Ring-Around Gluten Loaf

 Ingredients

• 1/2 kilo ground gluten

• 1 cup soft bread crumbs

• 1/3 cups evaporated milk

• 1/4 cup catsup

• 1 cup cheese, shredded

• 1 egg

• Salt

• 1 teaspoon mustard

• 1/4 teaspoon oregano

• 1/2 cup minced onion

• 3 cups cooked mashed potato

Procedure

• Combine all ingredients except mashed potatoes; blend and turn into greased 5-cup ring mold, place in baking sheet.

• Bake in moderate oven 1 hour. Invert on serving platter.

• Fill the center of the ring with freshly mashed potatoes.

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Steamed "Glufu"

 Ingredients

• 1 cup ground gluten

• 1 cup mashed tokwa (tofu)

• 1 small onion, minced

• 1 tablespoon green onion, minced

• 1 tablespoon green pepper, minced

• 2 eggs, well-beaten

• Salt, soy sauce

• 4 eggs, well-beaten

• Oil

Procedure

• Saute onion till brown. Add pepper, gluten, tokwa, salt, and soy sauce.

• Cook in slow fire till all juice is gone.

• In another pan or skillet, cook half of beaten egg as thin and as wide as possible.

• Remove and place on a wide plate, being careful not to tear the egg. Do the same with the other half.

• Place half of "glufu" mixture on one piece of egg and roll tight. Repeat with the other egg.

• Place in a baking dish or pan and steam.

• Slice and arrange in a platter. Serve with any sauce desired.

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How to Prepare White Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons celery, chopped fine

• 1 cup milk

• 1 egg, beaten

• 1/4 cup white bread crumbs

• 1 small onion, minced

• Bouillon stock

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Procedure

• Scald milk in double boiler; add bread crumbs and cook over low heat for 20 minutes.

• Add milk mixture to beaten egg, stirring well. Set aside.

• Brown minced onion and chopped celery in olive oil. Stir in mixture.

• Add bouillon stock and simmer 10 more minutes.

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Savory Drumstick a la Cor

Ingredients

• 1 cup ground, fried gluten

• 1/2 cup almond or cashew nuts

• 1/2 teaspoon sage

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon savory seasonings

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• 2 tablespoons onions, minced

• 1 cup white sauce

Procedure

• Brown the onion and sage and combine with all other ingredients.

• Mold or shape into drumsticks.

• Roll in egg and then in crushed cornflakes or bread crumbs.

• Fry and cover with white sauce.

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Swiss Steak

Ingredients

• 1/2 kilo gluten, sliced into steaks
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 cup minced onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups lemon-lime drink
• 2 tablespoons tomato catsup
• 2 cups diced potatoes, fried
• 1/4 cup water

Procedure

• Combine the flour and salt. Roll gluten in it.
• Brown the steaks on both sides in the melted margarine. Set aside.
• Saute garlic and onion. 
• Add the rest of the ingredients, including the leftover flour-salt mixture.
• Cook till thickened.

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Fried Gluten in Tahure Sauce

Ingredients

• 3 cups gluten strips
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 1 cube tahure
• 1 cup sliced tomatoes
• 1/4 cup water
• Salt, as desired
• 1/2 teaspoon MSG (optional)

Procedure

• Lightly fry gluten and set aside.
• Saute the garlic and onions in oil.
• Add the tomatoes and cook for about 3 minutes.
• Add the water and the tahure.
• Mash with the back of the spoon. Season with salt and MSG. 
• Simmer for 5 minutes. 
• Add the fried gluten and let simmer for 5 more minutes. Makes 5 to 6 servings.

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