Vegan Ginger Beef

Name: Vegan Ginger Beef
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 batch beefy beefless seitan (500g/17oz) OR see notes for substitutions; 1 cup cold water; 1/4 cup ground flax seed (or ground chia seed); 1/4 cup cornstarch; oil for frying; 2 teaspoons cooking oil, such as canola or peanut oil; 2 teaspoons finely grated ginger; 2 teaspoons coarse grated ginger (optional); 2 teaspoons minced garlic (about 3 cloves); 1 teaspoon red chili flakes; 1 fresh red chili, deseeded, finely chopped (optional); 1 teaspoon sesame seeds (optional); 1/2 cup white or brown sugar; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 1/4 cup light soy sauce (or gluten-free tamari); 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

Cook:25min

Spicy sweet and sour ginger sauce lightly coats a crispy fried batter enveloping tender homemade beefy beefless seitan in this vegan version of the Chinese Canadian take-out classic: ginger fried beef. Since this uses homemade seitan that needs to be steamed for an hour to cook, then cooled for several hours before slicing, it's best to make the beefy beefless seitan a day ahead so you have plenty of time. Beefy beefless seitan can be made ahead and frozen so you can defrost and cook it up anytime. The cook time in this recipe starts after you have your cooled seitan ready. Customize this vegan ginger beef to your taste. Choose white sugar in this recipe for a more classic flavour or brown sugar for a richer taste. Include the optional coarse grated ginger for a powerful ginger flavour or leave it out if you're not used to the flavour of ginger. You can make this recipe less spicy by reducing the amount of dried red chilies. Or add extra heat with the addition of a de-seeded fresh red chili. This is your vegan ginger beef and there are no rules! Pin this recipe

Updated at: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:02:26 GMT