Seitan stew with sauerkraut

Things have been kind of Eastern European around here. Last night we had golabki. And tonight we had this stew, which was based on a recipe from Peter Berley's Modern Vegetarian Kitchen: Beer-braised seitan with sauerkraut and onions. (I didn't have enough beer on hand, so the braising broth was about 1/4 beer, and the rest was broth and a little bit of sauerkraut juice. I also added some tomato paste. The seitan was based on Isa's Spicy Pinto Sausages, with different spices (mainly thyme and pepper).)

This recipe finished off two mostly empty jars of sauerkraut, and for good measure I threw in the last of my pickled brussels sprouts (recipe here). Adding the brussels sprouts was a very good idea.

I thought this stew was amazing, but then, I do have a weakness for sauerkraut.