Gluten chops

1 batch

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 cups Flour; whole grain or unbleached
1½ cup Warm water ; or more
¼ cup Vegetable oil
1 medium Onion; sliced
1 Egg; optional
Rice flour; or potato flour
1 can Soup; tomato, mushroom or celery

Directions

Gluten is made by washing the starch from high protein flour. It is found in its highest concentration in wheat.

Make and knead a stiff dough of the flour and water. Roll it into a ball and submerge in water for 2 hr. Then, keeping the ball underwater, work the starch out of it by kneading. At intervals, pour off the starchy water. Recover with water and repeat until the water runs clear.

Make a loaf and slice in ½" strips. Add the oil and onion to a large pot and fry the onion. Add the gluten strips and cover with boiling water. Simmer, covered, for 1 hr and drain. At this point the gluten can be stored refrigerated til needed.

Dip strips in egg and rice/potato flour and fry.

Or casserole in condensed soup or a sauce and heat 20 min in a 350 oven. Serve as a meat substitute.

From the Joy of Cooking. Posted [untested] by Jim Weller Submitted By JIM WELLER On 09-30-95

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