No Meat Loaf

This is one of my most wonderful creations.  Freezing and thawing tofu (not silken), transforms it to a magical, spongy, chewy, texture.  The peanut butter/soy sauce combination gives it that rich, meaty flavor.  The gluten from the wheat flour acts like glue to keep it all stuck together.  If you're missing the comfort of meatloaf, give it a try.

1 medium onion, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2T peanut butter
2T soy sauce or tamari
1 1/2lb firm tofu, frozen, thawed
3 slices bread, torn into pieces
1/2c tomato sauce or ketchup
generous dash dried minced onions
dash salt
1/3c wheat flour
ketchup

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Fry onion and garlic in a little bit of vegetable oil until soft and slightly brown.

Meanwhile, combine peanut butter and soy sauce in a large bowl.

Squeeze dry thawed tofu and loosely crumble into bowl with peanut butter mixture.

Mix until tofu is thoroughly coated with sauce, then add remaining ingredients, except ketchup, and mix well.  (Best to use your hands for this!)

Pat mixture into a greased loaf pan and smother a generous helping of ketchup on top.

Bake for 40 minutes and let rest a few minutes before serving.