Traditional yet contemporary. Liver Berlin Style is a thing of the past. We take the classic and prepare it entirely plant-based. The result is this recipe for Seitan Berlin Style.
But what does Berlin Style actually mean? Liver Berlin Style is fried liver, mostly veal liver, served with braised onions and caramelised apple slices. A great combination of sweetness, acidity and savory flavors. As a filling side dish, usually mashed potatoes are served with it.
We stay true to this hearty combination. For our vegan version of the Liver Berlin Style, home-made seitan steak is served as a source of protein. It has a nice, firm texture and is still juicy. The seitan can wonderfully prepared in advance. In the marinade it keeps fresh in the refrigerator for a few days. So you don’t have to prepare too many components at the same time.
If you want to save yourself the work of the seitan steaks completely, you could also use store-bought seitan, (smoked) tofu, tempeh, (portobello) mushrooms or simply a vegetable of your choice. As always, our recipe is only a recommendation, which you can change according to your preferences and eating habits.
Seitan Berlin Style
Ingredients
Seitan + Sauce
- 4 seitan steaks, see below for recipe
- 250 ml vegetable stock, e.g. from seitan making
- 1 tbsp wheat flour
Mashed Potatoes
- 1 kg potatoes, starchy
- 5 tbsp vegan butter
- 200 ml plant milk
- nutmeg, grated
- salt + pepper
Braised Onions
- 3 onions
- 1 tbsp wheat flour
- salt + pepper
- vegetable oil
Caramelised Apple Slices
- 2 apples
- sugar
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Preparation
- Wash the potatoes with skin on, place on baking paper and cook in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for about 1 hour until they are soft.
- Press the hot potatoes through a potato press (alternatively peel and mash). Warm the plant milk together with the vegan butter. Mix in the potatoes. Season the mashed potatoes with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Wash the apples, remove the core and cut into approximately 1 cm thick slices. Sprinkle each apple ring with a pinch of sugar. Caramelize the apple slices in a pan with the vegetable oil on both sides over a medium to high temperature. This takes about 1-2 minutes per side.
- Cut the onions into fine slices, mix with the flour and season with salt and pepper. Braise in the same pan at medium temperature with a good dash of vegetable oil for about 5 minutes.
- Cover the seitan steaks nicely with the marinade on all sides before frying them. Otherwise add some oil to the pan. Then fry briefly on both sides with high heat and remove.
- Then stir in the flour for the sauce in the pan and sauté briefly. Deglaze with 250 ml of stock and let it boil for 1 minute while stirring.
Song of the recipe:
“Du weißt ich liebe Dich, so viel, Berlin”. <3 <3 <3
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Seitan Steaks
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 150 g vital wheat gluten flour**
- 35 g chickpea flour
- 1,5 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes**
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
Wet Ingredients
- 150 ml water
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp mustard
Broth
- 650 ml vegetable stock, strong
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
Marinade
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp marjoram
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Preparation
- Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Mix the wet ingredients and pour over the dry ingredients. Knead everything to a smooth dough for 2-3 minutes. Cut the dough into 4 pieces of approximately the same size and let them rest for 10 minutes.
- Mix the broth, bring to a boil in a saucepan and switch down temperature so that it is boiling just a little. Form and stretch the seitan pices into very thin steaks and simmer them for 15 minutes. Take them out, let them cool and gently squeeze out the excess liquid. Keep the broth for later use.
- Mix the marinade. Let the seitan steaks soak in the marinade for a few hours, preferably overnight.
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