Tokwa Croquettes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 1/2 cups finely chopped tokwa (hard soybean curd)
• 1 slightly beaten egg
• 1/2 cup shredded cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup toasted bread crumbs

Procedure

• Cook onion in margarine till tender, blend in flour.
• Add milk, cook and stir until mixture thickens and bubbles.
• Add remaining ingredients. Chill several hours.
• Shape into patties. Roll in crumbs. Brown in hot oil.

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Tokwa Barbecue Style

Ingredients

• 7 tokwa (hard soybean curd) squares, cut in half and fried
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon pounded garlic
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup lemon-lime
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons sugar

Procedure

• Melt margarine, add the onions, and the rest of the ingredients except the tokwa and cornstarch. Let boil.
• Thicken with the dissolved cornstarch. 
• Add the fried tokwa and cover.
• Let simmer over low fire until half of the liquid is absorbed.

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Gluten Victoire

Ingredients

• 1/3 kilo gluten steak

• 3 tablespoons margarine

• 1/2 small onion, chopped

• 2 teaspoons chopped kinchay (parsley)

• 1/4 teaspoon pounded garlic

• 1/4 cup pimiento strips

• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

• 1/4 cup liquid from canned peas

• 1 cup drained peas

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

• Salt

Procedure

• Brown gluten in margarine. Add the garlic and onions.

• Cook till onions are tender.

• Add the liquid from peas, the kinchay, pimiento, grated lemon rind and salt.

• Thicken with cornstarch, add lemon juice.

• Just before serving, add the peas, and let simmer till the peas are hot.

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Gluten a la King

Ingredients

• 1/4 kilo gluten, cut in cubes and fried

• 2 hard cooked eggs, chopped coarse

• 3 tablespoons margarine

• 1 tablespoon minced onion

• 3 tablespoons flour

• 1/2 green pepper cut in big pieces

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 cup water

• 1/2 cup evaporated milk

• 1 piece of canned pimiento cut in pieces (optional)

Procedure

• Saute onion and green pepper.

• Stir in the flour and water, little by little, stirring after each addition.

• Add the seasonings and pimiento.

• Let boil, stirring constantly, then add the milk.

• Mix together the sauce, gluten and chopped eggs.

• Serve hot - 4 servings.

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Gluten Banana Rolls

Ingredients

• 6 thin slices gluten

• 6 firm cooking bananas (fried if desired)

• 2 1/2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine

• Cheese sauce

Procedure

• Spread each slice of gluten lightly with margarine. Peel bananas.

• Wrap a slice of the gluten around each banana.

• Brush tips of bananas with margarine.

• Place gluten-banana rolls into a well-greased shallow baking dish and pour cheese sauce over them.

• Bake in a moderate oven (350ºF.) 30 minutes or until bananas are tender - easily pierced with a fork.

• Serve hot with cheese sauce from the baking dish. Serves 6.

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Boiled Camote (Sweet Potato)

Ingredients

• 1 small piece sweet potato (1/2 of 11 cm long by 4 1/2 cm or 1/2 cup) per serving

Procedure

• Boil camote. Remove skin.

• Cut into desired size.

• Coat with either jam, jelly, peanut butter or butter/margarine.

• Serve hot.

Note: Butter/margarine is not allowed for low-fat diet.

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Burger in the Round

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups ground gluten

• 1 cup finely diced tokwa (tofu)

• 1/2 cup chopped onion

• 1 cup chopped green pepper

• 3/4 cup soft bread crumbs

• 3/4 cup milk

• 1 egg slightly beaten

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• 1 tablespoon margarine

Procedure

• Combine gluten and tokwa with onion, bread crumbs, milk, eggs; put half the mixture into a greased 8-inch round baking dish.

• Cook garlic and green pepper in butter till almost tender; spread over gluten mixture.

• Bake at 350ºF for 35 minutes. Makes 6 servings.

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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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Green Pea Soup

 Ingredients:

• 2 cups shelled peas

• 4 cups water

• 1 small onion, minced

• 2 small potatoes, peeled and sliced thin

• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine

• 1 egg yolk

• Salt

Procedure:

• Boil the peas until they are tender. Drain and save the water, about 4 cups.

• Press the peas through a fine sieve, discarding the skins.

• Brown the onion in the butter.

• In a saucepan put the cooking water, peas, onion, butter and sliced potatoes.

• Season with salt. Bring to a boil and simmer until the potatoes are dissolved or mashed.

• Stir in the well-beaten egg yolk.

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