Seitan Chops Alongside Apple Tree Sauce

March 9, 2015

I was then taken yesteryear the chops from Bryant Terry's recipe that I similar a shot started scheming almost a crisper, less gravy-drenched agency to savor them. I striking on apple tree sauce, which triggered vague associations amongst suburban USAmerican domicile cooking. While pork in addition to apple tree get got long gone together, a flake of googling suggests that pork chops in addition to apple tree sauce are a Brady Brunch-era trend; truly I'm to a greater extent than familiar amongst them from The Simpsons.

I took inspiration from a twain of online recipes, most notably this 1 on Epicurious, in addition to made role of but about apple tree puree inwards the pantry. The procedure is almost embarrassingly simple, in addition to amongst this specially practiced batch of seitan, the results were impressive. The chops were lightly seasoned in addition to golden crusted, but held their wet in addition to tasted tender.

On the side, Michael prepared blanched broccoli in addition to Bryant Terry's slightly to a greater extent than effortful in addition to e'er delectable mashed potatoes. Neither of us experience major nostalgia for meat-and-three-veg meals, but this 1 mightiness larn inwards our regular repertoire regardless.

Seitan chops amongst apple tree sauce
(inspired yesteryear an Epicurious recipe
... in addition to a third-hand experience of USAmerican cuisine)

chops
two tablespoons arrowroot/tapioca flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
two seitan 'chops', 1cm thick
1 tablespoon oil

sauce
140g tub apple tree puree
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon solid put down allspice
tabular array salt in addition to pepper

In a little bowl, stir together the arrowroot, salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary in addition to garlic powder. Dredge each seitan chop through the seasoned flour to lightly coat it all over. Heat the stone oil inwards a frypan in addition to pocket-size the dredged chops on both sides until golden.

To brand the sauce, estrus all the ingredients together inwards a little saucepan. When it's fourth dimension to serve, house 1 chop on each plate. Remove the bay leafage from the sauce in addition to spoon the sauce over the seitan chops.