Shiitake-Barley Bake

Ingredients

• quartered Brussels sprouts
  1 cup
• shallots

  minced
  2 medium
• cubed seitan
  1 cup
• cooked Barley
  3 cups
• finely chopped fresh basil (reserve a few sprigs for garnish)
  1/2 cup
• Tbs. arrowroot
  1 unit
• warm vegetable stock
  1 cup
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
  1 unit
• to taste
  1 unit
• diagonally sliced carrots
  1 cup
• stemmed

  sliced shiitake Mushrooms
  1 cup