Seitan Buffalo Wings

We have both been huge fans of spicy foods, and prior to going vegan, we enjoyed buffalo wings for their flavor. I did some scouring of the internet and found a recipe for Seitan Buffalo Wings, and we decided to give them a try! They were a hit! I changed the recipe a bit, from the linked recipe above, as I didn't want to make such an extravagant sauce...maybe we'll try their sauce next time!

Seitan Buffalo Wings
Seitan Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp sugar
3 cups "chicken-style" seitan
2 Tbsp oil

Sauce Ingredients:
6 Tbsp vegan butter (Earth Balance)
6 Tbsp Franks hot sauce
Pinch of cayenne
1 Tbsp vinegar


Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients for the seitan, whisking well. Add the seitan pieces and toss well. Place coated seitan pieces on a baking sheet and drizzle with oil. Bake for about 25 minutes until the coating is crisp, turning them over once, halfway through baking.

While the seitan is baking prepare the sauce. Melt the vegan butter in a saucepan, then add the Franks hot sauce, stirring well. Add a pinch or two of cayenne and the vinegar, stir well and keep warm until the wings are done.

Once the wings are done, toss them in the sauce to coat and serve hot, with carrots and celery or your favorite side dish. We enjoyed ours with some homemade oven fries.

These were pretty darn tasty! Next time I will do the sauce differently, as it became a little too thick for my preferences once the wings were tossed in it, but Xavier loved them! Maybe next time we can do something with some spicy BBQ sauce. Mmm...


Stay warm, friends!