Vegan Chilli Lime Chick'un | Tongan Recipe

plant-based chick'un

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: seitan

Tofu is lower in calories and can be more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Vinegar is a cost-effective acid alternative.

chili powder

🥗Healthier: cayenne pepper

💰Cheaper: paprika

Paprika can provide a milder flavor at a lower cost.

Combine vital wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, and poultry seasoning in a bowl.

Add veggie broth, miso, and liquid smoke to the dry ingredients and mix together.

Knead the mixture for about 5 minutes and let it rest for 10 minutes.

Prepare the simmering liquid with 4.5 cups of broth and chopped onion.

Once the broth is boiling, reduce heat and add the seitan pieces, cooking for 1.5 hours while stirring occasionally.

Prepare the marinade by microplaning garlic and ginger, toasting coriander and cardamom seeds, and grinding them together.

Mix the marinade ingredients: oil, lime juice, half an onion, pineapple juice, dijon mustard, and nutmeg.

Add the cooked seitan to the marinade and let it soak in the flavors.

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