Seitan Sausage.

These seitan sausages are made from wheat protein and can be added to a wide variety of dishes. Once you have made the basic recipe, try changing up the size, shape, and spice mix to your liking!

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By Shan · Updated October 26, 2026

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Total: 40 min
Serves: 3
Ingredients: 14

Recipe

Seitan Kielbasa Sausage

These seitan sausages are made from wheat protein and can be added to a wide variety of dishes. Once you have made the basic recipe, try changing up the size, shape, and spice mix to your liking!

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Yield: 4 1/2 cups
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
Additional Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

2 1/4 cup hot water
3 3/4 tsp garlic
1 1/2 tsp paprika
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp msg or miso paste any color
1 1/2 tsp dried onion
1 1/2 tsp liquid smoke or hickory powder
3/4 tsp black pepper
3/8 tsp dried thyme
3/8 tsp dried marjoram
1 1/2–3 pinches of dried sage

Dry Ingredients

2 1/4 cups wheat gluten
3/4 cup soy flour wheat flour is okay too

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1 1/2 cup hot water
2 1/2 tsp garlic
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp msg or miso paste any color
1 tsp dried onion
1 tsp liquid smoke or hickory powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp dried marjoram
1-2 pinches of dried sage
1 1/2 cups wheat gluten
1/2 cup soy flour wheat flour is okay too

Instructions

Mix all wet ingredients in one bowl.
Mix dry ingredients.
Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix together until a solid mass is formed.
Lay a square of saran wrap on the counter and roll up 1/3 of the mixture into a sausage shape, twisting off the ends. Repeat 2x for the rest of the seitan mix to make 2 more sausage rolls.
Place a steaming rack in the Instant Pot and set the sausage rolls on to the rack.
Pour 1 cup of water into the pot.
Close the lid, set the valve to sealing and pressure cook (manual) on high pressure for 25 minutes.
Perform a quick release when done. Unwrap sausages carefully!