Meatless Loaf
Makes 1 loaf, approx. 6x10" (fits comfortably into a 9x13" pan with
a couple inches margin around for sauce --- see below).
Ingredients:
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2 tbs sunflower or other veg. oil
2 medium onions, chopped
4.5 oz TVP granules
1 cup hot water or vegetable stock
1.5 cups breadcrumbs
0.5 Tbs mixed herbs (such as parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme)
1 Tbs freshly chopped parsley
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 egg, beaten (or egg replacer)
2 Tbs soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste
Sauce:
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2 16 oz cans of chopped tomatoes
1 6 oz can tomato paste
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large saucepan, heat oil and saute
onions until lightly browned. Add the TVP mince, stir and cook for two
minutes. Pour the hot water or stock over the saute and simmer for four
minutes.
In a separate bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, herbs and garlic together with
one cup cold water. Stir in the egg and leave to one side for ten
minutes.
Combine the cooked TVP mince with the breadcrumbs mixture, then add the
soy sauce. Stir well and season to taste. Using your hands, shape the
mixture into an oval mound and place it in the center of a large baking
dish, leaving plenty of space all around for the tomato sauce to run.
Heat the tomatoes, tomato paste and seasoning in a small saucepan, and
pour over the loaf, then bake for one hour. Serves 6.
JTK's notes: I usually add more herbs & chopped garlic, and saute
chopped vegetables like celery, carrots, and/or mushrooms after onions
are done but before adding TVP. Hot sauce is a good addition, too, or
other flavored sauce like veg. Worcestershire. The egg replacer works
fine --- not sure if it's even necessary. Also, I make the tomato sauce
differently (sometimes I use canned/jar or homemade frozen sauce, and I
prefer canned whole tomatoes, pureed, to prechopped ones), but it
doesn't matter much. I make breadcrumbs from whatever bread is
available, preferably wholewheat (lightly toasted for dryness) ---
doesn't matter much either. Cracker crumbs would probably do as well,
if you don't have bread around or a food processor/blender. I've made
1.5x recipe into a single loaf OK, but larger wouldn't work (would have
to make separate loaves, if larger quantities are desired)
