I dunno. I mix the gluten, BLA, little bit of flour, garlic, water and sometimes liquid smoke together, then I either boil or bake it. It always comes out tasting very... gluteny. :/
I've pretty much figured out how to get the texture right, but how do I make it not taste weird?
Use the tiniest bit of lemon zest in your gluten, seriously it helps cut the "gluten-flour" taste. Experiment with spices, I use more than most recipes say...
Use the tiniest bit of lemon zest in your gluten, seriously it helps cut the "gluten-flour" taste. Experiment with spices, I use more than most recipes say...
Seasoning needs to be strong with the addition of both an acid (lemon juice) and a sugar (maple syrup). For 2 cups of flour I would use 3 TBS of herbs and spices (chilli, sage, oregano, cumin etc), 1 stock cube, 1 tbs each of miso, acid and sugar + 2 tsp each of salt and pepper. You also need a fat like 2-3 tbs veg oil.
Secondly, you need to cook it for a lot longer than you think or most recipes suggest. Baking wrapped in foil in the oven or steaming is about 90 minutes, flipping halfway through. Simmering in broth is generally hard to do as it easily gets waterlogged -- I just don't do it and stick to baking or steaming, tightly wrapped in foil.
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