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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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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Sweet Potato Gluten Balls

Ingredients

• 1 kilo yellow sweet potatoes, boiled, mashed

• 1 egg beaten

• 1 cup gluten loaf (left-over)

• 1/2 cup pineapple juice

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Procedure

• To mashed potatoes add salt, pepper, sugar, and egg, mix very well.

• Shape into ball and roll in crumbled gluten loaf.

• Bake in greased pain at 350ºF. 15 minutes.

• Baste balls with syrup made by boiling pineapple juice with 1/2 cup brown sugar for 5 minutes.

• Make a hole in the loaf and insert hard cooked eggs cut into stars.

• Serve on a platter garnished with lettuce leaves.

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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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Gluten Loaf with Pineapples

 Ingredients

• 1/2 kilo ground gluten (may be fried or adobo style)

• 2 cups mashed tokwa (soy bean curd)

• 1 cup soda-cracker crumbs

• 2 eggs, well-beaten

• 1 teaspoon MSG (optional)

• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

• 2 tablespoons minced onions

• 1/2 cup pineapple juice

• 6 cherries, optional

• Salt to taste

Procedure

• Arrange pineapples in a greased pan.

• Put cherries in center of pineapples.

• Mix gluten, tokwa, pepper, crumbs, eggs, juice, salt, and onions.

• Bake 1 hour, 350°F. When cool, unmold onto a platter.

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