Spanish Tokwa Balls

Ingredients

• 1 pound mashed tokwa (hard soybean curd)
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon chopped green pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg beaten
• 1 small can tomato soup
• 1 cup water

Procedure

• Mix tokwa, crumbs, onion, salt, and egg.
• Form into small balls and brown in butter.
• Heat soup to boiling and pour over the balls.
• Simmer slowly about 30 minutes.
• Thicken gravy and serve on platter with boiled rice.

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Fried Tokwa with Sweet-Sour Sauce

Ingredients

• 12 tokwa (soybean curd) squares, cut lengthwise and fried
• 1 cup pineapple tidbits
• 1 medium size green pepper, cut in strips
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1/2 cup pounded garlic
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Procedure

• Saute garlic in a little oil.

• Add the pepper, pineapple tidbits, water, pineapple juice, lime juice, soy sauce and salt. Let boil.

• Dissolve the cornstarch and add.

• Cook for another 3 minutes, stirring constantly.

• Pour mixture on fried tokwa. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

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Mock Beef Loaf

Ingredients

• 2 cups ground gluten

• 1 cup ground mushrooms

• 1 onion, minced

• 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce

• 1 small can peas

• 1 small box raisins

• 1/2 cup chopped sweet pickles

• 2 tablespoons green pepper

• 1 can crushed pineapple

• 1 cup crumbs

• 1 teaspoon crushed sage

• Salt

• 2 hard-cooked eggs

Procedure

• Combine all ingredients except pineapple and eggs.

• Grease well a loaf pan.

• Line bottom with slices of hard-boiled eggs and then with crushed pineapples.

• Pack well gluten on top of it.

• Bake in a moderate oven 350ºF. until cooked.

• Serve with ketchup.

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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 Curry

Ingredients

• 1/3 kilo gluten, cut in cubes and fried

• 2 cups thick coconut milk

• 1 cup sliced onions

• 1 tablespoon crushed garlic

• 1 cup green and red pepper, big cubes

• 1 tablespoon lime juice

• 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder

• 2 teaspoons salt

• 1 teaspoon chopped ginger (optional)

Procedure

• Saute garlic and onions.

• Add the gluten and curry powder, then add the pepper and coconut milk.

• Cook till mixture boils.

• Add lime juice before removing from fire.

• The sauce must be thick.

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Fried Gluten with Sweet-Sour Sauce

Ingredients

• 12 pieces gluten steak, cut lengthwise and fried (1/2 kilo cooked gluten)

• 1 can pineapple tidbits

• 1 medium size green pepper, cut in strips

• 1/2 cup pineapple juice

• 2 tablespoons lime juice

• 1 teaspoon garlic crushed

• 3 tablespoons cornstarch

• 2 cups water

• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt

Procedure

• Place 1 cup water in saucepan.

• Add the pineapple, pepper, garlic, soy sauce, pineapple juice and lime juice. Boil for 5 minutes.

• Add the cornstarch mixed with 1 cup water.

• Cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent from scorching.

• Pour mixture over fried gluten.

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Sweet-Sour Gluten Cutlet

Ingredients

• 12 pieces gluten cutlet or equivalent of 1/2 kilo cooked gluten

• 2/3 cup flour

• Garlic powder

• 1 onion, sliced

• 2 stalks celery, sliced

• 1 green pepper, sliced

• 3 tablespoons oil

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

• 1 can pineapple tidbits, undrained

• 1 cup water

• 1/4 cup lime juice

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• Marjoram (optional)

Procedure

• Season gluten cutlet with garlic and marjoram. Dredge with flour and fry.

• Cook the onion, celery, green pepper in the oil for 5 minutes.

• Blend in the cornstarch and add the pineapple tidbits with the syrup, water, lime juice, soy sauce and a little sugar.

• Mix the fried cutlet and pour onto shallow baking dish.

• Bake in hot oven 400ºF for 30 minutes.

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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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Gluten with Pineapple

 Ingredients

• 1 kilo gluten, cut into cubes

• 1 can (No. 2 1/2) pineapple chunks, drained

• 2 small onions, sliced

• 2 cups red and green pepper, cut into square and stripes

• 2 cups celery, sliced

• 2 eggs, beaten

• 1/4 cup kalamansi (lemon) juice

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

• Salt to taste

Procedure

• Saute 1 tablespoon cornstarch, onion and gluten in oil until gluten is golden brown.

• Mix cornstarch in some of the pineapple juice, kalamansi juice and a little water.

• Add to gluten and mix well. Remove from fire.

• Season with salt. Put the pineapple and celery into a pan with hot oil and fry for 2 minutes.

• Add gluten, mix well and add beaten eggs.

• Cook 5 minutes longer. Garnish with pepper stripes and onion rings.

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