoons of water in a cup; stir to combine and add to skillet. Increase heat to high so mixture boils; cook until sauce has thickened, about 3 minutes. Garnish with scallion and serve. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.
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