GLUTEN FREE QUORN ROAST WITH SHIITAKE GRAVY

If you have a family member or guest who is not only gluten-free but vegetarian as well, in 45 minutes you can have a meal suited to their needs cooked and plated. The Quorn roast, avaiable, for one, in the freezer section of your local Whole Foods, is the solution. Just pop it in the oven, heat and slice. Great the next day for sandwiches, too. Here, served with shiitake mushroom gravy (recipe below). 

Ingredients:

2 T olive oil

1 1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil

1 1/2 tsp fresh thyme

1/4 c brown rice flour 

2 oz shiitake mushrooms,

1 small onion, minced

1 c vegetable broth

1 tsp soy sauce

salt and pepper to taste 

Instructions:

Grind brown rice flour in coffee grinder until powdery. Clean mushrooms and cut into very fine slices. Mince thyme. Saute onion, mushrooms and thyme in oils until onion is translucent. Add flour, a bit at a time, stirring constantly. When all is a light golden color, begin slowly adding broth, stirring until desired thickness.