BBQ Seitan

Description
Prep time: 1½ to 2 hours (most of time is in cooking)

Ingredients

 * 1¼ lbs raw seitan (1 box seitan quick mix)
 * ¼ cup oil for frying
 * 3 strips kombu sea vegetable (2 to 3 strips about 12 inches)
 * 1½ cups B-B-Q sauce of choice

Directions

 * 1) Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and fry seitan pieces for a few minutes on each side until lightly browned.
 * 2) Soak kombu until soft, then cut into sixteen pieces.
 * 3) Line bottom of 9-inch baking dish with half the kombu.
 * 4) Place a piece of fried seitan on each piece of kombu, overlapping if necessary, to make an even layer.
 * 5) Place remaining pieces of kombu on top of each piece of seitan.
 * 6) Pour B-B-Q sauce on top, then spread with a spoon to cover surfaces.
 * 7) Gently add enough water so that the seitan pieces are almost floating.
 * 8) Cover and bake at 350°F.
 * 9) For one hour.
 * 10) Add more water if necessary to keep seitan very moist.