Vegan Pot Roast

Slow Cooker Seitan Pot Roast


1 sweet yellow onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 pound baby carrots
1 pound small red skinned potatoes, quartered
salt and pepper (pepper optional)
1 cup vegetable stock
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
2 cups gluten flour
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 1/2cup water or more as needed
3 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 Tablespoon ketchup




1. Arrange the onion, carrots, and potatoes in the bottom of a lightly oiled slow cooker. Season the vegetables to taste with the salt and pepper and add the stock, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoons of thyme and marjoram.


2. In a large bowl, combine the gluten flour, onion powder, thyme, marjoram, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Add the water, soy sauce, and ketchup. Mix well, adding a little more water if the mixture is too dry, then knead for 2 minutes until smooth. Shape the gluten to fit inside your cooker and place on top of the vegetables. Put a lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 4 hours, or until the seitan and vegetables are cooked.


3. To serve, remove the vegetables from the slow cooker. Cut the seitan into slices and arrange them on a serving platter. Surround with the vegetables and spoon the cooking liquid over all.


Serves 4.


For my slow cooker I had to cook this on high for about 6 hours. I didnt think that the gluten was getting done enough on top of the veggies after a few hours so I removed the roast and veggies and placed the gluten in the bottom of the crock in the broth and then finished cooking it, after it was done, I removed everything again and made a gravy with the broth. Next time I make this I will place the gluten in the bottom of the cooker to start with.

For the gravy:

I put a few tablespoons of oil in a skillet, then when it was hot I added a handful of flour, I mixed it in, then let it start to brown. I then added the liquid from the crock pot and 2cups of cashew milk that I made in the blender. Whisked it smooth and poured it over the sliced gluten roast and veggies.